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What is Syria's place in the sacred geography of Islam?
Among the sacred places mentioned in Islamic sources are Mecca, Sinai, and Jerusalem, but also Syria (the Shām) and ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy.
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Families of detainees and missing Syrians protest in Damascus
Families of detainees and missing Syrians protest outside the Hijaz train station in Damascus, demanding accountability for perpetrators of crimes under Assad's now-deposed government. "These people ...
'A lot of history yet to play out': Syrian rebels capture Damascus as Assad flees
The Assad Regime has ended in Syria with rebels taking Damascus. NBC News' Richard Engel is on the ground in Damascus and NBC ...
The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
After less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. Their presence seemed to catch the regime off guard, forcing Assad to flee to Russia ...
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Syrians celebrate end of Assad rule, look toward the future: "This feels like a new birth"
Hope and uncertainty fill the streets of Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The challenges of rebuilding are enormous ...
Jaw-dropping moment Syrian translator finds anguished message written by his missing relative on wall of Damascus prison
A Syrian man helping to translate the anguished messages scrawled on cell walls by prisoners of the brutal Assad regime made ...
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Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
In recent history, the hoodie’s every-man essence ... Armed rebel fighters walking through the Old City of Damascus on Monday.Credit...Bilal Alhammoud/EPA, via Shutterstock A day after sweeping ...
Syria and history
With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...