Ruthanne Sikora
Ruthanne is a dedicated caregiver to her differently-abled daughter, Lauren, and a passionate human rights activist. As a Global Studies student, writer, English editor, journalist, and co-founder of SYRIAWISE, she combines academic insight with advocacy to amplify voices for justice and social change.
Syria and the Failure of the International Order
Radwan Ziadeh’s The United Nations’ Failure in Syria examines how years of resolutions, documentation, and diplomacy failed to protect Syrians. This review explores what that failure reveals about international justice and the limits of the global order.
Rania al-Abbasi: The Syrian Mother Who Vanished with Her Six Children
The story of Rania al-Abbasi and her six children, whose disappearance became one of Syria's most tragic cases of enforced disappearance and loss.
Press Review | Syria confronts an immense challenge
#VivianYee in the January 12, 2025 issue of #TheNewYorkTimes writes about #accountability in #PostAssadSyria
Book Review | In Praise of Hatred: Perspective of a fictional young woman
The major events occurring in #Syria during the period this novel covers are real even though no specific identifiers were used
Mai Skaf: Six years of strong-presence absence
Six years ago today, one of #Syria's icons, #MaiSkaf, died of a cerebal aneurysm near #Paris, #France.
Boomerang | Assad has plenty of time to lie and misinform
"#Syrians and friends of Syrians continue to expose #Assad's deception," #RuthanneSikora writes in her #Opinion article
Father Paolo: When absence means strong presence in hearts and minds
Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest beloved by Syrians, disappeared in July 2013
Victims still cry for justice 10 years after the Ghouta massacre
It has been 10 years since the #ChemicalMassacre in #Syria's #Ghouta, and the perpetrators have never been held accountable for their #HeinousCrimes
Once again Assad speaks and the sky comes crashing down
Contrary to well-known facts and mountains of evidence, #Assad continues to deny any responsibility for the events that have unfolded in #Syria, writes Ruthanne Sikora
Ten years have passed, still Father Paolo strongly present
#FatherPaolo appealed to the leaders of the #Catholic #Church to support the #Syrian people’s right to self-determination