Saturday 21 March 2015

'You rarely hear any laughter': Life inside a Syria suburb

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BEIRUT, Lebanon—The people of Moadamiyeh on the outskirts of Damascus live in the dark, among piles of rubble, with little food. Asked to describe what day-to-day life is like, one resident named Ahmed simply answers: "You rarely hear any laughter."

Ahmed is 26 and a former English literature student in Damascus. Now — as the civil war in Syria enters its fifth year — his days are spent documenting life in Moadamiyeh as the town struggles to survive, recording what happens with photos and video for local activists opposed to the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad. Read more...

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