Qamar al-Said is the pseudonym of a woman from Douma who had begun writing for IWPR’s Damascus Bureau before her death on November 19. She and a cousin were killed when a rocket landed near the farmhouse she was living in.
Stories by the Author
Dust, Blood and Death in a Syrian Playground
"One second the children were laughing and playing, the next they were lifeless corpses."
22 Dec 15
Syria: No Space for Anger in Our Lives
"I had been taught a cruel lesson that there was no longer space for anger in our lives."
22 Dec 15
Killed by the Bullet That Hit My Son
A young man's death in conflict destroys his mother's life.
15 Dec 15
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