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Syria

We can reject, or invite 

Rehabilitation of returned foreign warriors is an investment in the future.

The dream of Europe

The documentary Born in Syria allows us to get to know seven Syrian children and their different routes to and through Europe.

339 pages Syria

Norway's best Middle East connoisseur Cecilie Hellestveit goes into detail about the greatest conflict of our time in the book of Syria – A Great War in a Small World (Pax, 2017).

Want to show another Syria

Recently, Space organized a three-day conference at the Literature House in Oslo. "People don't flee to Europe or Norway because they want a new life. Most people would actually prefer to stay in neighboring countries, ”says Syrian human-rights activist. 
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The eyes closed for the future

The flow of the month for abo: The dream of a lost homeland is the only refugee left, as portrayed in this documentary. How can one then face the future?

Describes the everyday life of the refugee children

Half a million Syrian children today live in Lebanon with inadequate or no schooling. The documentary If I Close My Eyes provides an insight into their everyday lives. Ny Tid spoke with director Francesca Mannechi who lets our subscribers see the film.

Kurdish Anarchism

"Nothing similar has been seen since the Spanish Civil War," say Norwegian anarchists. The Kurdish People's Defense Unit seeks to create a system that ensures democracy, equality, freedom of expression and the rights of minorities.      

A peace nation in spaghetti

Mediation attempts after mediation efforts coincide in Syria, and violence appears to be endless. Norway's response to this has been to involve itself through ...

World Crisis?

ISIS 'good growth conditions were the most relevant topic at the big Middle East conference in Berlin.

ISIS makes up few of the extremists in Syria

Few of the rebels in Syria aim to establish democracy. It is impossible to separate the groups. Since February 27, there has been a ceasefire ...

Mahmud's Escape (streaming!)

It is deeply poignant to come close to Mahmoud's family during the flight from Syria to Switzerland. Even the life-threatening inflatable boat ride over icy seas has been documented – with a small mobile camera.

Those who provide relief in the firing line

For five years, we have been following the civil war in Syria – from what was a beginning crisis, to the situation we are seeing now. The numbers from the crisis are disheartening. But there is still much that can be saved in Syria, and there are bright spots. 

Syria lost childhood

Arab Film Days: Conversations with Syrian children in flight become a mosaic of young voices appearing as a hazy, heartbreaking mirror image of adults' incomprehensible movements and exchanges.

Both Che Guevara and mother

Film Festival HRHW: Sean McAllister's new documentary is a strong love story, drawing a picture of the dramatic development of Syria in recent years.

Jonathan Littell: Syrian Notebooks

Littell writes for those who want to know the Syrian reality on the body.