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The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts

Syria’s civil war

Throughout Syria’s civil war, women have risked their security to mediate the various conflicts that have affected their communities. Since international efforts to end the fighting have stalled, their role has grown in importance.

How Syrian women are fighting a war – and patriarchy

Last month marked 10 years since the beginning of the Syrian uprising when peaceful protesters, galvanised by the Arab Spring, went out onto the streets demanding freedom from an authoritarian regime and were met with bullets. President Bashar al-Assad vowed to crush dissent. In doing so, he set in motion a proxy war, creating what […]