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Coming Soon

Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:02:29 +0300

After about more than 20 years of restoration works, Citadel of Damascus is about to be opened to the public in June 2006.

Dear readers of this blog, I’m sorry, but there wo...

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:31:22 +0200

Dear readers of this blog, I’m sorry, but there wont be any posting for couples of weeks ahead.
Thank you.

YOU & ME

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:29:27 +0200

To Be Or Not To Be

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:17:26 +0200

It came to my mind to ask many Syrian kids from different social classes about their hopes, dreams and what do they like to be in future…
When I asked Samir, 8-year-old, “What do you want to be in future?” with full confidence he said “ I ‘m sure I’ll be a plastic surgeon, all people want to look better, I’ll make a great profit from it, I’ll gain a lot of money and I’ll be rich, I also wish to reach the age of 17 because my father promised me to buy me a BMW motorcycle, I’ll not let anyone race me because I’ll be the winner!”

Joudy 10-year-old, she already speaks two languages perfectly in addition to Arabic, she answered me without hesitation; “interior designer, I also love fashion, and yeah I can’t wait till I grow up to do a plastic surgery to my nose, there is something wrong with it, I don’t like it.

What A Shame!

Sun, 5 Feb 2006 12:40:25 +0200

First of all I would like to clarify that my Blog is not about political issues nor Islamic ones.

Concerning the so-appeared to be peaceful and civil

Voices from America

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:42:24 +0200

As I got a lot of American visitors yesterday, I have received more than fifty E-mails asking me about my life and my country. A lot of applausments and a little of critisim.

Mirrored Umayyad

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:21:22 +0200

At al-Uqaybah at the end of Souq Saroujah there was a Khan (caravansary) well known for vice, called Khan al-Zanjari.

Cocktail

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:44:21 +0200

Images at random from Damascus,Syria

Ya Mal el-Sham

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:48:21 +0200

Welcome America!!!

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 01:11:20 +0200

Khalid al-Azm's Amazing House

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:48:21 +0200

First of all I would like to thank my friend Yazan, for his great help, without him I couldn’t get the information mentioned below. Second, I believe no one reads long posts, so I’m really sorry, what can I do, his life was SO rich!

Khaled al-Azm was born in his old house in Damascus, Souq Sarujah, in November 6th, 1903 to one of the most prestigious families in all of Syria. In addition to their role in society, they were the traditional governors of Damascus in the eighteenth century. His father, Muhammed Fawzi Pasha al-Azm, was an Arab Parliament member in the Ottoman Empire, a Minister of Religious Endowments (1912), and one of King Faisal closest confederate during years of the Arab Government.

Growing up mostly in Damascus, He studied Law in the Syrian Law School in Damascus. He did not seem to have any political goals but rather pursuing a career as an industrialist. In 1927 he co-founded the first Chamber of Agriculture in Damascus, and was selected to the Damascus Municipality Council.

Entering the political arena in 1939, he was appointed Minister of Justice, and Foreign Minister, [PM: Nassoh Bukhari]. A cabinet that didn't last more than 94 days.
In April 1941 he became Prime Minister for the first time, in Addition for him being Prime Minister he was the Minister of Interior, a cabinet that survived one of the most dangerous and complex periods of the French mandate, and succeeded in keeping Syria neutral under enormous pressure from the [Vichy French Government.] and its German ally, and The Allied Forces [De Gaul and the UK] to enter the WWII conflict. The cabinet resigned in September 14th, 1941. Soon after the allied forces entered Damascus.

Utopian dream

Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:17:15 +0200

May happiness, love and peace prevail on 2006!
Sounds optimistic?? Why not! Let it be a new start hopefully.

Laylet Eid

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 21:51:51 +0200

Milad Majeed

Merry Christmas

Joyeux Noel

With Or Against?

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:00:02 +0200

"I went mad.

Whistle-stop

Fri, 9 Dec 2005 00:37:00 +0200

One of the important stations in Syria is Midan Ikbis; located up to the north west of Aleppo exactly on the Turkish-Syrian border, Midan Ikbis a calm and somehow neglected town was once a passage to a lot of famous persons, Agatha Christie, had once passed here and was inspired by the beauty of Aleppo and the Orient Express that made her write her famous novel 'Murder on the Orient Express'.