You are here: Homepage Tag Damascus Articles People in a club in Damascus. For many of those present, nightlife is also an emotional refuge from the traumas of the years-long Syrian civil war. Photo: Hasan Ibrahim Belal Nightlife | Syria Born into chaos Syrians are rediscovering nightlife and partying in the underground music scene is like being reborn. A stroll through Damascus at night By Danny Makki 08/20/2025 A treasure trove of local handicrafts: the Suq al-Hamidiya in Damascus. Photo: Zeina Shahla Arts and crafts | Syria The finishing touch Power outages, lack of young talent and scarce materials: In Damascus, arts and crafts struggle to survive By Zeina Shahla 04/14/2022 The writer Rafik Shami, born 1946 in Damascus Photo: Root Leeb Flashback | Syria Oh, Scheherazade! How I discovered the magic of storytelling on the Syrian radio By Rafik Schami 01/07/2022
People in a club in Damascus. For many of those present, nightlife is also an emotional refuge from the traumas of the years-long Syrian civil war. Photo: Hasan Ibrahim Belal Nightlife | Syria Born into chaos Syrians are rediscovering nightlife and partying in the underground music scene is like being reborn. A stroll through Damascus at night By Danny Makki 08/20/2025
A treasure trove of local handicrafts: the Suq al-Hamidiya in Damascus. Photo: Zeina Shahla Arts and crafts | Syria The finishing touch Power outages, lack of young talent and scarce materials: In Damascus, arts and crafts struggle to survive By Zeina Shahla 04/14/2022
The writer Rafik Shami, born 1946 in Damascus Photo: Root Leeb Flashback | Syria Oh, Scheherazade! How I discovered the magic of storytelling on the Syrian radio By Rafik Schami 01/07/2022
