Mahdi Al Mahdi – A Passionate Syrian Composer and Arranger

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This interview with Mahdi Al Mahdi took place on 24 September 2019, my last evening in Damascus before I flew out of Syria on...

Three women in Damascus. In a traffic jam… and I’m loving it!

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I was in Damascus for just over a week, and in a taxi with Athar and Rana on our way to the old city....

A Game of Backgammon in Beit Jabri, Old Damascus

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In his 1988 LA Times article below, journalist and columnist Charles Wallace captured beautifully Syrians' love for the game of backgammon; the magic of...

To Our Countries لبلادي

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Faia and Rihan Younan were born in the village of Al-Malikiyah, Syria, and grew up in the city of Aleppo. They moved to Sweden...

Dr Bouthaina Shaaban: Is The World At War?

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  'Beloved Syria - Considering Syrian Perspectives', First Edition, Spring 2016, page 25 The Challenge - Responding to this 21st Century War This magazine aims to present...

Syrian Scouts – Community and Country; Responsibility and Belonging

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In September 2019 on a visit to Damascus, I interviewed Athar, a Syrian woman who has been in her church scout group since she...