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Devastated by war, farmers return life to Syria’s ‘oasis’
In the 12th century, the Andalusian poet and traveler Ibn Jubayr described the agricultural lands around Damascus as “the ...
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In One Devastated Syrian Suburb, the Only Sign of Life Is the Gravedigger
JOBAR, Syria—Only one patch of this Damascus suburb remains mostly ... where more than a quarter million people lived before the civil war began in 2011. The scale of destruction in Jobar ...
This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's ...
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Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
Damascus cultural life resumes with ... Museum in November before Assad was toppled. Her first exhibition in Syria since leaving early in 2012 early in the civil war, it comprises works from ...