Haid Haid

Syria

Columnist and Senior Consulting Research Fellow at The World Today Magazine

Senior Fellow @ArabReform_ARI, Chatham House @CH_MENAP & @ME_Council | Formerly @Refugees | PhD @warstudies | A Syrian who writes about Syria—among other things

Articles

Christians in Syria: Fear lingers in an ancient community | Qantara.de

2 months ago | qantara.de | Florian Neuhof |Haid Haid |Bente Scheller |Diana Hodali

Christians in Syria · 17.04.2025 In the predominantly Christian town of Maaloula, residents hold differing views on al-Sharaa and the safety of their community in the new Syria. For many, memories of the 2013 Nusra Front attack remain—and mistrust runs deep. https://qantara.de/en/node/44348 Print It is Sunday morning and cold inside the old church as Father Fadi al-Barkil turns away from the congregation, goes to the altar and raises his arms.
Priorities for President Trump’s MENA Policy

Jan 22, 2025 | timep.org | Douglas Christensen |Timothy E. Kaldas |Hamid Khalafallah |Haid Haid

President Trump takes office as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) faces a critical crossroads. The war in Sudan will span into its second US administration and Gaza’s ceasefire has just begun, with worrying indications that it may soon collapse. Lebanon, in the midst of a delicate ceasefire with Israel, faces a difficult political transition following the end of a two-year presidential vacuum.
Beyond the Battlefield: Sudan’s Virtual Propaganda Warzone

Jan 14, 2025 | timep.org | Hamid Khalafallah |Haid Haid |Kassem Mnejja |Mohaned Elnour

This article is part of a collaborative project between the Arabi Facts Hub (AFH) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) on misinformation and disinformation in the Arab World. The hopes for a peaceful democratic transition in Sudan were shattered on April 15, 2023, when the country erupted into armed conflict.
A Post-Assad Syria: Navigating the Transition Ahead

Dec 19, 2024 | timep.org | Haid Haid

On December 8, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell following a rapid rebel offensive across Syria, which lasted less than two weeks. With it, the 54-year rule of the Assad family came to a stunning end. TIMEP spoke to columnist and researcher Haid Haid to understand more and to discuss the transition ahead. Can you explain what happened these past few weeks? How did rebel armed groups manage to overthrow Assad’s regime so quickly after all these years? Why now?
Syria’s conflict was never going to stay frozen. A new push for a lasting peace is needed

Dec 4, 2024 | almendron.com | Haid Haid

Just as Middle East observers exhaled in relief following the announcement of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Syria’s war reignited with startling intensity on 27 November. Syrian opposition groups launched a military offensive that delivered striking results, capturing hundreds of kilometres of territory across the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama in a matter of days – reclaiming some areas and seizing others for the first time.
How Misinformation Fuels Hate Against Refugees in Egypt

Nov 27, 2024 | timep.org | Mostafa Al-a'sar |Haid Haid |Salma Daoudi

This article is part of a collaborative project between the Arabi Facts Hub (AFH) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) on misinformation and disinformation in the Arab World. As Egypt faces rough economic conditions that have severely harmed the standard of living for its citizens, the country’s government has shifted part of the blame onto refugees.
Op-Ed: Syria’s climate emergency: Conflict no excuse for inaction

Nov 19, 2024 | syriadirect.org | Haid Haid |Mateo Nelson

Syria’s environmental challenges have been sidelined—overshadowed by more than 13 years of devastating conflict and instability—but delaying climate interventions is not an option, Haid Haid writes. Syria is grappling with a relentless wave of climate disasters, from scorching and raging wildfires to debilitating droughts and choking sandstorms. These crises, increasing in both frequency and intensity, underscore the country’s accelerating vulnerability to climate change.
Caught Between Two Wars: The Risky Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon

Nov 13, 2024 | timep.org | Haid Haid |Salma Daoudi |Zeead Yaghi

As Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon intensifies, hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes, turning once-vibrant communities into ghost towns. Official estimates suggest that more than 1.2 million people have been displaced since September 23, marking one of the most severe humanitarian crises Lebanon has experienced in decades.
Navigating Early Recovery in Syria

Nov 5, 2024 | lb.boell.org | Haid Haid

Complex challenges confront the early recovery efforts in regime-controlled areas of Syria, where traditional humanitarian aid alone no longer meets the nation’s urgent and growing needs. Though donors recognize the need for this shift, securing adequate financing for early recovery activities remains challenging. Major Western donor states argue that reconstruction efforts should await a credible political transition in Syria, in line with UNSCR 2254.
Whispers of War

Oct 31, 2024 | aljumhuriya.net | Haid Haid |Anas Al Horani

As global attention zeroes in on Israel’s expanding conflicts across the Middle East, a storm is brewing in northwest Syria. After a three-month lull, Russian fighter jets have returned to the skies, raining down heavy airstrikes on the last opposition-held territories. These air assaults have been paired with heavy artillery and rocket fire from regime forces targeting Idlib and rural Aleppo, as well as the deployment of reinforcements to front-line positions.