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  • Two men climb onto a statue lying in ruins.
    Transitional justice in Syria

    "Accountability is more important than punishment"

    Can there be justice after the horrors Syria has endured? Sociologist Mohammed Bamyeh sees signs that the country's new leadership wants to confront the past, but warns against the dangers of selective justice.

  • An aerial view of people gathering in Umayyad Square following Friday prayers at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, performing the second Friday prayer since the fall of the Baath regime and the Assad family's rule in Damascus, Syria on December 20, 2024 (Photo: picture alliance / Anadolu | Izettin Kasim)
    Sectarian violence in Syria

    Assad's long shadow

    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.

  • Exterior view of Qusay Awad's family home, built of stone with a courtyard
    History and reconstruction in Syria

    Dictatorship, dispossession and a missing mosaic

    A school, a military base, an archaeological site: from French colonial rule to Assad, this family home was seized and repurposed by successive regimes. Now, its owners are fighting to reclaim it.

  • Black and white photo of a group of men sitting in a cafe.
    Syria after Assad

    To stay, to leave, to return

    As many refugees return to Syria, queues are forming outside passport offices as people try to leave. Four personal stories reflect the hopes, fears and unresolved questions of a country in transition.

  • Women stand in the rain holding signs with image of missing young women.
    Kidnappings

    Why women in Syria are disappearing

    Blackmail, forced marriages and revenge: abductions of women and girls have become more frequent since the collapse of the Assad regime. Many women vanish without a trace, while others have returned with surprising testimonies.

  • A view from the mountains of a town built into a cliff face.
    Christians in Syria

    Fear lingers in an ancient community

    In the predominantly Christian town of Maaloula, residents hold differing views on al-Sharaa and the safety of their community in the new Syria. For many, memories of the 2013 Nusra Front attack remain—and mistrust runs deep.

  • Jan Dost signs his book, a woman with a hijab stands in front of him.
    Jan Dost on writing in Arabic and Kurdish

    "Like being caught between two magnets"

    "Safe Corridor" is Jan Dost's first novel translated into English. The prolific Syrian writer explores the hardening impact of war on children and discusses the key differences between writing in Kurdish and Arabic.

  • Security guard with gun and girl in red car.
    Sectarian massacre on Syrian coast

    "I am the sole survivor of my family"

    Survivors of the violence unleashed in Syrian coastal cities in early March tell Qantara their stories. Warning: the testimonies contain details of the indiscriminate killings of Alawite civilians and may be disturbing.

  • A child holds a poster of a man with suit.
    Syria after Assad

    A future built on citizenship and freedom

    Syria's new leadership has not made a clear enough commitment to civil liberties. An inclusive understanding of citizenship, rooted in the history of Arab national movements, is needed to ensure that the goals of the 2011 uprising are not lost from view.

  • Trump holding  a document to the camera, his signature clearly visible at the bottom.
    US Middle East policy

    Is there a Trump-Netanyahu consensus?

    Trump's new administration could give Israel even greater freedom to pursue its territorial and political ambitions in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, while the future of the ceasefire in Gaza hangs precariously in the balance.

  • Colourful children book in different languages
    Bilingual children's books

    Kurdish as a living language

    "When I was a child, I felt ashamed of my identity," says linguist and translator Marwan Sheikho. Determined to create a different reality for his own children, he's made his publishing debut with three bilingual Kurdish children's books.

  • Anti-government fighters celebrate in a street of Aleppo, Syria, on December 03, 2024.
    Syrian-Kurdish politician Elham Ahmed

    "Syria should be governed federally like Iraq or the UAE"

    Elham Ahmed, the foreign representative of northeast Syria, voices concern for minorities in Aleppo following the city’s recent capture. In an interview with Qantara, she outlines her vision of a decentralised Syria and comments on the German debate over the deportation of criminal refugees.

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