Tajik Police Arrest 35 Suspected Islamic Recruits in Three Months
Concerns that students are among those targeted.
Ammar Al Shahbander – A True Believer
Eulogy for a friend and colleague delivered at a memorial service in London, October 13, 2015.
Return to Baghdad
Article from 2003 by the late Ammar Al Shahbander.
Ammar Still Gives Hope to Many
He was a dreamer, but with perfect faith that his dreams could come true.
Syria: Tortured, Missing and Martyred
Three sons, three different fates.
Syria: My Mother, the Accidental Activist
Political awareness prompted by daughter's repeated arrest.
Armenia's Power Deals with Iran, Russia
Extra capacity to export electricity to Iran will not make Armenia an independent player in energy markets.
Summoned to Vote for an Unwanted Leader in Syria
"I couldn’t make myself go and vote. How could I?"
Syria: My Brother's Children
“Where is my father? Why did he leave us?”
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