Opinions

By Noha Sweid Amid Syria’s political transformations following the fall of the Assad regime, women’s representation in the new authority has become a critical indicator of whether the ruling body Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is genuinely committed to inclusive governance....

The constitutional declaration adopted in Syria a few months ago was not a mere formality or an administrative measure. From its very first moment, it appeared as an attempt to craft a charter that ties a fragmented present to a...

Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement, the most prominent branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country, has faced a marked decline in recent years, both politically and organizationally, amid a shrinking support base and growing public rejection of its ideological and political...

For the past 14 years, Islamist groups and movements have held a significant role in Libya’s political landscape, emerging at the forefront of many key developments. Yet they did not act as a single entity, but as fragmented forces, and...

Cairo’s decision in 2013 to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and classify it as a “terrorist organization” in December of that same year was not the first time the group had faced state prohibition, whether before or after the July 1952...

Should those who fall in Gaza be described as killed, as victims, or as martyrs? This question dominated Lebanon for an entire month and also resonated in other Arab countries not led by Islamist forces, after the “October 7 raid”...

The Syrian political scene witnessed a dramatic shift with the appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, the former leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as President of Syria on January 29, 2025, following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia....

The central countryside of Quneitra in southern Syria is witnessing a new humanitarian disaster, affecting the residents of Al-Hamidiyah village, who suddenly found themselves without homes or land after being forcibly removed, as their village was turned into a closed...

After more than 14 years of financial isolation, Syrian banks have been reconnected to the SWIFT system, and direct transfer options to Syria have begun appearing in some banks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, and Italy. Before SWIFT, transfers had...

Amid the sweeping political transformations unfolding in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime, political voices have recently called for the dissolution of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. The move raises pressing questions about its timing, its relation to the...