Secularism

For decades, the Assads have tried projecting an image of themselves as “secular” bulwarks against religious extremism. All the while, they’ve been shoring up the powers of loyalist religious institutions...

Lawyer and legal researcher Mona Asa'ad reflects on why secularism is needed in Syria today.

Writer Wael al-Suwah argues that secularism in Syria is in its worst state for years. But why?

There have been plenty of questions in recent years regarding the possible social, political and cultural futures of the Syrian state. Here, writer Hassiba Abdel Rahman charts the history of...