That Syria has seen a series of catastrophic events over the past decade is hardly news. The gradual deterioration in the quality of life has been steady, at least since 2012, if not before. If the popular adage that things had to get worse before they could get better was anything to go by, then the early weeks of this winter would have borne the early signs of improvement.
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A post shared by a friend on Facebook read: “Three empty chalets by the sea in Latakia, if you know people needing a place to stay please give them my number.” “Our church has reopened its basement shelters, for those with nowhere to go” read another, this time from Aleppo, a city that had no shelters in 2010. As the estimated number of lives lost to the Feb. 6 earthquakes in
In a previous column, I turned the spotlight on a serious problem that is facing colleges and universities around the world: Student suicide. The gravity of this problem stems not only from its mere existence, which is a dreadful enough fact in itself, but rather its shocking prevalence. Statistical data from universities that conduct research into the likelihood of suicidal
Parents and educators have good reason to consider every age in a child’s developmental process to be a crucial step on their journey toward adulthood. And while specialists may argue about whether one stage is more crucial than others, the fact that the final teenage years and early 20s can be a sensitive time is little disputed. College is where many life-forming activities