Co-director of prize-winning film Still Recording tells Al-Jumhuriya about filming under chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta, and the untold stories of life in revolutionary Syria.

A quick English summary of our Arabic news coverage this week.

A quick English summary of our Arabic news coverage this week.

44 years ago this month, Lebanon descended into civil war. In the first of a three-part series, Joey Ayoub draws on the work of James Baldwin to explore the “Othering” that resulted from that war and its aftermath, which is now a central component of Lebanese identity.

The term “reconciliation” has become widespread in Syria in recent years, describing a concept promoted by the Assad regime as a means of turning the page on the armed conflict with its opponents. The so-called “reconciliation” arrangements that have thus far been carried out in various locations have typically involved the displacement of residents unwilling to accept them, while those consenting to them remain in…

A quick English summary of our Arabic news coverage this week.

A quick English summary of our Arabic news coverage this week.

From the xenophobes who demonize them to the well-meaning friends who assume they must be devout conservatives, Syrian refugees in the West face stereotypes from all sides. Worse, some have begun internalizing and turning these prejudices on their compatriots, writes a Syrian in Paris.

A quick English summary of our Arabic news coverage this week.

As the costs of Assad’s Pyrrhic “victory” become clearer, even die-hard loyalists are increasingly speaking out about economic and other woes. The regime’s response makes clear it will not tolerate even this highly watered-down form of dissent.