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06/09/2025

Our joint issue with Kulturaustausch is here: Over 70 pages focusing on Syria!🇸🇾

When the Assad regime collapsed in December 2024, hope for a free Syria was high. Today, less than a year later, the country’s future is completely uncertain. Violence against minorities is on the rise again. Is the situation hopeless? will Syria once again fall into civil war—or is a new beginning possible after decades of dictatorship? First articles available via link in first comment👇

03/09/2025

After 7 October, Amira Mohammed and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad launched Unapologetic: The Third Narrative to amplify both Palestinian and Israeli voices. Ahead of season two, they explain why remains central to their work. Link to full interview in first comment👇

03/09/2025

Since his re-election, ’s President has tightened his grip—silencing dissent and targeting marginalized groups. The must stand with civil society, not fuel his populist, says Sophia Hiss. Read the article via link in first comment👇

02/09/2025

Hope or pessimism? At Kulturaustausch and Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World, we spent months asking: will once again fall into civil war—or is a new beginning possible after decades of dictatorship? In our joint issue, Syrian authors and experts share their perspectives. Out September 6! Selected articles online via link in first comment👇(print 🇩🇪only)

02/09/2025

Al-Sharaa promised a safe — but violence and killings persist under his rule. Despite his many failures, political researcher Rahaf Aldoughli tells : “I am hesitant to give up on this government.”👇Link to full in first comment.
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29/08/2025

Amid the ongoing war in , people adapt to extreme conditions. Jawhratelkmal Kanu provides insights into Sudanese economic hardship and explains why a former livestock-trader today provides internet through a Starlink device.👇

As the war continues in Sudan, survival has become a daily test of resilience for millions in the country. Business has to adapt and focuses on necessities: food, electricity, fuel and internet.

28/08/2025

.ebrahim on how her city is becoming more and more a hostile place for pedestrians due to heavy investments in new road projects by the government. Read the full article via link in first comment👇

26/08/2025

Thousands of children born to Syrian mothers and foreign fighters remain . Without ID papers, they have no access to education, healthcare, or freedom of movement. Their mothers have been fighting for recognition for years. Mayar Mohanna reports👇

Thousands of children born to foreign militia members and Syrian mothers remain stateless. As the government considers granting citizenship to fighters, their families—including the widows of deceased fighters—wait for clarity.

24/08/2025

What will become of ? This was the central question guiding our joint edition with Kulturaustausch. Our Syrian authors and experts approach it from very different perspectives. The issue will be available 6th of September!

21/08/2025

Do images of starving children in mark a turning point for German policy and public empathy? In her article, Asmaa Alghoul examines Germany’s continued media bias toward the Israeli narrative and the demonisation of Palestinian journalists risking their lives to report the truth. 👇
https://qantara.de/en/node/44465

20/08/2025

in : Sarah Hunaidi warns that sectarian divisions—weaponised by the Assad regime to retain power—must be dismantled. The recent massacres in , her home region, are a direct result of this calculated policy.

In Syria, "minority protection" has long been used as a pretext for pitting religious and ethnic groups against each other. We Syrians must refuse the weaponisation of our identities, because the new government is counting on division.

19/08/2025

Growing restrictions and an official ban have brought the Muslim Brotherhood in to a critical crossroads, as its political arm fights to remain in the arena and avoid the fate of the group in and .👇Mahmoud M. Eltabakh

An official ban on the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has brought the movement to a critical crossroads. Its political arm is struggling to preserve its platform and avoid the fate of its counterparts in Egypt and Tunisia.