A short stroll though Souk al Hamediyya
Souk al Hamediyya is one of Damascus’s most famous landmarks. Throughout the war it has never stopped being the centre of trade and shopping in Syria’s capital. All walks...
Abandoned But Not Forgotten: Ancient Grand Churches and The Dead Cities of Syria
Written by Jack Bettar
Spread across fertile mountains, between olive and pistachio groves, and across windswept limestone hills, sits an assortment of ancient ruins, some mysterious, but all precious not...
Sanctioning Syria
Written by Chris Ray, this article was first published by Monthly Review Online, 10 January 2020
Sanctioning Syria
By Chris Ray
The United Nations was willing to pay for doors, windows and...
2011 BBC Documentary ‘Being Inspired’
 '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...