Tag Archives: Deraa

Homs – Two

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Qassem can’t go back. As he tells me his story he even says «Come on do it, write down my real name, there is nothing else to loose». And I do not write down his real name anyways, but I … Continue reading →

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The Two Homs

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

my piece on Homs for the Harper’s Mag More than 10,000 people have been arrested in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, in the past two months. I’ve been staying near the souk, and every night I hear the sound of tanks … Continue reading →

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«Not in Aleppo»

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

At exactly 13.28 local time, after friday prayers were declared over, an absolute silence fell on the Main Mosque of Aleppo. For at least one minute, the only moving beings were pigeons flying around the roofs of the Citadel. Then … Continue reading →

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