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Yassin al-Haj Saleh: “Syria is a unique symbol of injustice, apathy and amnesia”
In an exclusive interview, prominent Syrian writer and dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh talks about Syria’s past, tragic present and uncertain future.
Read moreWatanili: Helping Syrian children to rediscover childhood
Through art, film and education, Watanili is a grassroots initiatives which is working to give traumatised Syrian kids a dose of normal childhood.
Read morePrisoners of love in Syria
In Syria, Amer and Raghda found liberation from political prison in love. But as refugees in Europe, their love became hostage to politics and guilts.
Read moreA Syrian ‘ode to joy’ on Europe’s border
A violinist’s inspired and impromptu choice of music at the Greek-Macedonian border tells us a lot about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Read moreOmar Sharif: Actor without borders
The late Omar Sharif was living, breathing, walking proof that there is nothing inherently irreconcilable between the Middle East and the West
Read moreGreek islands: No holiday in the sun for Syrian refugees
Kos is straining under the influx of Syrian refugees. Though locals are hospitable, the refugees are desperate to move on but where or how eludes them.
Read moreSmashing the Arab world’s glass ceiling
Arab women are not waiting for others to empower them, they are doing it for themselves. Over 40 are on the list of the most influential young Arabs.
Read moreWar and peace in the Middle East and Europe
Europe’s history of total war and mass displacement can help create more sympathy for today’s refugees and keep hope alive in the Middle East.
Read moreSyria and the scent of nostalgia
In Oh My Sweet Land, the kitchen acts as the stage where events in Syria are played out, people’s fates are sealed and political plots are cooked up.
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