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Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs
A banner held up in the hall read “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad”. One of Maasarani’s best known songs is Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal, which he first sang in 2012, addressing ...
New details of Assad's final 24 hours in Syria before his regime collapsed
Syria's former President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning sweep across the ...
Public Radio International1d
Syria’s national symphony plays 1st concert since the fall of Assad
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed last week at the Damascus opera house. As hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, musicians and audiences alike expressed relief that the arts are ...
Middle East Eye13d
'I could smell Syria': Trauma lingers among diaspora but returning home means closure
When Shobut thinks of home, she recalls Syria's lemons. The smell is fundamental to her memory of Damascus, she explained.
The death and resurrection of Syria's 'Nightingale of the Revolution'
At the start of the 2011 revolution, Abdul Rahman Farhoud gained popularity by boldly singing songs that mocked the al-Assad ...
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Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A banner held up in the hall read, “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad.” One of Maasarani's best known songs is “Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal,” which he first sang in 2012 ...