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Syria's last embroiderers: 'I lost my home and my fields, but I always kept this bag'
A symbol of the country's diversity, Syrian embroidery nearly disappeared during the 13 years of civil war. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, a group of women led by a German woman in her 70s has been trying to keep this age-old art alive.
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Syria's last embroiderers: 'I lost my home and my fields, but I always kept this bag'
A symbol of the country's diversity, Syrian embroidery nearly disappeared during the 13 years of civil war. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, a group of women led by…
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The incomplete transformation of Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa, Islamist rebel turned president
'Syria after Assad' (1/4). The man who toppled Syria's Baathist regime has succeeded in breaking the country's international isolation. Yet the former jihadist, who governs with a…
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Syrians celebrate 'renewed hope' one year after the fall of the Assad dictatorship
In Damascus, where a military parade took place, many Syrians celebrated on Monday the first anniversary of the end of 14 years of civil war. However, among Christian, Druze and…
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In Syria, the return of exiles: 'I've been waiting for this moment for 14 years'
'Syria after Assad' (2/4). Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime one year ago, more than 1.2 million exiled Syrians have returned home. The journey back has often…