Syria

5 initiatives using food to support Syrian refugees

Since the Syrian conflict began in 2011, more than half of the country’s 21 million…

Farewell, Damascus: On the Road to Freedom

Set in 1960s Damascus, Ghada Samman’s novel is an eminent celebration of life and female emancipation, but it also serves as a poignant reminder that the same rights and freedom of women are still being fought over both in the Syria and around the world.

What a tiny island in the middle of the Irish Sea is doing to help Syria

The Syrian conflict has preoccupied hearts, minds and newsfeeds around the world for the last…

An Unsafe Haven: Essential Reading on World Refugee Day

On World Refugee Day, we think everyone should read An Unsafe Haven by Nada Awar…

Syrian Refugee Releases Debut Album with His Violin

When leaving their homes, families and friends to escape war-torn countries, refugees take only what…

Into the Jungle

6,000 migrants live in the bitter cold limbo of the Calais ‘Jungle.’ Volunteering there this…

#dontjustprayforparis

The world is reeling in shock this weekend after a series of attacks claimed 129…

Meanwhile, in Yemen…

A country is on its deathbed and the world is doing nothing. Yemen is falling apart. Last…