• Prostitutes in Syria Seeking Safety

    Wednesday December 11th, 2013

    by The Syrian Observer

    Yahya Alous writes for the Syrian Observer on how prostitutes have been affected by the current circumstances, as their work forces them to interact with strangers

  • Activists in Raqqa under Daily Threat

    Tuesday December 10th, 2013

    by Damascus Bureau (A civil society website)

    After most activists were forced to flee, the ones who are left are in a constant state of alert, living under the continuous threat of kidnapping or murder

  • Education in FSA controlled areas

    Monday December 9th, 2013

    by The Syrian Observer

    Most parents express relief and satisfaction for their children attending school

  • Hafez al-Assad's Policy to Empower the Alawites in Syria

    Monday December 9th, 2013

    by Orient News (Opposition network)

    Hafez al-Assad even suppressed the Alawites who refused to obey him and showed tribal affiliations toward Assad’s former opponents, Salah Jdid and Mohammed Imran

  • Syrian Women at Zaatari Refugee Camp Stand up for Themselves

    Thursday December 5th, 2013

    by Damascus Bureau (a civil society website)

    The displaced family didn’t know what hardships awaited them in Jordan after fleeing there to seek shelter and suffering the trauma of their baby’s death

  • Kurds of Damascus: Trapped Between Secession and Integration

    Monday December 2nd, 2013

    by Al-Akhbar (Lebanese pro-Syrian government new

    Damascene Kurds migrated in larger numbers during the period of Ottoman rule, traveling with pilgrimage caravans coming from southern Turkey

  • Back to School in Raqqa

    Tuesday November 26th, 2013

    by Damascus Bureau (a civil society website)

    Education came to a halt in the city when opposition forces took over some of the schools as military bases, while others became shelter for thousands of refugees

  • Sednaya Military Prison, new memos from Hell

    Tuesday November 26th, 2013

    by Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)

    “Falaqa” refers to the way in which detainees are beaten on the soles of their feet with sticks and whips, sometimes to the point that skin becomes swollen and bleeds, making it impossible to walk

  • Raqqa: A Journey of Suffering from the Regime to ISIS

    Monday November 25th, 2013

    by The Syrian Observer

    Yassin Swehat writes for The Syrian Observer how ISIS managed to control the city.The photo shows a huge banners in Raqqa that orders women to wear hijab

  • Why are Christians Targeted in Damascus?

    Thursday November 21st, 2013

    by All4Syria (Opposition website)

    This account was written by an anonymous observer from Bab Touma

  • 15,000 Abortion Cases in Syria

    Wednesday November 20th, 2013

    by Al-Watan (Pro-govenrment newspaper)

    3,000 were a result of illicit, or unamrried relationships and nearly 4,000 cases because of progress in age

  • Relief Organisations Replace Government Bakeries in Kfar Nabel

    Tuesday November 19th, 2013

    by Damascus Bureau (a civil society website)

    More than 120,000 people who live in this area west of Maarat al-Numan used to depend on the automated government bakery in Kfar Nabel, which has been unable to provide bread for over a year now

  • Aleppo: A Slow Death

    Monday November 18th, 2013

    by All4Syria (Independent website)

    Aleppo residents are bracing for an even colder and more brutal winter than last year, with declining resources

  • Christian Villagers in Syria Face Dilemma about Taking up Arms

    Monday November 18th, 2013

    by Damascus Bureau (A civil society website)

    A priest who has earned the trust of both the opposition and loyalists has been able to resolve issues with minimal loss

  • The Journey of Faiek al-Meer

    Monday November 18th, 2013

    by The Republic

    Never mind that the first people who took to the streets demanding the overthrow of the regime also took to the streets protesting against Islamist extremists

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