Rethink Rebuild Society met with representatives from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office on August 8th to discuss recent developments in Syria. The discussion addressed the need for the UK to explore further avenues for pursuing accountability, the importance preserving the independent space created by civil society, and the inclusivity of the political process.
The London-based newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (The New Arab) posted an article about Rethink Rebuild Society's work written by Dr. Alessandro Colombu who teaches Arabic at the University of Manchester.
The family of Yahya Sharbaji, a leading non-violent activist from Darayya who has been detained by the Syrian regime since 2011, has learned on Monday July 23rd 2018 that both he and his brother Mohammad had died in 2013 while in detention.
On Friday 13 July, our managing director, Dr Haytham Alhamwi, delivered a talk to students at Harrytown Catholic High School, Romiley as part of the school "One Community Day" that is based this year around the theme of sharing the journey, inspired by Pope Francis.
Jake Lloyd of the Arukah Podcast has carried out in July 2018 an interview with Dr Mustafa Alchkar about the plight of Syrian refugees. Here is a brief about the podcast:
