Ameenah Sawwan is a Syrian advocate and human rights activist, who is currently working on highlighting the violations of human rights in the besieged Syrian areas. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/ameenah-a-sawwan/rss en Civil Society Human Rights Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Ameenah A. Sawwan https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/23/a-special-note-to-syrian-mothers-on-mothers-day https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/23/a-special-note-to-syrian-mothers-on-mothers-day While the Middle East celebrated its Mother’s Day on Monday, Ameenah A. Sawan recalled the first Mother’s Day of the Syrian uprising, now a bittersweet memory of cheers, fears and sadness, and wished strength to all Syrian mothers who have seen unimaginable suffering over the past five years. Civil Society Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 18 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Ameenah A. Sawwan https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/18/the-syrian-spring-blossoms-again https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2016/03/18/the-syrian-spring-blossoms-again Ameenah Sawwan, a Syria advocate and human-rights activist, reflects on five years of war since the uprising in Syria began in March 2011, and the recent resurgence of popular protests across the country in what some have deemed the second blossoming of the Syrian spring.