Ahead of the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees that will aim to put 1 million refugee children in school and get 1 million refugees into work, Human Rights Watch researchers call for greater support for host countries.
When Reham Abo al-Nojoom fled Syria, she had to abandon her life as an artist. Now, in collaboration with German sculptor Astrid Hilt, she uses her works to serve as a “cultural ambassador” for the home…
The carnage in Turkey and Syria has led to a blossoming of poetry – with women at the forefront. Here, two of them, one Syrian and one Kurdish, tell their stories. The Syrian city of Aleppo…
Kurdish councils conduct sit-in to demonstrate against violations by the Democratic Union Party in areas of Syria’s north. The local councils of the Kurdish National Council in the northern province of Hassakeh organized a sit-in against…
Over the past five years, Jordan has become one of the biggest recipients of refugees fleeing its war-torn neighbor, Syria. Almost 700,000 Syrians have been registered as refugees in the country, which has a population of just…
Sources claim “military entity” trying to impose a civilian council on the people of Jarablus after Islamic State fighters were expelled from the northern city. Far from the fighting of Operation “Euphrates Shield,” attempts have been…
137 Uses of Chemical Weapons after Security Council Resolution 2118 On Monday 6 September 2016 around 1:30 PM, government forces helicopters dropped a barrel bomb loaded with poison gases near “Wafaa Kharsa” pharmacy in Al Sukkari…
As the Syrian conflict enters its sixth year, millions of Syrians are in critical need of medical aid, food, water, shelter and fuel. Here are some organizations that the international community can help as they respond…
On the third anniversary of the chemical massacre in Syria, this article discusses the criminals of the chemical attack, the criminals of the chemical deal, the close proximity between both criminals, and the Syrian state of…
Farah is a young woman living in Syria’s capital city, where she faces the daily struggles of trying to maintain a normal social and professional life in a country being ripped apart by war. DAMASCUS – I…
Humanitarian solutions to the education crisis facing Syrian children are largely ignoring those most in need, argues Middle East writer and researcher James Denselow. Children inside Syria are being overlooked. PLANNING FOR THE future in Syria is…
Torture, conditions inhumaines et morts massives de détenus dans les prisons syriennes : Les atrocités subies par des détenus, systématiquement torturés ou autrement maltraités dans les prisons syriennes, sont révélées au grand jour dans un nouveau…
In an exclusive open letter addressed to the children of Syria, the former U.K. ambassador to Lebanon, and advisor to NGO Theirworld, Tom Fletcher, points to failures of the international community in keeping its promises to…
Guess what the US military is doing with crucial information that could save countless lives in Syria? Absolutely nothing. The US has access to radar information over Syrian airspace. Right now, someone is sitting in a US military…
Including 1008 Civilians at the Hands of the Syrian and Russian regimes SNHR has published its periodic death toll report for the month of July 2016 in which it documented the killing of 1557 civilians at…
Aleppo is 7000 years old. Its name has mythical origins related to the prophet Abraham and his cow, its opulent history underwritten by its place on the Silk Road. Socially and architecturally unique, in its pre-war…
Farah is a young woman living in Syria’s capital city, where she faces the daily struggles of trying to maintain a normal social and professional life in a country being ripped apart by war. DAMASCUS – “You…
A quarter of a million Syrian children are growing up in Lebanon without an education. We look at the obstacle course they have to cross to get into the classroom. MARJ, LEBANON – Ahmad was 13 years…
Islamist groups fighting in Syria have influenced events far outside the Middle Eastern country. In the first installment of our “Experts to Watch” series, meet eight top experts who can help make sense of Syria’s Islamist…
Motivated by a desire to rebuild Syria’s devastated economy, enterprising young women in the war-torn country are turning to tech to help others of their generation find employment – and better futures. FOR THE PAST five years, 22-year-old…
The Creative Memory – Exclusive Interview. After five years of clearly defined goals and orientation, as well as extensive efforts and broad relationships on all levels, what influence do you now have in France on the…
After more than five years of war, many areas of Syria have been reduced to rubble. Despite the ongoing conflict, Hisham Dirani, director of Binaa, an engineering and management NGO, discusses how the organization is spearheading…
Umm Abdu abandoned her education when she got married. But after the war broke out in Syria, she fled the opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo for government-controlled Tartus, and devoted her life to tutoring children. TARTUS, SYRIA –…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, recently arrived in Switzerland as a refugee, where she is struggling with her first pregnancy and the potential breakup of her family. PEOPLE DIFFER IN their behavior,…