Syria’s new government is already oppressing women, posing a dire threat to their future
As the international community celebrates the fall of another dictatorship following the collapse of Syrias Assad regime, the ...
Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study
Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in ...
Lessons from Syria’s volatile past for its uncertain future
Syria has faced such transitions before. Unless secular, pro-democracy advocates learn from the past, we risk falling into ...
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Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
but foreign currency reserves had dwindled from approximately $18bn before the war to about $200m, they said. Sabrine is the second woman who has been appointed by the new Syrian administration ...
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian ...
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Syrian women display 'Colors of Syria' with hope, unity
noting that many of these women started from scratch. Reflecting on the oppressive past, she added: "We couldn’t speak out before; doing so would have consequences. The Syrian people were in ...
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Syria’s New Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?
Idlib was known as one of the country’s most conservative cities before the war and ... parts of Syria. The city became a rebel-run statelet governed by Islamic law. Nearly all women wore ...
Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace
As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas ...
Driven by displacement, Syria’s women defy danger to document the truth
Facing arrests, bombings, and loss, Syrian women have become vital voices for truth, paving the way for change and demanding a role in Syria’s future.
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Syria’s new rulers have inherited an economic disaster
Agriculture has suffered, too. Syria was once a net exporter of wheat, though a long drought left farmers struggling even before the war. Harvests have shrunk by nearly half since 2010 ...
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‘They’re gone’: Victims’ families in Syria demand truth, justice, closure
Damascus, Syria – In May 2012 ... the economic hub and most populated city before the war, while pushing tens of thousands of civilians to the brink of starvation, including Maysa’s family.