“You are welcome!”
by Leslie Hemphill
“You are welcome”, or “You are family” were words we heard so often in Syria when we travelled with daughter-in-law Ghada on three visits to stay with...
Damascus old City Syria
- from Sarmad Saedaddin(YouTube)
old city of Damascus, Syria, March 2010
Beloved Syria: Refugee starts magazine to help Australians better understand Syria
By Iskhandar Razak
A Syrian refugee granted asylum in Melbourne has started a magazine to give Australians a different perspective of her homeland, which has been ravaged by years of war.
Syria...
Meet Syrian Refugee Who Swam for Her Life to Become an Olympian | NBC...
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.
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My Country
My Country
- by Nizar Qabbani,
- translated by Norma Medawar
From the lisp of the
blackbird…
From the saddening
huskiness of the flute…
From the flickering sounds of
the folk songs
From the sighs of the
minaret…
From a...
Samar, female, aged 28, working with a humanitarian organisation, recently moved from Aleppo to...
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
Sometimes I feel shame when I see the crimes that some Syrians are doing in the name of God, but when I remember...
