Egypt: Heaven or Hell for Syrian Refugees?
Out of the one and a half million Syrians living in Egypt, more than 300,000 have recently come here seeking a safe haven from the never ending shelling and bombing [...]
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Syria: Just Another Candidate for Western Democracy?
In the old days Globalization was usually by means of mounted warriors, ships or explorers who roamed continents. At first they were driven by need, afterwards they did it out of [...]
What Is Civil Society, Anyway?
Biscuit Theory was a flash in the pan. It erupted as an attempt to explain why and how civil society organisations (CSOs) work together, and disappeared just as quickly in [...]
From Rabat to Damascus: Arab Spring Blues
Arab Spring, Act I: the seduction of straightforward revolutions. In December 2010, Mohammed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, set fire to himself to protest against his treatment [...]
Why Middle Class Families Can Kill Assad
Syria is beset by an historic problem of weak state institutions, with the exception of those state and quasi-state forces through which the ruling Assad dynasty has exercised its power. [...]
Syria a Diplomatic Headache for Turkey, EU
Ankara and some EU leaders had hoped the regime in Damascus could be coaxed onto a path of moderation and better relations. That was not to be.
Gay girl in Damascus: A taboo ignominy feeding to a white fantasy
Biographical blog describing life in Syria amid the current political instability, supposedly written by a struggling gay woman has been revealed to be a hoax. Amina Abdallah Arraf al-Omari a 25-year-old, half-Syrian, [...]
Politics of Dilemma: Turkish and EU Approaches toward Syria
How will the ongoing conflict in Syria affect its bilateral relations with both the EU and Turkey? Will the ongoing conflict in Syria bring Turkey closer to the EU or [...]
The current status in Syria
Featured stories about Syria on global voices.
“Listen to the people,” he said, “And you will enter history.”
Ayman Abdul Nour on CNN.
Arab Spring: Is a Revolution Starting Up in Syria?
Has the wave of popular revolts rocking the Arab world finally reached Syria, one of the region’s most policed states, a country its young president boasted was “immune” from calls for freedom, democracy and accountable government? Or were the unprecedentedly large protests on Friday just a one-off?
Devin Stewart Interviews Seth Kaplan on “Fixing Fragile States”
The core theme is this idea of social cohesion and of what the most appropriate institutions are that might make states work better. I talk a lot about how, for a country to become stable and to develop strong governance and to move forward, it’s very important that the country uses governing structures and state institutions that might best take advantage of that country’s social-political conditions and promote and leverage social cohesion. If there is one term I would narrow my book down to, it would be this idea of “social cohesion.”
Yemen on the brink – will Saleh’s resignation lead to democratic reform?
Even if Yemen manages to avoid civil war, the country’s many economic and security challenges may undermine democratic reform. In setting the post-Saleh agenda, will Yemen’s disparate opposition movements be able to outmaneuver the country’s established powers?
A haphazard constitutional compromise
Egypt’s constitutional process is still in the beginning stages…
Tell the world’s leaders to take notice
With over 1,300 Syrian protesters already killed, we must demand that the world’s leaders see these images and call on the Syrian government to: stop shooting demonstrators, release political prisoners, allow human rights monitors access, and urgently honor the Syrian people’s demands for true democracy.
Syria – An Outcry for Democracy
The situation in Syria is escalating. Many Syrians have been killed or tortured by the regime but still people go out and demonstrate. They’d rather die than continue to live under the Assad family.
