By: Leen Shoura An interview for From Syria, With Love It is August in Damascus, and the heat is relentless. Hassan Akkad is sitting at Nash bakery with a Spanish latte in front of him. Outside is the city he has left, returned to, filmed, defended, criticised and continued to call home through several different versions of himself. Teacher. Filmmaker. Refugee. NHS worker. Artist. Activist. Ask Hassan which of those identities describes him today, however, and he reaches for

By: Sophie Gleisner Date: 27 August 2026 Speakers: Katie Hagmann (MSP) – Host Andy Sirel (JustRight Scotland) Bronagh Andrew (TARA) Joy Gillespie (SOHTIS) Summary: Introduction: Human trafficking is best understood as an exploitation of vulnerability. It currently exists within all 32 local authorities in Scotland, and impacts both Scottish and non-Scottish (such as immigrants) citizens alike. The following industries in Scotland contain prevalent links to human trafficking a

Image used by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/world/asia/george-floyd-protest-global.html In light of the recent,...