The new face of the Syrian Electronic Army
By Anwar Abas and Abdulrahman Al-Masri for Open Canada Once responsible for Assad’s offensive cyber operations, the Syrian Electronic Army is back. Its... Read More
Digital safety in the world’s most dangerous war zone
By Deirdre Collings and Robert Muggah for iPolitics In war-torn Syria, the contents of one’s phone mean the difference between life and... Read More
Saving Syrian Lives: A Woman’s Work is Never Done Even Online
Sarah al-Hourani’s life changed dramatically with the Syrian uprising in 2011. Until the protests that rocked her hometown of Daraa over the... Read More
Internet in Syria Remains Critical – and Challenged
By Abdulrahman al-Masri Internet in Syria remains critical – and challenged. Footage from Vice on HBO’s latest documentary, Assad’s Syria, shows a large web of exposed and intertwined... Read More
Peacetech and the Syrian Conflict: New Report By The British Council
The British Council recently published a new report looking at peacetech initiatives responding to the Syrian crisis. Our own projects – SalamaTech... Read More
Why Helping Syrians is Harder than it Should Be
While the Syrian civil war continues to rage more than five years on, the challenges in helping Syrians caught in conflict grow. The... Read More
The Unsung Heroes of Syria: Voices of Resilience
There are many unsung heroes in Syria. We are lucky enough to work with some of these Voices of Resilience. Earlier this... Read More
High School Students Wanted To Help Syrians Be Heard
Are you a high school student in Ottawa seeking to complete volunteer hours in a meaningful way this summer? Join us in... Read More
Syrians Still Need Help: By the Numbers + What You Can Do
We can all use some good news, particularly with the holiday season upon us. Indeed, recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal... Read More
SalamaTech: Helping Syrians Communicate
The SecDev Foundation project, SalamaTech, has been enjoying increasing coverage of its efforts to help Syrians communicate securely and effectively. Two prominent Syrian... Read More