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When Donald Trump becomes the next president, he will be facing a world full of conflicts. In Syria rebels toppled a dictator who was backed by Russia and Iran. Ukraine fights for survival. China shows its aggression to the U.S. and Israel continues to attack Gaza. What does this mean for America foreign policy and national security under Trump?
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A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.
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San Antonio composer Nathan Felix has written a new chamber opera, "Öcalan," about the Kurdish struggle for independence. It was to have premiered at the SXSW Music Festival in 2020.
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The battle for the city of Idlib. We’ll get insight on the latest cruel chapter in Syria’s long civil war.
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Kurdish allies of the U.S. say the president's decision is "shocking." Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump is doing "EXACTLY what President Obama did in Iraq with even more disastrous consequences."
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After the death of four Americans in an ISIS attack, President Trump is proposing "safe zones" in Syria. Will agreements to de-escelate be enough to hold…
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The photo of the young child's body powered a surge of public concern for the refugee crisis. Now his aunt, Tina Kurdi, has written a memoir about her family's sorrows and hopes.
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Updated 12:26 p.m. May 14Ranad Humeidi found a home in the science labs at the University of Texas at San Antonio after moving here her senior year of…
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From Texas Standard . “Dear Speaker Ryan: We write to ask that the House of Representatives immediately begin a serious debate and vote on the use of...
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Feras Fayyad's Last Men In Aleppo goes inside the Syrian city at a time when it was being reduced to rubble by government bombings.