Regions / Middle East / Syria
Articles about Syria, ordered by date. 
Night flight
As the civil war in Syria escalates, over two million people have fled across its borders. Jordan had received 515,000 refugees by the end of August. David Brunetti’s images capture the scene.
Maha Alasil
For the half a million Syrians who have fled to Jordan, the struggle to survive is far from over. Nigel Wilson meets an ordinary woman making an extraordinary effort to help those in need.
Syria's Catch-22
The current conflict has deep and tangled roots, as Tam Hussein explains.
Egypt's freedom harvest
Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.
We will remove Bashar
Undercover journalist Daniel Wiggins gives an inside view on Syria's protest movements.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic battlefield | The politics of language loss | June, 2014 |
| Night flight | Where have all the girls gone? | October, 2013 |
| Maha Alasil | Where have all the girls gone? | October, 2013 |
| Syria's Catch-22 | Co-operatives | July, 2012 |
| Egypt's freedom harvest | Banking on Hunger | November, 2011 |
| We will remove Bashar | Nature's defenders | October, 2011 |
| The al-Assad family | The far right gets respectable | June, 2011 |
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