Ghayath Al-Farah, Syria's Deputy Tourism Minister, said in an interview with Zaman al‑Wasl TV, translated from Arabic: "Burkinis or Sharia-compliant clothes are accepted in public swimming places and ...

ALBAWABA - Women activists questioned the fate of women's rights under Syria's new government led by Haya't Tahrir al-Sham, a Sunni Islamic group that toppled the old regime in Syria and ...

Aisha Al-Dabbs' appointment represents a significant step in the inclusion of women in the political processes of Syria, particularly at a time when women's rights have often been sidelined in ...

The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

Despite growing threats and limited representation, GCHR highlights how Syrian women human rights defenders continue pushing for greater inclusion and gender-sensitive justice amid a fragile political ...

Syria’s new government has adopted a temporary constitution that concentrates much power in the hands of the interim president and retains Islamic law as the foundation of the legal system.

For example, Women Now for Development, Syria’s largest women’s rights organization, was launched in 2012 with programs to help Syrian women and girls, displaced and internally, to find their ...

The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights to ensure a more inclusive society.

Consequently, despite the initial promise of freedom, significant improvements in women's rights and issues in Syria are unlikely under their influence, as their ideologies may perpetuate existing ...

In Syria, the Assad regime’s superficial progress on women’s rights was undermined by authoritarian control, and the civil war further exacerbated women’s vulnerabilities.

Women’s groups and other rights groups need to raise the plight of the affected in Syria for the last 14 years repeatedly at the highest levels of international governance.

At the heart of transforming Syria must be the development and safeguarding of women's rights. This will prove a revealing lens through which to measure the sincerity of HTS's professed reforms.