By Nour Halabi Before his passing, the late actor and outspoken Syrian opposition member Amer al Sbay’i once reflected on the future of Syrian drama. He was particularly concerned with the future of artists who were…
By Ola Rifai Since the toppling of Bashar Assad earlier in December, Syrians are caught in between joy and sorrow, they are jubilant while bringing down countless statues of the Assad family across the country, in a…
By Haian Dukhan The fall of the Assad regime marks a pivotal moment in Syria’s history after 54 years of authoritarian rule, standing as a testament to the determination and resilience of Syrians who endured decades of…
By Nasrin Akhter As the Middle East teeters on the brink of an all-out war, the consequences of which are likely to be catastrophic and reverberate well beyond the region, what has Syria’s response been to the war in…
By Mohamad Alashmar In the tapestry of the Arab generations and the dynamic landscape of the Arab Spring, one thread has woven a resilient narrative of struggle – the Palestinian cause. Stretching across…
By Nasrin Akhter As the drums of war beat ever louder with Israel amassing hundreds of thousands of troops and tanks along the border with Gaza and ordering the evacuation of Israeli settlements along a 2km border zone…
By Nasrin Akhter As Israel looks set to launch a massive ground invasion in Gaza in response to Hamas’ unprecedented incursion into Israel by air, land and sea under Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on the 7 October, events…
By Mohamad Al Ashmar 4/18/2023 Since the first day of the 2011 Uprising, the Syrian diaspora has joined the efforts and aspirations of Syrians on the ground by yielding political and economic support, advocating…
Pictures coming from Syria in July illustrate that, despite the relative peace and the fragile ceasefire, the situation is opaque and can inflame frontlines anytime. By Ola Rifai On July 8, Syrian President Bashar…
On July 4-6 the Institute of the Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies (MECACS) at the University of St Andrews hosted the 2022 annual British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) conference…