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Nightingale of Homs: From voice of the Syrian revolution to a disabled refugee

(Zaman Al Wasl)- From the central city of Homs to a forgotten camp on the Greek-Albanian border, a long journey fraught with dangers and pain, where Mohamed Al-Mohamed fought his pain and injuries, that he got in and out of the besieged Homs years ago and made him disabled. At the...

71 years since Nakba, Palestinians still long for home

More than seven decades since their expulsion from historical Palestine in 1948, Palestinians continue to find new ways of pressing for their cherished right to return. Seventy-one years ago, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced to flee their villages and towns in...

From an amateur to fashion designer: Syrian Refugees

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In the border town of Arsal, behind a Syrian factory that specializes in sewing and fashion design, named "Orchid Flower," stands Souad Kassem Shehada, a refugee from Homs countryside. The establishment was the culmination of a long period of hard work, made more difficult the...

Syrian father holds on to life despite losing leg

Despite losing his leg in the ongoing conflict in Syria, a father of five continues to hold on to life to provide for his family. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab, Rabeh Selim said: “After I lost my leg I had to find myself a new profession, a...