Professional Musicians Struggle to Find Work in Syria
Classical music graduates are finding it hard to get work in Syria and many have to accept low pay.
Classical music graduates are finding it hard to get work in Syria and many have to accept low pay.
Belly dancing has long been an important cultural tradition in the Middle East but still is largely stigmatised as something seedy or to be seen mostly in films or on the stage.
Battling against the tide of modernisation, Mohamad al-Masri has been trying to save the recordings from the golden age of Arabic music.
A Syrian doctor has developed an unusual music therapy to treat conditions like autism, depression, anxiety and speech impediments in children.
Film makers in Syria are raising their voice against the lack of support and continuing censorship of their work in a country where production of films remains a state monopoly.
Audio slideshow produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Damascus, November 2009.
Video produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Damascus, November 2009.
Audio slideshow produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, February 2010.
Audio slideshow produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, February 2010.
Video produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Damascus, November 2009.