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فاضل الحمصي
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مُشارِك في زمالة الجمهوريّة للكتّاب الشباب
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Will the Kurdish Dream Come True in Syria?
Syrian Kurds can be considered among the biggest beneficiaries of the conditions that have ensued since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. They have seized some of the rights which they have been denied for decades. Additionally, Kurdish forces have managed to control all the areas where Kurds are a relative majority, and to properly organize their public affairs. It is becoming increasingly difficult for…
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Tal Rifaat: A Hill With Many Flags
In February 2016, a number of websites published an aerial photograph showing trucks in Tal Rifaat, purported to belong to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), carrying furniture that has been looted from the homes of civilian in Tal Rifaat, north of Aleppo. That was nearly two months after the YPG had seized control over the city, following fierce battles in which 80 people from…
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Five More Minutes
Five and a half years have passed since the Syrian revolution had erupted, almost half of which I have spent outside of my homeland. I can hardly forget any of the details of these years. Few successes, frequent failures, and too many disappointments. I constantly seek to forget the failures and disappointments, but memory has a mind of its own, often evoking our worst moments…