Does corruption make Syrians sick?

SMN No. 8, August 27, 2010 Writers highlight concerns over poor quality medicine and corruption A blogger known as “Syrian Citizen” criticised a cancer hospital for failings its patients in a recent post. The blogger mentioned one particular hospital where, he said, patients were not receiving proper treatment because of a lack of medicine. This [...]

Facebook Helps Promote Social Solidarity

SMN No. 5, July 8, 2010 Unlike most Syrian Facebook groups that usually criticise social and political conditions or pledge their support to a personality or a phenomenon, “Soul” is blazing a trail as a practical group that creates useful contacts between people. The group was created late last year by youth from the north-eastern [...]