Articles
What are millions of refugees to do in this pandemic if we do not help them?
The global system set up to look after the displaced is already strained, but without urgent help it may collapse
The Syrian war has had a ripple effect around the world
Nine years of cruelty has destroyed long-cherished norms and laws meant to enshrine our decency towards one another, both in the country and beyond
Greek border crisis: how Europe could have fixed the problem once and for all
Instead of showing leadership to push for a peace settlement in the war-torn country, the EU has appeared toothless in the face of a humanitarian disaster unfolding at its doorstep
Turkey's Syria offensive has exposed the regime's weaknesses – and the world's apathy
Ordinary people are suffering from profound deprivation but the international community has turned a blind eye
Istanbul's cats can bring even gun-toting security officers to their knees
Whatever the origin of the affinity was, Istanbullus, as the city’s denizens are known, adore cats
Aleppo shows Syria is broken in too many places
The Syrian President now controls the road linking Damascus and Aleppo for the first time in years
In Syria, where even the dead are not left in peace
The vandalising of graveyards and digging up of bodies by the Assad regime demonstrate once again that man’s inhumanity to man is the new normal
Rebuilding a library when you've left behind old books from an earlier life
I couldn’t afford to ship books all the way to Montreal: we were a family travelling with a baby on the way, and two rescue cats
How our nine-month-old has made the Canadian winter a little bit warmer for us
As recent immigrants, the first cold snap was depressing for my wife and me – but that's not the case anymore
Iran starts returning crash victims to grieving Canadians
Canada's government is also pressing Tehran for compensation and 'robust' investigation
Greeting Harry and Meghan the Canadian way: with awkward politeness
The royal couple may have rejected brand royalty but they are likely to grow into another sort of brand
We must not lose sight of the human tragedy that has come at the cost of the US-Iran conflict
The victims of the Iran plane crash, for instance, will not get their justice any time soon. But we should, at least, try to remember that each of them had a name and a story
Canada’s Iranian communities mourn plane disaster losses
Canadian government buildings flew their flags at half-mast in honour of the victims
For many Syrians, Qassem Suleimani is the man who brutalised millions just to save Bashar Al Assad
The legacy of the Iranian commander, killed in US strikes on Friday, is that of inhumane warfare, displacement on an unprecedented scale and rampant sectarianism
The displaced people of Idlib are both the closest to their home and the furthest
Among Syria's refugees, 284,000 people in Idlib have been forced to move several times in the dead of winter to escape the onslaught of war
