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Despite his many brutal crimes, Rifaat al-Assad's return to Syria via European complicity is another example that we do not live in an age of accountability, writes Sam Hamad.
Following years of conflict, looting, and destruction, northwest Syria’s cultural heritage faces extinction, but those who are actively engaged in preserving those treasures are not giving up.
Recent airstrikes in Syria by Russia, Israel and Turkey have not received adequate global attention. Syrians are paying with their lives as each power fights for its particular interests. Silence only adds to this tragedy, writes Sam Hamad.
Adnan Samman's latest exhibition at the P21 Gallery in London offers a unique window into the cultural ambiguity of Islamic art, and how, in an environment of appropriation and fetishisation, we can redefine our own tales.
As part of Halabja's artistic revival, a collective of 13 Kurdish artists put on a showcase at Portsmouth Cathedral to celebrate Halabja art and culture and highlight how Halabja was and is more than just a 1988 chemical attack.
Comment: The root causes of Islamic State in Syria were never adequately addressed, and now, as the world is distracted, a resurgence seems afoot, writes Sam Hamad.
Comment: In Idlib, the Assad regime will play on the presence of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, to justify their use of massive force to target civilians, writes Sam Hamad.
Shocking diktats from the US Secretary of State to the Syrian opposition shows implicit support for Assad remaining in Syria; something that betrays millions of suffering Syrians.