One-Thousand-Two-Hundred and Eighty-Five
1285! That’s how many days the regime of Bashar Al-Assad has denied a UN access to deliver food and medicine to starving people in the besieged town of Daraya. Some…
Will Assad Survive?
It is almost unbelievable, given the roller-coaster ride of Bashar Al-Assad’s fortunes these past five years, that he remains President of Syria (albeit a much reduced dominion), and stands a…
Old Profession at Times of War
Mohammad Qurabi, a photographer at Humans of Syria, had the chance to talk to a Syrian blacksmith in Ariha, a twon in the north of Syria. Here is his story.…
Who’s Killing Civilians In Syria?
I joined the early days of the Syria uprising in February 2011. It was only a matter of weeks before the chants and dancing were met with bullets and arrests…
Smiles in Exile – Syrian Children Can Tell It All
They are not just refugees, they are, above all, human beings just like us. Medias always portray them as a whole tragedy but behind the tragedy there are people. As…
Triumph of Song: Syrian Musicians Build New Orchestra In Germany
No matter what the Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra plays, it’s a song of solidarity. Founded by musician-activists in Bremen, Germany, the orchestra composed of Syrian and local musicians came together…
Turkish Jets Patrol Border As Syria Cease-Fire Largely Holds
Turkey was on 27 February 2016 closely following a landmark UN-backed cease-fire in Syria that came into effect at midnight in the war-torn country. Turkish Air Force F-16s continuously patrol…
Turkey Releases Syrian Journalist Rami Jarrah
Rami Jarrah has been released! Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah was arrested by Turkish authorities on Tuesday last week. We don’t know why he was arrested – we only know he…
Syrian Network for Civil Action Is Underway
On 11 February 2016, the embarkation of “The Syrian Network for Civil Action (SNCA) was announced in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. The SNCA includes 15 Syrian NGOs in addition…
Values Disintegrate Civil Society Coalition in Syria
On Friday, 5 February 2016, a group of Syrian civil society organisations issued a statement; MPC Journal got a copy of it, announcing their withdrawal from the Syrian Civil Coalition…