The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a ...

Syrian history presents many lessons for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the radical Islamist group now leading a transitional process there, and those who wish to see a peaceful, secular and democratic Syria.

In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

Following the ousting of Assad on 8 December, photos and videos from inside the prisons shared on social media revealed that ...

The Struggle for the Middle East (1989) offers crucial insight into the domestic, regional, and international forces that ...

As Syria’s new Islamist rulers reshape the way schools teach the nation’s history, students struggle to navigate the traumas of their own pasts.

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa recently met with representatives of Christian minorities. The move was part of ongoing ...

New administration working to establish new country 'based on institutions, not individuals' Asaad Al-Shaibani says - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Tracing history sometimes allows us to better understand today’s events and anticipate those that might occur later. What is happening in Syria today is not isolated from the conflicts and ...

Syrian history presents many lessons for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the radical Islamist group now leading a transitional process there, and those who wish to see a peaceful, secular and democratic Syria.