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"What has surprised me is the belief of the female students in the spiritual "great aunt". I still remember one of them when she told me: "The aunt can read our thoughts...", and warned me not to talk in secret about her, because she would hear what I say. The rest of the students, strangely, confirmed her words" This quote is from an article by the writer, Lama Rajeh, on the website of Aljomhouria, she talks about her experience during Al-Qbeissiya circles. And the great aunt, according to the writer of the article is called "Al-shikha". The aunt is considered to be at the apex of the ordinal pyramid of Al-Qbeissiya circles. Al-Qbeissiya groups grow more popular by the day as people ponder...

Eastern Ghouta: The complete story

Tuesday, 04 September 2018

Deir al-Zor: War on Terrorism Destroys the Marginalized City

Thursday, 28 December 2017

Reportages and Investigations

Instead of Missing Out on Military Service, a New Royalty Imposed by the Syrian Regime

Published: Thursday, March 18, 2021 Popular discontent and fears of the acquisition of property of violators Public resentment and fears of the acquisition of property of violators Lawyer: The law does not permit the seizure of the property of the taxpayer's parents and relatives. recruitment directorate threatened to impose on those over...

Corona in Syria… The Ball of Life in the Fragile Health Court

Saturday, 20 June 2020

The costs of marriage in wartime weigh heavily on youth

Wednesday, 22 July 2020

Reports

Suwar Magazine wins second place in Migration Media Award 2018

suwar team

Friday, 28 September 2018

An international jury of 14 senior professional journalists evaluated more than 200 participants, and Suwar Magazine won second place in the print media category. The awards were distributed at a ceremony on 18 September in Carthage under the patronage of the Tunisian government, where 41 journalists from 18 countries were rewarded for their journalistic excellence on migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Reports

Thousands of civilians in regime hands and increased media incitement

Mohammed Humam Zyadeh

Monday, 13 August 2018

“Security forces have repeatedly harassed us, we have been insulted and insulted by the Shabiha and the National Defense Forces in front of Red Crescent volunteers and employees.“Males between the ages of 16-50 are often sent to be dealt with, some of whom are forced to sign papers stating that they cooperated with armed terrorist groups and are then arrested, and no one knows what fate they face so far."

Reports

A bitter harvest for civic work in Eastern Ghouta

George. K. Meiala

Friday, 03 August 2018

When the regime regained its control over the Eastern Ghouta areas, many of these organizations had to close. The majority of civic workers and leaders were forced to leave the area to northern Syria, out of fear that they would be assassinated or arrested if they remained in the area, as had happened to others.

Economy

Syria’s Reconstruction-a Russian Political Project

It is beyond the bounds of possibility that Syria will be able to rebuild itself. Similar experiences confirm that there are those who wait for the war to stop in order to implement their investment portfolios and present their projects.

Suwar Monitors the Siege Laid on Ten Areas by the Regime and the Opposition

Window on Rights

Honor Crimes: A Continuous Injustice

Honor crimes are the killing of a female in a family by a male member because of the suspicion or belief that the woman or girl committed an act which violates their perceived morality,

Human Rights Activism in Documenting Violations and Its Relation to Transitional Justice in Syria

Women

The private life of women lost their husbands in war

"I am not for sale and exploitation, I am a woman who can do what men do and more, my ambition is to not need anyone, and to succeed in raising my daughter outside of the suffering that I have experienced, so that she will not be humiliated to anyone for a few pounds". Faten (38 years) ends her words with this phrase, and she is one of the ...

Interviews

Dialogues

Suwar Magazine interview with Riad Hammoud Darar, a Syrian opposition political and social activist

Sardar Mallah Darwish

Thursday, 11 January 2018

The Syrian opposition has never succeeded in achieving the objectives of the Syrian revolution. It has failed the Syrian people. I do not see any future for them. The Syrian opposition is floundering and has become like a puppet in the hands of the international and regional fractions. New forces and parties must emerge which will adopt a Syrian political approach away from ideological thinking

Dialogues

Syria’s Assyrian Christians: 'Victims of This War'

Kamal Sheikho

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Suleiman Yousef: The humanitarian situation is acceptable. Shelters have been provided for all the displaced Assyrians by civil organizations and humanitarian groups. The churches in Hassakeh and Qamishli have helped them, as well. There are about 1,000 displaced Assyrians. They’ve all been provided with housing, food and clothing