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Tag: Syria

Syria must not become a lost cause

Seven years of war. At least half a million dead. More than 5 million refugees. Continue reading Syria must not become a lost cause

Posted on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018Categories PoliticsTags Syria, UN Security Council, whirlwindLeave a comment on Syria must not become a lost cause

Saving Syria

The savagery in Syria must end, but military intervention is not the answer. Continue reading Saving Syria

Posted on April 17, 2018April 16, 2018Categories PoliticsTags sanctions, SyriaLeave a comment on Saving Syria

Syria – A failure that shames us all

The Syrian conflict is horribly visible and somehow tragically invisible. Continue reading Syria – A failure that shames us all

Posted on March 6, 2018February 28, 2018Categories PoliticsTags conflict, Syria, tragedy, warLeave a comment on Syria – A failure that shames us all

Nizar Ali Badr creates small miracles in stone

BBC News ran a wonderful story last week about depictions of the war in Syria delicately put together with pebbles. Continue reading Nizar Ali Badr creates small miracles in stone

Posted on February 28, 2017February 26, 2017Categories Art & Artists, PoliticsTags artist, Nizar Ali Badr, stone, SyriaLeave a comment on Nizar Ali Badr creates small miracles in stone

Storm over Syria

Sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind. Continue reading Storm over Syria

Posted on January 24, 2017January 23, 2017Categories PoliticsTags Adad, Aleppo, storm god, SyriaLeave a comment on Storm over Syria

Aleppo

A failure of the imagination. Continue reading Aleppo

Posted on October 4, 2016September 30, 2016Categories PoliticsTags Aleppo, Dresden, Syria, UN Security Council, war crimesLeave a comment on Aleppo

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