Middle East

The Peril of Taking Taxis in Raqqa

Simply venturing out onto the streets has become an ordeal for women in Islamic State-controlled city.

5 Jun 15

Despite security worries, a young women insists on going to university.

5 Jun 15

A women fleeing an airstrike is confronted by an Islamic State militant.

2 Jun 15

In newly-liberated Idlib, rebels cannot agree on who should run services.

2 Jun 15

A daughter is stigmatised by her father’s links to the Muslim Brotherhood.

2 Jun 15

At the age of 105, a grandmother remains a staunch revolutionary.

2 Jun 15

Local initiative provides youngsters with educational and psychological support.

2 Jun 15

A friend and colleague recalls Ammar Al Shahbander, who died on May 2.

28 May 15

A mother describes the guilt of leaving the country to seek refuge abroad.

27 May 15

A mother longs to see her only son again.

27 May 15

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