Elizabeth Dickinson is Gulf correspondent at The National, based in Abu Dhabi. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/elizabeth-dickinson-2/rss en Displacement Education Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Dickinson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/22/forced-to-flee-syria-young-adult-refugees-stall-out https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/05/22/forced-to-flee-syria-young-adult-refugees-stall-out Syrians in the early stages of their careers or finishing up university education have lost critical professional years. Personal dreams are also on hold. Civil Society Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Dickinson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/09/syrias-gulf-brigades https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/09/syrias-gulf-brigades In the months after protests first erupted in Syria in 2011, a soft-eyed native of Deir al-Zour province did two things – one he is proud of and another he deeply regrets. Government & Pro-Government Forces ISIS Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Dickinson https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/08/14/sectarian-divides-in-syria-extend-their-reach https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/08/14/sectarian-divides-in-syria-extend-their-reach KUWAIT CITY / It was about the time summer temperatures started to soar that the startling video began circulating among Shiites in Kuwait.