This unique language permits the expression of contradictory ideas without the burden of accountability.

Syria neglected his story, omitting him from official records. For many years, his tale remained untold.

Elise Daniaud Oudeh shows how carefully crafted Instagram content serves to reinforce the regime’s narrative and influence public opinion with state-backed propaganda.

The Assad regime cannot live without the very pillar of its existence: the gulag. This is the case made by Jaber Baker and Uğur Ümit Üngör in their book Syrian Gulag: Inside Assad’s Prison System, published in October 2023. In this meticulously researched and eye-opening work, the authors argue that the carceral system built by the Assads straddles the “gray zone” between concentration camp and…

Al-Jumhuriya’s Grants Program for Experienced Women Journalists targets those with a background in journalistic work.

In Damascus, temperatures have been rising to 40°C, while electricity outages continue. Increased rationing means that these cut-offs are only likely to worsen. No air conditioning, no fans. Since before the beginning of summer, social media has reflected society’s focus on body image. Opening Facebook, you’ll find advertisements for intensive summer camps promising to help you transform your body in record time, while Instagram ads…

The clashes between tribal militants and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir ez-Zor in August 2023 were not unexpected to those closely monitoring the situation in the region, as it had been rapidly deteriorating. However, what Deir ez-Zor experienced, and continues to experience, cannot be simply reduced to a tribal rebellion that flared up briefly and resurfaced a year later with overt support from…

A significant number of young Syrians, aged 10 to 20, have grown up knowing nothing of Syria but what they have seen with their own eyes: war, poverty, poor living conditions and a deteriorating education system. Many of them, having lost years of their childhood, now spend their days aimlessly in the streets, video game parlors, or public parks. Many have dropped out of school,…

The party’s stance on Gaza falls short for some Labour Party members and voters, particularly Muslim voters who punished the party for its previous or delayed positions on the Gaza conflict.

Kassab is the only border crossing connecting Turkey to regime-controlled Syria. What awaits those who voluntarily return to Syria?