"Where are you from?"
A simple question that might seem mundane to most; yet it's been a formidable puzzle I've grappled with throughout my life. By Hiba Swaid...
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Syrian Civil Society Chemical Weapons Conference - Report
By Dr. Yasmine Nahlawi, Legal consultant. Drawing by Dima Nachawi, Syrian artist. Throughout the fall of 2023, Syrian civil society...
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The last night
By Nivin Al-Hotari. As the working day came to an end, we agreed to meet the following day to brainstorm for our next programming...
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Intercontinental harasser's club
By Sulaima Al-Homsi. At the end of the official school hours, I left my school ‘Haydar Qais’ at Al-Qusour neighbourhood[1] in Homs. I...
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A grain of freedom, a pinch of justice
By Aysha Khoulani. My father wasn’t one to follow feminists or women’s liberation movements. He was just naturally pure, with a love for...
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A stolen dream
By Marah Alnader. All across the world, the sun rises with the hope of a new day and the promise of goodness. Everywhere except Bukamal,...
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The dream remains
By Dr. Aisha Toma. It was not the beginning when we managed to demolish that statue situated at a café’s front door. However, it was a...
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Screams that never left my memories
By Naila Kazeebra. Today I write from my personal experience. I am Na’ila Kazeebra, a volunteer in the Syrian Civil Defence (the White...
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Ad infinitum!
By Amal Mustafa Mahmoud. As a girl, I was taught to lower my gaze, to not look directly into the eyes of the man speaking to me. This was...
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''They Took Sara!'' Memories from the prisons of the Syrian regime.
By Samar Koukash. My damn memory has betrayed me plenty of times, and it still does. But when it comes to that voice, it refuses to let...
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Comprehensive Justice from a Feminist Perspective
Joumana Seif: Human rights lawyer & Syrian feminist activist. Justice stands as a cornerstone of ethical values across all domains: law,...
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Syrian Women: Passive Recipients or Empowered Agents?
Khawla Dunia: Syrian writer & feminist activist. Where to begin? This is the pivotal question that confronts us after over twelve years...
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Writing in the face of bullets
Nour Jandali: Syrian writer & civil activist. My first book was published more than a quarter century ago. I did not imagine that I would...
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