Come As You Are: Women’s Advocacy and Syria’s Peace Circles

    Noura Burhan, Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) Counting them off on her fingers, Noura Burhan can list Syria’s many “peace circles” without a second thought.

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    I am She Network in the Eyes of Its Peace circles

    I Am She” is a network of community-based women’s groups or “peace circles” led by Syrian women, working to reinforce effective political, economic, social,

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    Death or Forced Displacement “Statement”

    Due to the unprecedented escalation of violence by the Syrian government, options for residents of Qudsaya and Hameh, two towns outside of Damascus, are severely limited.

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    Aleppo under Fire

    Once again, Aleppo is back to the top of news headlines on Syria. However, now the headlines are once again about violence. The city has been exposed to the most violent attacks, in which civilian protection has not been guaranteed, nor even taken into consideration.

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    New Research on Public Accountability in Syria

    CCSD has published research measuring public accountability in Syria. Through the research, which was conducted in 2015, over 1,200 people from ten local communities in eight provinces of Syria were surveyed. Public accountability is an approach based on community participation in holding their decision-makers and leaders accountable.

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    Chevening Applications for 2017/18 are now OPEN

    Opening of applications for Chevening Scholarships: the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government I am writing to alert you to the opening of applications for the 2017/2018 Chevening Scholarships programme and inform you that we would welcome applications from within your institution who have the potential to be a future leader.

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