For these Syrian artists, humor is essential to coping with oppression and war
WASHINGTON POST (14/1/2019) When they hear shelling outside their apartment in Damascus, close to the front line, Rand and Hala start to laugh. They were just talking about artillery. “Rand called a bomb and it came immediately,” jokes Hala. “Call God,” she tells her friend. “But God won’t come,” she continues, as they keep laughing. […]
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“Ideas cannot be killed with weapons” – remembering Raed Fares
QANTARA DW (22/11/2019) “Black Friday Special Offer“ read a banner held by activists in Kafranbel, a small town in northern Syria. “Bring your enemy and come to fight in Syria for free“. When the Syrian uprising against the authoritarian regime of Bashar al-Assad began in 2011, Kafranbel protesters displayed eye-catching messages on a weekly basis. “ASSad is the source of […]
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Childhood Interrupted – A photo-essay by Syrian children
LATTERLY MAGAZINE (6/11/2016) Life for Syrian refugees in Turkey is especially hard for children. Forced to leave their homes, interrupt their studies and adapt to difficult conditions of instability and vulnerability in a foreign country, Syrian children are forced to grow up too quickly. Children as young as twelve work twelve hours a day, six […]
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Síria “É melhor morrer só uma vez”
OBSERVADOR (11/4/2015) Sete milhões de deslocados, três milhões de refugiados, mais de 215 mil mortos. São números do conflito na Síria que dura há mais de 4 anos. Esta é a história de quem o viveu na primeira pessoa Amal, chamemos-lhe assim porque ela pediu para que não seja revelado o nome verdadeiro, senta-se num café […]
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