Syria Direct

Independent media and training organization producing in-depth reporting on Syria by our team of Syrian and international journalists. Arabic: @syriadirectar

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“Holding the powerful to account, even when they're on the same side as you, is one of the most important ways of building a democracy.” @Anand_Gopal_ on why independent journalism is essential to Syria’s political transition. Read more at @SyriaDirect . https://t.co/ScGIgU6w3k

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Syria is reconnecting to global financial markets after years of isolation. But while banks expand and investors return, ordinary Syrians are struggling to afford food, rent and electricity. Will financial reform improve their lives? Read more at Syria Direct. https://t.co/NtujRp2v24

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Assad is gone, but Syria’s revolution is far from over. Journalist and author @Anand_Gopal_ discusses his latest book Days of Love and Rage (@PlutoPress) with @tamhussein, why the struggle for democracy continues and why the country’s new rulers face an uncertain future. https://t.co/wieFbLeSzQ

[Natacha Danon @natacha_danon]

Today, the linguistic gains made by Kurds under the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration are unraveling, residents in northeastern Syria say. But how does one rebuild a state without a shared language between its citizens?

My latest for @SyriaDirect:

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Can Damascus build a unified Syria without eroding Kurdish cultural rights? A dispute over language in northeastern schools is exposing deep mistrust between Kurdish communities and the Syrian government. @natacha_danon reports for Syria Direct. https://t.co/JDxVm0i4c8

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“Ever since we came into this world, our language has been Kurdish, and we don’t understand Arabic very well.” For Kurdish students in Syria, the switch to Arabic-language instruction threatens their education and identity. Our report from Qamishli.
@natacha_danon for @SyriaDirect
https://t.co/SrQOCU2chj

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“Holding the powerful to account, even when they're on the same side as you, is one of the most important ways of building a democracy.” @Anand_Gopal_ on why independent journalism is essential to Syria’s political transition. Read more at @SyriaDirect . https://t.co/ScGIgU6w3k

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Assad is gone, but Syria’s revolution is far from over. Journalist and author Anand Gopal @Anand_Gopal_ tells @tamhussein why the struggle for democracy continues, and why the country’s new rulers face an uncertain future. Read More @SyriaDirect : https://t.co/ScGIgU6w3k

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For decades, Syrian Kurds were denied the right to learn in their mother tongue. Now, a new government decision to introduce Arabic-language instruction has sparked protests across northeastern Syria. @natacha_danon reports from Qamishli for Syria Direct. https://t.co/JDxVm0iC1G

[Tam Hussein @tamhussein]

My latest interview for @SyriaDirect with @Anand_Gopal_ on his latest book Days of Love and Rage @PlutoPress read here: https://t.co/F7uPUDNdlE

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Assad is gone, but Syria’s revolution is far from over. Journalist and author Anand Gopal @Anand_Gopal_ tells @tamhussein why the struggle for democracy continues, and why the country’s new rulers face an uncertain future. Read More @SyriaDirect : https://t.co/ScGIgU6w3k

[Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin]

The Damascus oud maker fighting to keep a generations-old craft alive https://t.co/x02LG3Ldkn

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When rising rents threatened to force Damascus oud maker Antoun “Tony” al-Tawil to abandon his craft, residents of Old Damascus rallied to help. Their intervention gave the 66-year-old craftsman—and a generations-old tradition—a new home. Read more at Syria Direct. https://t.co/gTF1n2UOrs

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“We need to protect this craft, so it doesn’t die out.” Damascus oud maker Antoun “Tony” al-Tawil has weathered war, displacement and economic hardship. His story shows how the community can help preserve Syria’s cultural heritage. Read more from: @subhash_anagha @SyriaDirect . https://t.co/56WlKJZg0h

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For decades, Antoun “Tony” al-Tawil has handmade ouds in Damascus, carrying on a craft passed down by his father. War, displacement and economic crisis threatened its survival. Then his community stepped in writes @subhash_anagha . Read more at @SyriaDirect . https://t.co/56WlKJZg0h

[Idrees Ahmad @im_PULSE]

Ten years after he and @LeilaShami published "Burning Country", one of the best books on the Syrian revolution, @qunfuz2 follows up with "The Blood Between Us", a compulsively readable account of Syria since Assad's fall. I reviewed it for @SyriaDirect https://t.co/NWY6m6SDYS

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Read @im_PULSE review of Robin Yassin-Kassab (@qunfuz2) The Blood Between Us (@SaqiBooks) here @SyriaDirect : https://t.co/PcKPqm8oMG

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“The air was electric with possibility.” But overthrowing an old order is only the beginning. @im_PULSE reviews Robin Yassin-Kassab’s @qunfuz2 The Blood Between Us (@SaqiBooks) account of post-Assad Syria and the difficult political transition now unfolding. https://t.co/12cGHnKZhk