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The Forum for Knowledge and Freedom of Speech
Authority in Disarray… Reading into the Syrian Landscape The Forum of Knowledge and Freedom of Speech held its second session on Saturday, 26th October 2013. The event, ‘Authority in Disarray… Reading into the Syrian Landscape’, hosted two special guests: Yaseen al-Haj Saleh, a writer and intellectual; and the journalist Hala Kadamani. It was held in
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The Third Edition of Suwar Magazine
On the 1st October 2013, the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) issued the third edition of its monthly magazine, Suwar. This month’s edition includes several of articles, investigations, pictures and interviews that highlight the civil work underway in the on-going Syrian crisis. The edition explores transitional justice and the methods of
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Invitation to Volunteer
Arabic | Kurdish The concept of participation is intrinsic to all open and democratic societies. It is essential for human development as understood and pursued by ‘The Center For Civil Society and Democracy in Syria’ (CCSDS). Importantly, we mean participation to mean involvement in policy creation as it is this that most profoundly affects all
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Launching the First Session of the knowledge and Free Expression Forum
Following a series of discussions concerning the methods of establishing dialogues amongst the Syrian people, the ‘Forum for Knowledge and Free Expression’ was established on Monday 23rd September in collaboration with the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria’s (CCSDS) Suwar magazine and Hounta. The forum aims at fulfilling the growing need for places
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Voices of Syrian women in civil resistance
Although we now hear guns more than peaceful chants in Syria, and while the news of armed rebellion overshadows discussion of nonviolent resistance, a subtle everyday survival activism performed by civic groups, especially women, keeps the movement alive. “The day I left prison, I got invited to attend a memorial service for one of those
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Syrian rebels deny allegations of atrocities in Latakia
Syrian rebels accuse Human Rights Watch of ‘propaganda’ after the group detailed alleged atrocities by opposition forces. A report by Human Rights Watch outlining crimes committed by rebel forces against civilians in Latakia province has been met with denials and anger by some Syrian rebels, with posts on social media calling it a “hypocrisy” and
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