Silver linings

“THERE is a silver lining in a country that is completely destroyed,” said Mariam Jalabi — one of the founders of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement (SWPM) — during a conversation marking the first anniversary of the fall of Damascus in December 2024. Jalabi was referring to the opportunities inherent in building a new system from scratch — the possibility that in the hollowed-out shell of a country lies the chance to construct a system that is equitable from the very beginning. The fact t...

By none@none.com (Rafia Zakaria)