Maher Hajjar is running in the Syrian presidential elections against Bashar al-Assad, but many consider this move as a farce

Rustom Mahmoud writes for The Syrian Observer about Shebal Ibrahim, the ‘Prince of the Youth Movement’ in Qamishli

The latest entry in our series of profiles of leading Syrian Kurdish political leaders

Rustom Mahmoud writes for The Syrian Observer on Ibrahim Miro, the silent Minister of Economy and Finance in the Syrian interim government

With his songs and resistance, Sarout has become a symbol of the Syrian revolution

Rustom Mahmoud writes on the leader of the oldest Syrian Kurdish party

Yahya Alous writes for The Syrian Observer about the actress who became a national symbol for Syrian unity

Rustom Mahmoud writes about one of the most controversial characters in the Syrian Kurdish community

Adnan Abdulrazzak writes for The Syrian Observer about Hussein al-Ammash a leading defector

As head of one of the largest Assyrian political organisations, he has taken an active part in the Syrian revolution

The secretary of the Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party in Syria, Abdulhamid Darwish, is regarded as one of the last remaining of the original Kurdish political activists

The Syrian ambassador to Jordan has a history in intelligence operations

Yahya Alous writes about the person who wanted to change the image of Islam

Souad Khibiyeh writes for The Syrian Observer on the doctor who became a landmark in Damascus Countryside

Muntaha Atrash is the daughter of the nationalist icon, Sultan Atrash

Many believe Shallah to be the password for the business community in Damascus

Below are the quick bios of the National Coalition’s interim government

Not everybody likes Louay Hussein, but almost everybody takes him into account