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Go topBy: Habeeb Salloum/ Arab America Contributing Writer The muezzin’s evening call to prayer sounded soothing as we made our way through the side streets of old Damascus to the Al-Nawfara (the fountain) Café, famous as a story-telling haunt. In a few minutes, we were sitting in this charming coffee-house, surrounded by water pipe smokers and … Continued
Conditions in Syria and Iraq pale in comparison to Turkey or the Gulf states, but appealing prices and locals looking to recover from the war against ISIS have given birth to new aesthetics hotspots SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ZVI BAR’EL Dr. Jamil Abdallah, an ear, nose and throat specialist and a plastic surgeon, has a scientific … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From the dawn of Islam, Damascus and its Umayyad Mosque, one of the most sacred structures in the Muslim world, have been synonymous. For hundreds of years, this great house of worship, the fourth holiest spot in the Muslim world, has been the city’s most magnificent historic building – … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer “And the Lord said unto Cain, where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto Me from the ground.” (Genesis 4:9) So it is written in the Bible. … Continued
By Lisa Jackson Saveur.com For Assam Hadhad, there are two ingredients for living a happy life: peace and chocolate. Once a leading chocolatier in Damascus, this ambitious Syrian refugee is now reclaiming both, seeking a sweet start in Canada. For three decades, Hadhad’s company in Syria shipped handmade chocolate all over world, but he lost … Continued
Christina Tkacik The Baltimore Sun It was the spring of 2011 when Alia Malek told her younger sister Rana the news: She was moving to Damascus. The Syrian uprising had just begun. People would be fleeing en masse. Yet Malek — a journalist, author and lawyer — would be flying in. The prospect was worrisome. … Continued
From Our Lady of Damascus Church, Syria, the greater Detroit area hosts the Choir of Joy. Known in Arabic as Joqat al-Farah, the Choir of Joy was founded in 1977 by Father Elias Zehlawi. The choir at that time included 55 children, boys and girls, representing all Christian denominations. Today there are over 100 members … Continued
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