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The Heart of the Death Machine
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... -
Summer Bodies
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... -
Teenagers in Damascus
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,...
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