 'Syrian School' (Part 3)Â
'Being Inspired'
Syrian School
Episode 3 of 5
Five-part series following a year in the life of four schools in Damascus, a high pressure crossroads in the Middle East.
It concentrates on some remarkable characters finding their way in a country that has never before opened ordinary life up to the cameras in this way, challenges the usual cliches of...
Written by Chris Ray and first published in Atlas Obscura, Dec 10, 2019
BY CHRIS RAY DECEMBER 10, 2019
On a bright spring day in April 2013, the minaret of one of the world’s most famous mosques came crashing to earth in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The sound was heard across the Old Quarter, even over the din of artillery...
‘Beloved Syria’ is honoured to present this beautiful documentary featuring the Gardenia Choir, a women’s choir based in Syria which has performed both in Syria and abroad.
At the start of the film, the choir sings 'Barcarolle' from Jacques Offenbach's ‘The Tales of Hoffman’, a song that must be familiar to tens of thousands of choir members and opera lovers...
Australians for Reconciliation and Truth Towards Syria (ArttS)
To secure a sustainable, equitable world – one without war – the work of peace-building, truth-telling and reconciliation will be critical. At the core of that work will be deep listening.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is an opportunity for Australia to become a more inclusive and mature nation. Using both heart...
Below is an extract only. For the full statement, please go to the press release from the Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations Human Rights, 10 Nov 2022:
UN expert calls for lifting of long-lasting unilateral sanctions ‘suffocating’ Syrian people
Preliminary findings of the visit to the Syrian Arab Republic by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral...
The article below was first published by Pearls and Irritations, 15 December 2022
In September 2003, I started teaching English at the British Council in Damascus. Over eighty years before that, my grandfather had been in Syria’s capital with Australia’s 8th Light Horse Regiment when the British were claiming victory over Turkish forces.
What took my grandfather to Syria was an...
This article, slightly abridged, was first published by 'Pearls and Irritations' on 9 February under the title: An Opportunity for Parliamentarians to Work for Peace.
Petition EN5846 to the House of Representatives calls on the Australian government to suspend Australia’s ‘autonomous sanctions’ on Syria. A considered, conscientious response to the petition could have major implications for Australia’s foreign and defence...
Petition Reason
The people of Syria are not our enemies. Yet Australia has lacked the commitment to seek the truth about the war in Syria while Syrians have become impoverished. In response to the 21/08/2013 alleged sarin gas attack in Ghouta, Syria, America and Britain threatened military strikes against the Syrian Arab Republic. However, credible reports indicate it was...
