Syria: Who’s Afraid of the UN Observer Mission?

By Sharmine Narwani There is a lot of noise coming out of different quarters about the “imminent collapse” of the Continue reading →

Western Journalist: Visa Denied

By Sharmine Narwani   Item number five on UN Envoy Kofi Annan’s 6-point plan for Syria is the following: “(5) Continue reading →

Surprise Video Changes Syria “Timeline”

By Sharmine Narwani Of all the myths obstructing the honest portrayal of events in Syria this past year, none has Continue reading →

Dear Western Journalist…Stay Home

Dear Western journalist, Please cease using the argument that the reason you are writing crap about Syria is because “media Continue reading →

Hollywood in Homs and Idlib?

By Sharmine Narwani Last October I was asked to write an article on the direction of the crisis in Syria Continue reading →

Syria Censorship at AOL-Huffington Post?

By Sharmine Narwani Let me be clear that this blogpost is not about sour grapes. But the media cacophony on Continue reading →

High-Tech Trickery in Homs?

What was surely meant to be a clever display of media-friendly visuals to illustrate Syrian regime violence in Homs, has Continue reading →

Veteran US Diplomat Questions Syria Storyline

By Sharmine Narwani The problem with US policy in the Middle East is that it now operates almost entirely at Continue reading →