Source: Orange Foundation, Published on Mar 24, 2017, Standard Youtube License
Lena is an Armenian Syrian singer, composer and musician. Described as a Syrian ambassador spreading the jasmine voice of Damascus, she has performed in Germany, England, Sweden, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, and Russia, as well as her home country of Syria.
She sings mainly in Arabic and Armenian, but also in Syriac,...
Echoes From Ugarit is played by American Syrian Malek Jandali. It is an arrangement of the oldest music notation in the world.
Source Jim Ross, Cinematographer  Published on Oct 1, 2010, Standard Youtube Licence,
Jandali 'released his first album of compositions for piano and orchestra, Echoes from Ugarit, in June 2009. The album was briefly in the international music charts of the United Arab Emirates. The...
Luke Cornish is drawing on his experiences travelling through Syria to paint a picture of the country beyond the news headlines. (Aired SBS World News February 12th 2017).
Permission to publish on Beloved Syria from Brianna Roberts
First published on 5 March 2017, SBS World News
Extract from interview with Luke Cornish by Maggie Brown, for Beloved Syria, 2nd Issue:
Since being a...
Children have a right to play, but in Damascus the ruined streets are their playground. Dateline reveals the harsh lessons they've already learnt about war. For more on Luke Waters' story, go to the SBS Dateline website... http://bit.ly/1oLN9lV
- From SBS Dateline, First Published Feb 23, 2016
- From Rand Younes (YouTube)
In response to #refugeecrisis, I step into the shoes of Syrian refugees to see what the Australian public thinks of them! The response was touching and inspiring proving that humanity still exists :)
Remember, history is being written and we are the writers!
From AlAhmad Films (YouTobe)
'Damascus Lives & Loves' is a short documentary about the daily life of people in the oldest inhabited city in the world during these difficult times that Syria is experiencing.
The short documentary will have no voice-over, neither subtitles nor any additional information, but what you see of the city itself.
The goal is to make what is considered...
Australia has committed to resettling thousands of refugees from Syria. For some Australians, Syria is so distant it could exist in another universe, and the TV news tends to portray it as a dark, urban wasteland, populated only by villains and victims.
But despite the enormous destruction and suffering caused by six years of war, multi-faith Syria survives, and there...
Last year, Yusra Mardini swam for three hours to push a sinking refugee boat to shore, saving everyone on board. Now, she’ll compete on the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team.
- From NBC News
