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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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Joined May 2013
Syria can speak freely, but is its government listening? Nearly two years after Assad’s fall, Syrians enjoy unprecedented freedom of expression. But government transparency has yet to catch up. Read @rallaf author of "It Started in Damascus" (@HurstPublishers) @SyriaDirect syriadirect.org/syria-can-sp…
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My latest book review for The Book of Damascus @commapress @SyriaDirect read here: syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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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. syriadirect.org/syrias-kurds…
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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. syriadirect.org/syria-reconn…
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Can you truly know a city, even after living in it for decades? @tamhussein in a personal review of The Book of Damascus edited by @zomareen, (@commapress) reflects on his love affair with the Syrian capital—and the hidden lives its fiction reveals. Read more @SyriaDirect . syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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My Latest review for @SyriaDirect
Can you truly know a city, even after living in it for decades? @tamhussein in a personal review of The Book of Damascus edited by @zomareen, (@commapress) reflects on his love affair with the Syrian capital—and the hidden lives its fiction reveals. Read more @SyriaDirect . syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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Can you truly know a city, even after living in it for decades? @tamhussein in a personal review of The Book of Damascus edited by @zomareen, (@commapress) reflects on his love affair with the Syrian capital—and the hidden lives its fiction reveals. Read more @SyriaDirect . syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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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. syriadirect.org/syria-reconn…
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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: syriadirect.org/syrias-kurds…
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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. syriadirect.org/syrias-kurds…
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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 syriadirect.org/syrias-kurds…
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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 . syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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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 : syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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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. syriadirect.org/syrias-kurds…
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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 . syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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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 : syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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