Leila Al Shami

Leila Al Shami has worked with the human rights movement in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, and is the co-author of Burning country: Syrians in revolution and war.

Fighting on all fronts: women’s resistance in Syria

Women in Syria face numerous challenges yet continue to struggle against fascism, imperialism and patriarchy

By Leila Al Shami

/ 5 Jan 2017

The tyrants bring the invaders

Russian’s bombing campaign in Syria has helped put an end to Aleppo’s civil democratic experiment, once a beacon of hope. What next?

By Leila Al Shami

/ 20 Dec 2016