An Unwelcome Homecoming
I recently returned to Syria with my family to reconnect with the loved ones I left behind when I moved to Lebanon a few years ago. What began as a peaceful evening in Jaramana, near Damascus, quickly descended into violence.
Syria’s Druze Grapple with Israel and Militancy
After the fall of Assad, Syria’s Druze community is grappling with new anxieties, from Israel’s encroachment to the rise of anti-government militants.
Israel Wages War for Land and Water in Syria’s South
Israeli forces have moved into southern Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, seizing strategic points and vital water resources, with disastrous effects for the area’s farmers.
How South Korea’s Directors Took Their Discontent Global
Contemporary South Korean film and television present the capitalist system that emerged following the peninsula’s war over 70 years ago as fundamentally broken, generating class divisions that cannot be penetrated through perseverance or hard work. Their message is uniform: Either we destroy it, or it destroys us.
After a Century, the Question of the Kurds’ Place in Syria Remains Unresolved
Since the end of the Ottoman era a century ago, the question of the Kurds’ place in Syria has been shaped by a complex history of integration, separatism, oppression and struggle. It suggests that the recent deal between the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus may prove to be fragile.