MSF Criticizes UN Aid Effort for Syria
by Oz Katerji (Syria Newsdesk) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) slammed Wednesday’s UN-led plan to provide humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees on Tuesday claiming there is a major aid imbalance with supplies not being distributed equitably between government- and opposition-controlled areas.
When Were the Minorities Oppressed?
by Michel Kilo, Translated by FST In the past, minorities in Syria were not oppressed. If we studied the Kurdish example, we would find the Kurds to be founders of the national Syrian state, amongst them those who held the
In the Absence of Neutrality
by Amal Hanano Medical Neutrality: a principle of noninterference with medical services in times of armed conflict and civil unrest: doctors must be allowed to care for the sick and wounded, and soldiers must receive care regardless of their political
Cold Mountain
by Razan Zaitouneh, translated by FST Long months of work, disagreements, conciliations, ill feeling, laughing, receiving news, exchanging invitations to our favorite, popular meals, and promises of celebration in the freedom square; yet I neither know his name nor his
Life in Homs
by Big Al Brand In here you’ll read exactly what I’ve experienced on Thursday, June 14th, 2012. I woke up at 5 AM after three hours of “sleep”, checked if there’s nearby shooting or shelling, got dressed then went out
In Syria, It’s Complicated
by Amal Hanano On Saturday, May 12, a group of activists held a vigil inside the Damascus Citadel, in the heart of the capital. Candles burned on the pavement, flowers were tucked into the iron railings, and red banners announcing
Only in Syria: Even an Ancient Citadel is not Immune to Destruction
by Mousab Alhamadee “I don’t know what to do now! I feel the whole world is a cup of tea.” These are the words Trad utters after the Syrian army forced him to leave his home in Al-Madiq Citadel in Hama,
Aleppo University Carnival
This diary entry was written for Al-Ayyam by a student at Aleppo University who attended the protests on May 17, 2012. The original text is published on Al-Ayyam’s Arabic section. A fire has been burning at Aleppo University since classes
Areeha’s Love/Hate Relationship with the UN Monitors
by Shakeeb Al-Jabri Annan’s Plan has entered its second month and most Syria observers are debating its effectiveness. The daily death toll hovers at 30. Assad’s assaults on rebellious cities, though less frequent, remain brutal. Security forces continue suppressing protests
