![Syrians who are picking up their passports queue up in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo June 16, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and called for a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state firmly against President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX10PIR](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/07/SyriaCairoEmbassy.jpg/SyriaCairoEmbassy.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=MduwQbQ_)
Brenda Stoter is a Dutch journalist who writes about the Middle East, with special attention to Syrian women and Western jihad brides. Her articles have been published by Al Jazeera as well as featured in Dutch and Belgium national newspapers and magazines, including Algemeen Dagblad, De Tijd, Het Parool and De Groene Amsterdammer. On Twitter: @BrendaStoter
![Syrians who are picking up their passports queue up in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo June 16, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and called for a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state firmly against President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX10PIR](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/07/SyriaCairoEmbassy.jpg/SyriaCairoEmbassy.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=MduwQbQ_)
![People chat near a wall decorated with portraits of protesters killed during the February revolution, at a coffee shop in Cairo October 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (EGYPT - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR2SRES](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/07/RTR2SRES.jpg/RTR2SRES.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=Lw5ckv4M)
Brenda Stoter (Syria Pulse)
Brenda Stoter (Syria Pulse)
![Women chant slogans from their windows to show their support for an anti-Mursi protest by police officers and protesters after the funeral of Brigadier General Mohamed Hani, a senior police officer from Alexandria, in the streets of Alexandria July 1, 2013. Mohamed Hani was shot dead by unknown gunmen who ambushed his car in the Sinai Peninsula town of El Arish on Saturday, security sources and state media said. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX118S7](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/07/Cairo.jpg/Cairo.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=vzppmTr5)
Brenda Stoter (Syria Pulse)
![An anti-Mursi protester chants slogans during a massive protest in Alexandria, June 30, 2013. Egyptians poured onto the streets on Sunday, swelling crowds that opposition leaders hope will number into the millions by evening and persuade Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX1179M](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/07/RTX1179M.jpg/RTX1179M.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=-vO0aJ4v)
Brenda Stoter (Syria Pulse)
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Brenda Stoter (Syria Pulse)