Recalibrating Syria Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/category/thematic-threads/recalibrating-syria/ Anthropology for Radical Optimism Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:44:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png Recalibrating Syria Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/category/thematic-threads/recalibrating-syria/ 32 32 Syria in the Moment https://allegralaboratory.net/syria-in-the-moment/ https://allegralaboratory.net/syria-in-the-moment/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45132 While thinking optimistically about politics is never wise, it is impossible not to share in the euphoria of Syrians for […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/syria-in-the-moment/feed/ 0 The Emotional Toll of Death in Syria: Revolution to Toppling https://allegralaboratory.net/the-emotional-toll-of-death-in-syria-revolution-to-toppling/ https://allegralaboratory.net/the-emotional-toll-of-death-in-syria-revolution-to-toppling/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:15:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45462 After more than eight years of no contact, I conducted a video call with a former non-influential officer from an […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/the-emotional-toll-of-death-in-syria-revolution-to-toppling/feed/ 0 Forever no more? Between new and old worlds https://allegralaboratory.net/forever-no-more-between-new-and-old-worlds/ https://allegralaboratory.net/forever-no-more-between-new-and-old-worlds/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:33:23 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45260 The fall of Asad’s state of eternity on December 8th, the liberation of his regime’s prisons and security centres, the […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/forever-no-more-between-new-and-old-worlds/feed/ 0 Inheriting a Dislocatory Moment https://allegralaboratory.net/inheriting-a-dislocatory-moment/ https://allegralaboratory.net/inheriting-a-dislocatory-moment/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:15:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45118 On December 8th, 2024, Syria – my country of birth and the place where I lived for twenty-four years – […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/inheriting-a-dislocatory-moment/feed/ 0 Recalibrating Political Islam? The Syrian Revolution in Global Narratives https://allegralaboratory.net/recalibrating-political-islam-the-syrian-revolution-in-global-narratives/ https://allegralaboratory.net/recalibrating-political-islam-the-syrian-revolution-in-global-narratives/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:50:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45133 In the shifting political landscape of post-Asad Syria, global narratives surrounding political Islam are undergoing a recalibration, blurring engagement with […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/recalibrating-political-islam-the-syrian-revolution-in-global-narratives/feed/ 0 Do walls still have ears? https://allegralaboratory.net/do-walls-still-have-ears/ https://allegralaboratory.net/do-walls-still-have-ears/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45444 How can communications studies contribute to anthropological inquiry of Syria? This essay reflects on the architecture that governs silence and […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/do-walls-still-have-ears/feed/ 0 On Volte-Face (Takwi’) https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/ https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:38:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45151 Speaking was very risky during the fifty-four years long Asad family domination of the republic.[1] By speaking, I am not […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/feed/ 0 Seeing Sednaya: Echoes of a Fallen Regime https://allegralaboratory.net/seeing-sednaya-echoes-of-a-fallen-regime/ https://allegralaboratory.net/seeing-sednaya-echoes-of-a-fallen-regime/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:15:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45170 Sednaya Prison, long cloaked in secrecy and fear, has stood as a stark symbol of the Asad regime’s repression. For […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/seeing-sednaya-echoes-of-a-fallen-regime/feed/ 0 Avowing Revolution https://allegralaboratory.net/avowing-revolution/ https://allegralaboratory.net/avowing-revolution/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45470 Khaldoun al-Mallah, a Palestinian-Syrian medical doctor and writer, journeyed south from exile in Idlib Province two days after the fall […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/avowing-revolution/feed/ 0 Beyond Preaching Unity and Inclusion: Observations from Syria’s Media and Online Spaces https://allegralaboratory.net/beyond-preaching-unity-and-inclusion-observations-from-syrias-media-and-online-spaces/ https://allegralaboratory.net/beyond-preaching-unity-and-inclusion-observations-from-syrias-media-and-online-spaces/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:11:43 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45178 The collapse of Bashar Al-Asad’s authoritarian regime (2000-2024) and the less-violent-than-expected capture of Damascus by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) brought […]

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