Syria’s wells run dry, old grievances run deep
A water dispute outside Damascus is testing Syria’s new authorities as worsening shortages, competing local demands and grievances inherited from Assad-era governance collide in two neighboring towns.
White earth: Soil salinization threatens farming in Raqqa’s Euphrates river basin
Soil salinization is a complex and expanding crisis in rural Raqqa, where fields are becoming unusable and farmers have limited means to respond.
‘We lost everything’: How Israeli herbicides destroyed Quneitra crops and pastures
Israeli aircraft sprayed large areas of Syria’s southern Quneitra province with herbicides at least three times in late January, killing crops, devastating farmers and damaging trees.
The Libyan odyssey: For Syrians stranded in Libya, Assad’s fall has not ended their journey home
Thousands of Syrians remain stranded, detained or missing in Libya, as families search for loved ones and Damascus struggles to bring its citizens home after the fall of Assad
Syrian Jews and allies seek a place in the country’s future, divided over Israel
As Syrian Jews and their allies in the diaspora work to reestablish ties and revive Syria’s ancient Jewish heritage, politics bubble beneath the surface. One thorny question—whether and how Israel fits into the picture—has opened a divide.
Denied for decades, Syria’s stateless Kurds edge towards recognition
As stateless Syrian Kurds begin applying for citizenship under a recent presidential decree, hopes of restoring long-denied rights are tempered by bureaucratic hurdles and past disappointments.
The Damascus oud maker fighting to keep a generations-old craft alive
Damascus oud maker Antoun “Tony” al-Tawil has weathered war, displacement and economic crisis, relying on his community to keep alive a craft passed down through generations.
A terrible beauty is born: Syria after Assad
Ten years after Burning Country, Robin Yassin-Kassab examines post-Assad Syria, capturing the possibilities of revolution alongside the violence, communal tensions and external threats confronting the country’s fragile political transition.
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood fights for its future
Under mounting regional pressure and facing deep internal divisions, Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood is weighing its political future as the country’s uncertain transition raises questions over political parties and pluralism.
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