Bio
Afaf Jakmour
Afaf Jakmour is a Syrian journalist from Idlib province, northwestern Syria. She has written and edited for a number of Syrian websites, and has also participated in training female Syrian media activists.
Latest Articles
Killed, displaced, exiled: Syria’s women’s movement 13 years after revolution
As Syrians mark the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 uprising, activists reflect on the state of the women’s movement after more than a decade of revolution and war. In the face of conflict, displacement and persecution, what remains of it today?
For men only: Women in Idlib shut out of studying media
Aspiring female journalists in Idlib face enrollment restrictions at Idlib University and pushback from family members and society.
Speaking in code, displaced women in northern Syria contact loved ones in regime areas
In cautious phone calls and coded language, people in northern Syria displaced from East Ghouta reach out to the loved ones they left behind in regime-controlled areas.
Family violence against women in Syria: Crimes protected by silence and ‘mitigaging circumstances’
Crimes against women and girls not only reveal a social crisis, but also lay bare the shortcomings of Syrian law and uneven legal systems in different areas of control.
Blackmail, threats, bullying, harassment: Women working in the public sphere targeted in northern Syria
Women working in the public sphere in northwestern Syria face blackmail, threats and harassment, leading some to limit or abandon their activities as a result.
In northwestern Syria, suicide leaves family members facing ‘stigma’
In northwestern Syria, financial hardship, despair and a shortage of psychological specialists contributes to mental health crises. And in cases of suicide, family members of the victims often grapple with social stigma.