📅 Date: 28 April 2025🌍 Location: Online Join the Syrian Academic Research Network (SARN) for a thought-provoking online symposium exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by Syrian academics both in Syria and in exile. This event will bring together scholars from Syria and the UK to discuss institutional barriers, research limitations, security concerns, and the…
Syrian Academics’ and Researchers’ Network Launch Event: Building Bridges, Advancing Knowledge Sat & Sun, 16th & 17th of Sep 2023 University of Cambridge Tentative Programme Day 1: Sat 16 of Sep Day 2: Sun 17th of Sep Supporters This event would not have been possible without the support of the British Association for International and…
A new Book by Al-Azmeh, Akdedian and Dukhan (2024) Spoils of War By Professor Aziz Al-Azmeh, Dr. Harout Akdedia, and Dr Haian Dukhan Post-conflict scenarios are often proposed for Arab countries that have witnessed significant changes and civil wars. Yet the plans for reconciliation, transitional justice, and the return of the displaced often overlook the…
A new Book by Dr Rahaf Aldoughli (2024) Romanticizing masculinity in Baathist Syria Gender, identity and ideology By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Romantic nationalism has profoundly shaped the contours of Syrian identity under Baathist rule, creating deeply rooted habits of thought that continue to impact the lives of Syrians today. Far from being an indigenous construct,…
A new chapter by Zeina Al-Azmeh Exilic Narrations of Syria’s Trauma: Blame towards the international community in relation to the Syrian War complicated already conflicted attitudes among exiled Syrian intellectuals in Europe towards their host societies where inner tensions between appreciation and condemnation intensified. Energised by a recaptured faith in ‘the people’ after the 2011…