Opinion
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Syria’s degree factories
Private universities teach poorly and produce no research. Reform must begin with rigorous, independent accreditation
12. July 2026
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Let’s all join the Cute Party!
In Syria today, refusing sectarian revenge is enough to earn you a nickname: “cute”
08. July 2026
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Syria’s unfinished reassembly
A century after France carved Syria into competing fragments, the struggle over the country’s geography has returned as a struggle over memory and identity.
29. June 2026
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The baccalaureate wars
Syria’s baccalaureate is an annual ordeal for students, parents and an education system still ruled by memorisation and narrow career choices.
25. June 2026
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Game Over? Not for Bashar
Syria’s fallen tyrant has lost his country, but still seeks refuge in fantasies of control
11. June 2026
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Who owns the right to handle the bitter truth?
The way the case of Rania al-Abbasi’s fate is handled concerns the whole country
04. June 2026
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Searching for Um Kamel
Why Syrians still adore a fictional woman played by a man
26. May 2026
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From O.J. Simpson to Atef Najib
The Assad era buried justice underground. The new regime prefers prime time
21. May 2026
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Another day, another price hike
As fuel costs surge, Syrians find there is nothing left to cut but life itself
19. May 2026
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A sign in Kurdish is a threat to no one
The row over a courthouse sign in Hasakah exposes concerning stubbornness at a moment when Syria has yet to settle fundamental questions of bilingual administration and political inclusion.
15. May 2026