#Alawites
Batoul Alloush Case Fuels Debate Over Religious Autonomy and Sectarianism
The case of Batoul Suleiman Alloush, a 21-year-old woman from an Alawite family in Tartous countryside who said she voluntarily converted…
German Courts Find No Systematic Persecution in Syria
German administrative courts have concluded that current conditions in Syria no longer support claims of systematic persecution based on…
Kidnappings in Syria: Crime, Propaganda and the Politics of Fear
Amid a wave of social media reports about alleged kidnappings across Syria, officials and analysts say many of these incidents are being…
What Happened in Syria’s Coastal Region in March?
Today, the United Nations released a report detailing the events that took place in Syria’s coastal region in March.