"The Fate and Destiny of Darwish" is the title of a recently published book by "Mu'minun Bila Hudud" (Believers Without Borders), which examines the life and intellectual journey of the...

For decades, the Assads have tried projecting an image of themselves as “secular” bulwarks against religious extremism. All the while, they’ve been shoring up the powers of loyalist religious institutions...

Lawyer and legal researcher Mona Asa'ad reflects on why secularism is needed in Syria today.

Writer Wael al-Suwah argues that secularism in Syria is in its worst state for years. But why?

There have been plenty of questions in recent years regarding the possible social, political and cultural futures of the Syrian state. Here, writer Hassiba Abdel Rahman charts the history of...

Is secularism opposed to religion, or religion opposed to secularism? What is the position of authoritarian regimes towards secularism? And are Syria's minorities truly secular? In this latest article in...