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Speaking Out: Women's Voices from Syria
Years active: 2015-2018
Women are among the hardest-hit by the war in Syria, yet many play vital roles in the struggle for human rights, gender equality, reconciliation and social justice.
IWPR’s Speaking Out project provides a space for female writers to share their experiences of daily life both in Syria or as refugees abroad. It is a platform where they can publish their views at a time when they struggle to be heard amid ongoing atrocities, mass displacement, collapsing public services, and personal tragedies.
The blog posts are written and published in Arabic and also translated into English for publication here and on IWPR’s Syria Stories website.
The Sound of War
Listening out for danger, both night and day.
Syria: Clusterbombs on a Wedding Day
How do you celebrate under the risk of constant bombardment?
The Happiest Day of My Life
A rare chance to celebrate amid bombing and bereavement.
Supporting Community Life in Syria
Programme helps local initiatives rebuild lives in liberated areas.
When There is No Place to Hide
Displacement from Hama leads to disaster.
Flogged by the Islamic State
An elderly man is beaten for missing prayers.
Syria: Fleeing From One Place to the Next
"Many have already left Syria, and very soon I will be joining them."
In Syria, a Life for a Bag of Sweets
Caught in an air raid on Douma.
Dust, Blood and Death in a Syrian Playground
"One second the children were laughing and playing, the next they were lifeless corpses."