How the Assad regime feigns ‘secularism’ while strengthening conservatism
14 January 2022
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...
Secularism in Syria: A national and democratic necessity
13 January 2020
Lawyer and legal researcher Mona Asa'ad reflects on why secularism is needed in Syria today.
The state of secularism in Syria, after nine years of destruction
12 December 2019
Writer Wael al-Suwah argues that secularism in Syria is in its worst state for years. But why?
Syria, between civil tyranny and a religious state
28 November 2019
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...
Secularity, a potential prospect
14 November 2019
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...
The fronts that will not stop calling us
24 January 2019
How to advance the Syrian/Arab renaissance [Al-Nahda]? A look at history, national identity, religious and secular enlightenment.
