A Family Home Torn Apart in Syrian Government Shelling: Home is Where the Heart Is

by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- Araa, a 37-year-old mother, dashes through the house, hysterically inspecting one room after the other. She is shivering in panic. She tries to collect as much as she can from the shattered household items. Here and...

Posted by Aloosh Devrim on March 19, 2013 12:01 AM

A Look Back at Women, Children and Nationality in Syria

by Alia Turki Al-Rabeo -Syria- This week The WIP is privileged to host WIP Contributor Alia Turki Al-Rabeo in Monterey, California for a salon and fundraiser. To introduce Alia to our community, we are republishing her feature article, written in...

Posted by Alia Turki Al-Rabeo on February 11, 2013 10:06 AM

With Love and Respect, a Syrian Mom Dares Bashar

by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- Sunk deep in thoughts, Rania sits alone in her dark room oblivious to the thumping of feet on the roof where neighbor’s children are playing. The screams of Yousaf, her three-month-old, and the ringing telephone simultaneously...

Posted by Aloosh Devrim on February 14, 2012 9:51 AM

In Syria, the Worst Seems Yet to Come

by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- Farewells are generally emotional but not as great as we experienced this evening. It had not been a social visit with family friends. The family of four, including two handsome boys, had escaped the military witch-hunt...

Posted by Aloosh Devrim on April 28, 2011 8:15 AM

Syria’s Options as Calls for Democracy Spread Throughout the Arab World

by Aloosh Devrim -Syria- When I saw the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt I felt happy. I knew that soon the domino effect would spread change throughout the Arab world. Before the popular upheaval, like many in the West, I...

Posted by Aloosh Devrim on February 11, 2011 12:00 AM

Unjust Nationality Law Deprives Syrian Women's Children of Basic Rights

by Alia Turki Al-Rabeo -Syria- Every morning I start my day with the sight of our block’s cutest child Nour rushing to catch a bus to school. This nine-year-old wakes up at dawn as his school is an hour’s drive...

Posted by Alia Turki Al-Rabeo on December 17, 2010 12:01 AM

The Granny Peace Brigade Campaigns to Close All US Military Bases - in Latin America and Around the World

by Nancy Van Ness - USA - Their hats adorned with artificial flowers identify them at many of the protests in which I participate. The Grannies also show up on New York City's Union Square to sing their signature anti-war...

Posted by Nancy Van Ness on November 21, 2008 12:00 AM