On-going Protests in Syria Are Being Ignored Across the World
On March 15, 2011, the first mass protest calling for regime change took place in Syria. Protestors called for a free Syria, chanted slogans of unity, and...
April 2nd, 2016 
Riad AlarianThe Syrian Refugee Crisis & the Truth about Canada’s Failed Resettlement Program
The Syrian refugee crisis has become one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, demanding an immediate global response. Since the beginning of the...
December 31st, 2014 
Samir MouraniSpecial Collection: The Arab Spring – Looking Forward
Since Mohammad Bouazizi’s act of self-immolation in December 2010, a wave of uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa have charted a course for...
May 29th, 2012 
Maryam JamshidiDreams Deferred; Co-opting the Mideast Revolts
A dream haunts the people of the Middle East. Since the decline of the Ottoman Empire, this dream has motivated movements seeking collective dignity, whether...
May 29th, 2012 A Turkish Model for the Arab Spring?
The uprisings of 2011 have transformed the Arab world. Long-standing regimes – such as those in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya – have fallen or been radically...
May 29th, 2012 