The Widows’ Camp: Syrian women craft their safe space
The “Widows’ Camp,” a space where Syrian women uprooted by war and trapped in a patriarchal society embark on a quest to claim their own space.
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11, 2020
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10, 2020
In pictures: Wildfires engulf Syria’s coast for the second time this summer
Wildfires engulf Syria’s coasts for the second time this summer displacing as many as 25,000 people from affected areas.
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09, 2020
The Beirut blast lays bare a shockwave of evictions hitting Syrians in Lebanon
In the first half of 2020, 27,410 Syrians were at risk of eviction and 4,613 individuals were evicted in Lebanon.
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08, 2020
‘We share the same pain.’ Syrians step up to help survivors of the Beirut explosion
On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 06:07 pm, 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded and shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut, devastating entire neighborhoods.
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07, 2020
Hamamati: the kings of Beirut’s rooftops
Every sunset, as the sounds of the city fade, the ‘hamamati’ (pigeon trainers in Arabic) let dozens of their birds reclaim the sky of the Lebanese capital.
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06, 2020
Podcast “Thawriyya”: An enduring revolution for Syrian women activists
This week, Syria Direct will be launching its new podcast, Thawriyya. Produced by Syria Direct and funded by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), the podcast series follows the lives of five Syrian women activists.
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03, 2020
Photo essay: Damascenes suffer as Coronavirus takes its toll economically
As Damascus locks down to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, a dire economic situation gets worse.
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03, 2020
Photo Essay: Footage shows a day in the life of displaced children in Idlib
What is considered mundane is often revealing. Take a look into a day in the life of displaced children in an Idlib IDP camp.
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03, 2020
Photo essay: Satellite imagery reveals the scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib
One-third of all buildings in the analyzed areas of southern Idlib had been destroyed, while the two displacement camps examined grew by 100 and 177 percent since 2017
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03, 2020
Photo essay: Syrian artist challenges death with art
Akram Suweidan transformed the very same weapons of war meant to kill him and his fellow Syrians into pieces of art, delivering his message of freedom to the world.