2nd “Day of Rage” fails to materialize
Omar Imady Feb 5, 2018
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1st “Day of Rage” fails to materialize
February 4. 2011 – 1st “Day of Rage” fails to materialize …
Bab Tuma Candlelight Vigil
Omar Imady Feb 2, 2018 A group of 20 people in civilian clothing beat and dispersed 15 people (including activist Suhair Atassi) who had been holding a candlelight vigil at Bab Tuma in Damascus for Egyptian…
WSJ Interview With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Omar Imady Jan 31, 2018 Excerpts: “Interview With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad” “We still have a long way to go because it is a process. If I was brought up in different circumstances, I have to train myself and,…
The Damascus Stairs of Hope
Ola Rifai Jan 24, 2018 Just before the end of 2017, dozens of energised Syrian youth working with the Shams Association (a civil movement operating in Damascus) applied colors and graffiti to a famous flight of…
7th Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising – Syria and the Power of Doubt
Will Todman Mar 15, 2018 The lies started as soon as the first people took to the streets: Extremists had infiltrated the country. Foreigners supplied them with cash and arms. They were the ones responsible for the…
Hasan Ali Akleh – حسن علي عقلة
Omar Imady Jan 28, 2018 Hasan Ali Akleh – حسن علي عقلة Hassan Ali Akleh marched out into the main street in the small town of al-Hasakah on the 28th of January, armed with a can of kerosene, and set himself on fire. A…
Russian Soft Power in Syria
Will Todman Jan 17, 2018 Soon after regime-backed forces liberated the ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS in 2016, Russia sent one of the country’s top orchestras to perform in the Roman amphitheatre with a defiant…
Bi-Monthly Humanitarian Updates on Syria
Alasdair Gordon Gibson Oct 4, 2017 New links for the CSS Humanitarian website: 1 – Situation Report NE Syria 2 – Call for protection of civilians #HumanitarianSyria
Syria: Divided Soccer Fans & A Deeply Divided Nation
Ola Rifai Oct 18, 2017 Ostensibly, soccer is the most watched sport in the world and the World Cup denotes a global event that to a large extent evokes identity politics. Last week, Gerard Pique the prominent…