Life Goes On In Syria’s Capitals Susan Dirgham 5 years ago Young boys play in a public fountain on the edge of Aleppo's destroyed Old City. May 2019. Photo Alex Ray 1 of 9 A woman and her son find shade in the interior of the Khan As'ad Pasha during an art exhibition. April 2019. Photo Alex Ray.Khan As'ad Pasha or the As'ad Pasha Caravansarai, old Damascus. Not far from Straight Street. Image by Alex Ray Shoppers pass by the exterior walls of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus at sunset. April 2019. Photo Alex Ray An Imam delivers a sermon inside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. April 2019. Photo Alex Ray. Worshipers explore the halls of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. April, 2019. Photo Alex RayThe main prayer room, Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus. Image by Alex Ray Heritage Hotel, old Damascus. Image by Alex RayHeritage Hotel, old Damascus. Image by Alex Ray A hand-carved mother of pearl inlay table in the sitting room of a 16th-century Damascene house. April, 2019. Photo Alex RayHeritage Hotel, old Damascus. Image by Alex Ray Young boys play in a public fountain on the edge of Aleppo's destroyed Old City. May 2019. Photo Alex Ray Children play in a war-damaged kiosk in Aleppo's central park one spring Friday, May 2019. Photo Alex Ray Young boys take lunch amid the ruins of Aleppo's Old City, in a square that once housed the city's most famous falafel shop. May 2019. Photo Alex Ray