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A child receiving treatment at the Health Care Centre in Bouleil. Photograph: Ahmad al-Bouleily.

Children in Deir al-Zor Hit by New Disease

on December 17, 2014, 1:17 pm / in Society

Local health centre reports 50 cases of bacteremia in just one month.

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Women’s Inheritance Struggle

on December 11, 2014, 1:53 pm / in Blog

As families struggle to survive the ongoing civil war, women’s chances of inheriting from their parents are reduced.

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Kafr Nabel Wives Constrained by Tradition

on December 11, 2014, 11:18 am / in Blog

With their husband’s detained, some have remarried, while others have raised children on their own

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Syrian Conflict Leads to Rise in Domestic Violence

on December 11, 2014, 11:14 am / in Blog

Daily pressures, exacerbated by the civil war, put women and children at risk.

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Young Women in Kafr Nabel Denied University Chance

on December 10, 2014, 11:15 am / in Blog

Continuing civil war has ruined the plans of many who aspired to complete higher education.

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Syria: No word on four abducted activists

Syria: No word on four abducted activists

on December 8, 2014, 12:38 pm / in Uncategorized

A year on, no information on Douma Four

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Making Ends Meet in Kafr Nabel

on December 4, 2014, 2:33 pm / in Society

  Since people lost their jobs in areas under opposition control many have sought to forge a living and end the town’s dependence on government services.

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A class of girls at a school in Deir al-Zor after the changes were adopted. Photograph: Sarah Nasser

Islamic State Revise School Curriculum and Adopt Single-Sex Classes

on December 2, 2014, 8:10 pm / in Society

Schools in Deir al-Zor ordered to teach the Koran while new syllabus is prepared.

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“Eye on Syria” Mural in Damascus

“Eye on Syria” Mural in Damascus

on December 2, 2014, 7:32 pm / in Society

(Damascus, Syria) Artists and photographers from various Arab countries have come together to produce “Eye on Syria,” a mural in Khan As’ad Basha in Damascus. Over 21 artists from the Palestinian branch of the Union of Fine Art in cooperation with the Nour Foundation created the mural which consists of 104 separate pieces of art. The combination of oil paintings, […]

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Pupils at the Human Care school in Hass take a break from classes (Credit: Syrian Namaa Charity Organisation Facebook Page).

Parents’ Dilemma as Idlib Schools Targeted

on December 2, 2014, 4:29 pm / in Society

Shelling by regime forces puts pupils at risk but there’s a reluctance to delay children’s education any longer.   Ahmad al-Akla

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