Why Syrian women are key to radical change in post-Assad Syria

Weiser Diplomacy Center hosts talk on reconstruction in Syria

The University of Michigan’s Weiser Diplomacy Center hosted Qutaiba Idlbi, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs, and Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji, an adjunct faculty member at the Michigan State University who has participated in Syrian medical relief efforts, to deliver a talk Thursday afternoon on post-civil war reconstruction in Syria. The talk focused on the past 14 years of civil war in Syria, the current state-buildi…

Why Syrian women are key to radical change in post-Assad Syria

Amid the devastation caused by years of war, Syrian women are no longer mere victims. They have become a vital force in rebuilding their society, working to overcome the many challenges it faces and reshape its identity. Having borne the immense loss of loved ones and taken on the responsibility of providing for their families in the most challenging of circumstances, Syrian women now stand on the cusp of a new era. They are armed with the tools…

There was a civil war and an economic crisis in Syria, but the Assad regime generated billions of assets that are now also stored in Europe. The EU is wrestling around a way to use the stolen money for reconstruction - but the hurdles are high.

In this month of March, the Syrian population celebrated for the first time the anniversary of the beginning of the revolution against the regime. However, five months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the new regime is worrying many people. In a more than uncertain climate, some Syrians who had fled the war returned to try to participate in the reconstruction of the country, but the task is colossal and their efforts are often hampered by the …

Geneva/Switzerland: STJ Participates in a Side Event on the “Role of Syrian Civil Society” in Promoting the Rule of Law - Syrians for Truth and Justice

At the invitation of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) took part in a side event held on the sidelines of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, titled “The Role of Syrian Civil Society in Enabling Syria to Achieve Democracy and the Rule of Law,” was organized in cooperation with the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression…