Women entrepreneurs launch businesses in northwestern Syria
Women entrepreneurs in opposition-held northwestern Syria are launching successful businesses, at times with microfinancing support from local organizations.
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09, 2023
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09, 2023
Cycle of violence: Addiction fuels abuse of women in northern Syria
Drug use is on the rise in northwestern Syria, where addiction is fueling intimate partner and family violence against women with few resources to turn to.
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08, 2023
Washing machine dreams in Idlib’s displacement camps
Women in Idlib’s displacement camps are working and strategizing to obtain washing machines and free themselves from the drudgery of hand washing.
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07, 2023
After the earthquake, a wave of gender-based violence in Syria
Civil society groups and humanitarian workers documented a rise in cases of sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and domestic violence in shelters following the February 6 earthquake that killed and displaced tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria. Did the emergency response include enough protections for women and girls?
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01, 2023
Community in the collapse: Syrian LGBTQ+ refugees carve out their own havens in Beirut
Through their own safe spaces and mutual aid, Syrian LGBTQ+ refugees navigate a triple nightmare: Lebanon’s economic collapse, aid budget cuts and a worsening climate for queer people in the country.
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01, 2023
The personal cost of reporting as a woman in northwestern Syria
IDLIB — “You can’t sum up the social challenges faced [...]
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12, 2022
‘Confined’: In northwestern Syria, women journalists dream of seizing opportunities abroad
Women journalists in northern Syria—who navigate a wide range of challenges in their work—hope to access professional development opportunities abroad, but are “confined” by borders and a lack of identification documents.
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12, 2022
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.
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08, 2022
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.
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06, 2022
Op-Ed: The way they are: The reality of women with disabilities
Social views and media portrayals of disabled women do not reflect their diverse lived realities, writes Syrian journalist and feminist activist Raghda al-Shamiya.