Tag Archive for: Damascus

Hammams of Old Damascus: Back from the Dead
The fabled Turkish baths of Damascus, or hammams, have been…

A two-way street: Emigration from Damascus
Twenty-seven US governors have recently closed their state’s…

Damascene Sufism, the antidote to ISIS
When the Islamic State stormed the city of al-Mayadeen in…

My reflections on meeting Jimmy Carter in Damascus
In October 2010, President Jimmy Carter visited Damascus…

A long, hard look at ‘Zionism in Damascus’
A healthy debate is currently underway within some Syrian…

New buzz in the Old City of Damascus
When in Syria, live like a Syrian.
This is the catchy…
