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Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout — a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019 — played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising ...

With Assad gone, civil society now has critical roles to play in Syria's post-conflict recovery and political transition. Today, the vibrancy of the 2011 uprising may seem but a distant memory.

Only now, with ruler Bashar al-Assad forcibly ousted last December, can Sarout's singing be played publicly in Syria. Children, some born during the revolution and who memorized his lyrics in ...

For Syrians observing Ramadan, this Muslim holy month is their first in their homeland since the end of the Assad family's iron-fisted rule.

Syria has become a breeding ground for anti-rational memes. Take, for instance, the song "I am an Arab Muslim," which surged in popularity post-Assad.

Thousands gathered in northwestern Syria on Friday for weekly prayers and a rally where clerics in the port city of Latakia, a former stronghold of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, urged national ...

The concert organized by the Molham Volunteering Team, a humanitarian organization founded by Syrian students, also marked a month since a lightning insurgency toppled former President Bashar Assad.

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout — a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019 — played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising ...

A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory.”.

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout, a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019, played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising-turned ...

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout — a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019 — played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising ...