Syria

The photography school for children on the Syrian border
Photography

The photography school for children on the Syrian border

Universal language — As the Director of Sirkhane Darkroom, photographer Serbest Salih teaches young people from vulnerable communities – many of them refugees – how to use cameras to process the world around them.

Written by: Huck

As the world locks down, who will protect refugees?
Opinion

As the world locks down, who will protect refugees?

Where we shelter — Photographer Giles Duley examines the impact COVID-19 will have on refugee camps, where conditions are already barely livable.

Written by: Giles Duley

Yellow Days festival and the power of community
Activism

Yellow Days festival and the power of community

‘It’s love that’s key’ — This year, the grassroots ‘festival without borders’ came to Athens – uniting locals, refugees, and citizens from all over the world.

Written by: Alex King

How this Syrian filmmaker captured war first-hand
Film

How this Syrian filmmaker captured war first-hand

For Sama — When civil war broke out in Syria, Waad Al-Kateab picked up the camera – and didn’t put it down. The resulting documentary, co-directed with Edward Watts, humanises a conflict most of us only know through statistics.

Written by: Katie Goh

The Syrian filmmaker who went undercover as an extremist
Film

The Syrian filmmaker who went undercover as an extremist

Risk and resist — In his chilling documentary, Of Fathers And Sons, director Talal Derki paints an intimate portrait of life in a modern Jihadi family.

Written by: Thomas Curry

Thousands gather across the UK to protest Syria airstrikes
Activism

Thousands gather across the UK to protest Syria airstrikes

‘Stop bombing’ — Yesterday, demonstrations against the UK’s shock intervention in Syria were held across the country. Photographer Theo McInnes and writer Ben Smoke join the crowds in London.

Written by: Ben Smoke

The zine taking you inside Greece’s refugee kingdom
Activism

The zine taking you inside Greece’s refugee kingdom

This is what we have to say — Forgotten in an isolated Greek camp, young refugees have produced the Ritsona Kingdom Journal to remind the world they exist.

Written by: Alex King

Shooting the sidelines at Syria’s football cup final
Reportage

Shooting the sidelines at Syria’s football cup final

Beautiful game — In a country torn apart by civil war, people are grasping for moments of relief – and football is one thing they turn to. It's also been weaponised and politicised, as photojournalist Sally Hayden grapples with at the Syrian Cup Final.

Written by: Sally Hayden

The​ ​filmmaker​ ​from​ ​Damascus​ ​finding​ ​inspiration​ ​in​ ​Berlin
Photography

The​ ​filmmaker​ ​from​ ​Damascus​ ​finding​ ​inspiration​ ​in​ ​Berlin

Pivot Points: Stories of Change — In​ ​this​ ​edition​ ​of​ ​Pivot​ ​Points,​ ​stories​ ​that​ ​shift​ ​a photographer’s​ ​perspective,​ ​Lara​ ​Atallah​ ​spends​ ​time​ ​with​ ​A​ghyad Abou​ ​Koura,​ ​a​ ​young​ ​Syrian​ ​filmmaker,​ ​and​ ​finds​ ​herself reconnecting​ ​with​ ​her​ ​own​ ​journey​ ​to​ ​image-making.

Written by: Lara Atallah

This Syrian rapper risked everything for freedom. Now he wants the world to listen
Activism

This Syrian rapper risked everything for freedom. Now he wants the world to listen

From activist to outcast — In his homeland of Syria, Mohammad Abu Hajar is considered a fugitive – a political musician who wore out his welcome. But in Berlin, where he lives in exile, the right to exist poses a new set of challenges.

Written by: Lara Atallah

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