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Opinion: Nadia Murad – The Story That Shames Us

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 10, 2016 | Opinion

A young girl, members of her family, girls from her village and from Iraqi Yazidi villages were kidnapped by ISIS fighters who gang raped them. All of this was done in the name of Islam and under its banner at a time when there are still a handful of extremists among...

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The document is the first of its kind to be released by ISIS’ all-female police force, the Al-Khansa Brigade (pictured), and while it claims not to have been written or approved by ISIS’ leadership, it provides a disturbing look at the way women living under the terror group’s barbaric regime can expect to be viewed and treated

ISIS Sets Sight on Recruiting Females

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 9, 2016 | Features

Cairo- A recent Egypt-based study revealed that the hard-line terror group is resorting to female recruitment with ISIS militiamen fleeing locations in Syria and Iraq. In order for females to join the ranks of ISIS, they should meet the requirements of being between...

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A convoy of ambulances carrying fighters and the wounded from the besieged region Al-Zabadani to the Syrian-Lebanese border (Reuters)

Hundreds of People Evacuated in Syria after a Deal between the Regime and the Opposition

by Nazeer Rida | Dec 29, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

More than 450 militants and civilians from three Syrian towns were evacuated in accordance with an agreement between the regime and militant opposition factions in an unprecedented exchange. The operation was completed after the “Al-Zabadani- Kafria- Al-Faw’ah”...

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(FILES) A picture taken on July 18, 2013 shows Kurdish opposition fighters attending a ceremony the northern Syrian border village of al Qamishli. Jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda have taken hostage around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in two villages of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said on July 31, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

Kurdish organization in Iran is prepared to send fighters to Syria

by Sherzad Shekhani | Aug 5, 2013 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish organization in Iran, has announced that it is “ready to send fighters to Syrian Kurdistan to fight beside their people.” The decision comes in the light of ongoing clashes between the...

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A Syriac priest climbs the stairs at the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel monastery, in Turkish southeastern town of Midyat. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Tarik Tinazay

Holding Hope Hostage

by Amy Assad | Apr 24, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim is all thumbs navigating his way around his new iPhone. This modern device contrasts sharply with the traditional cassock he is wearing, but it helps him stay in touch with his community in Syria and the wider diaspora. After...