Gender
How many Adlas must we lose before we act?
I believe the writer Nadine Jaber did not intend Ghadi to be merely Adla’s lost…
Twice Victimized: How Lebanon’s Legal System Treats Survivors of Sexual Assault
“No one cared about what happened to me or about my psychological state. Something broke…
Abduction, Kidnapping, or Forced Disappearance: Different Faces of Violence Against Syrian Women
It seems to me that what is happening in Syria today to minority women cannot…
Queer Syrians in Germany: We Dream of a Country that Protects Us
Recent incidents reopened questions of safety and individual rights in “post-Assad Syria,” especially for the…
Digital Authority: The Hierarchy of Women’s Oppression in Iraq’s Online Sphere
Cases involving women tend to be tinted by the woman’s appearance and “story.” They flare…
Syrian Women in Lebanese Prisons: Breaking Dignity Behind Bars
This is the first of three pieces in which Syrian journalist Lilas Hatahat recounts a…
Should Queer Syrians Take Up Arms For Self-Defense?
I hid my queerness out of fear—fear that surpassed my terror of being buried under…
Male Influencers and the Fragile Masculinity That Fears Independent Women
At the end of the day, if their “masculinity” crumbles in the presence of an…
Sudanese Women: Victims of Hunger and Violations
Fighters do not hesitate to abuse and assault women. For example, in a recently reclaimed…
Harrowing Realities: Rape as a “Weapon of War” in Sudan
Since the onset of the conflict in Sudan in April 2023, a large number of…