Knowledge is Power. The most credible voice for driving meaningful and sustainable change is that of those influenced by it. At its core, this requires a foundation of critical thinking and an evidence base—one that is rooted in lived realities and shaped by deep, context-specific knowledge. Only through this grounded understanding can we challenge dominant global and local narratives. Our approach to knowledge production goes beyond documentation—it is an act of resistance against patriarchal, colonial, and authoritarian structures that seek to control knowledge production and the articulations of people’s struggles. A true transformation requires new and diverse ways of perceiving and grappling with reality, which capture complexity and challenge binary, reductionist, inherently divisive and oppressive narratives of patriarchal, colonial and authoritarian power structures.

We published our first research report, “Activism in Difficult Times”, one of the earliest studies on Syria’s civil society, in 2014. Since then, we have built a track record of interdisciplinary and collaborative research, exploring issues relevant to the lives and futures of the Syrian people and seeking to contribute to the global knowledge repertoire on affecting change, peacebuilding, and what is essentially transformative justice in modern times. All our knowledge production efforts employ a feminist methodology and are specifically geared towards shining a light on marginalised aspects of research.