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Syrian actors take part in a street performance titled ‘Sanduq al-Kar’ in Damascus in October, 2008.
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Syrians shop at stall selling herbs in Damascus, Syria, on October 14, 2014. (EPA/Youssef Badawi)
Syrians turn to herbal remedies as cost of medicine soars
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—The famous Al-Buzuriyah souq, a traditional market specializing in herbal remedies in the Old City of Damascus, was for decades a destination for dervishes and the poor who sought cheap treatments for their ailments. Today, as Syria’s...Caption:
Traditional Syrian furniture maker Kamel Al-Khabir. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Breaking Syria’s furniture-makers
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Syrian crisis drags on into its fourth, agonizing year, the toll it is taking on the country’s cultural heritage is becoming more and more apparent, alongside the terrible human cost of the war for control of the country. In one corner...Caption:
A general view shows damage in the Hammam Al-Nahasin bathhouse, dating back to the 13th century, in the old market of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on February 22, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Al-Halabi)
Damascus bathhouses stand empty as conflict keeps bathers away
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ahmed works as a masseur at a Damascus hammam (bathhouse), and he and a tea boy—who insisted on serving us steaming cups of the beverage—are the last two workers to have remained at the premises. With an expression saddened by seeing the...Caption:
The Bab Al-Jabiya market, Damascus (Asharq Al-Awsat)