by Hisham Adra | Aug 10, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
Damascus-The Syrian General Authority for Books has issued the Arabic translation of the book “from Stories of Ballet” translated and edited by Mohammed Hanana. This book, which is composed of 170 pages, is written by a number of European researchers and includes an...
by Hisham Adra | Feb 6, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the years before the Syrian uprising broke out the publishing industry in Syria was thriving. Those acquainted with the business maintain that nearly a thousand publishing houses were operating in Syria, two hundred of which were...
by Hisham Adra | Jan 28, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Syria’s archaeological gems are flattened and looted in the midst of war, one Syrian fashion designer is bringing the ancient civilization of Mari back to life on the catwalk. Nozha Abdelmohsen creates robes and dresses inspired by the...
by Hisham Adra | Jan 7, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Damascus’s Old City, the ancient heart of the Syrian capital, witnessed an interesting phenomenon during the 1990s, one that quickly bordered on becoming a craze: denizens began converting some of their traditional Syrian homes—some dating...
by Hisham Adra | Dec 19, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rehab and Sally did not feel self-conscious on their first day at their new job in Al-Kamal coffeehouse in the Syrian capital Damascus. The coffeehouse regulars, however, were surprised to see the waitresses in a place usually only frequented...
