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IWPRmedia uploaded a new video
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A video by Mohamad Hamdan, produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Making brocade was once the ...
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A video by Mohamad Hamdan, produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Making brocade was once the pride of Damascene craftsmen but the profession of producing this delicate hand-woven silk material is disappearing in the absence of government support and customers.
The mass-produced version is everywhere but the original hand-made product is getting hard to find. It is slow work and few people are learning the techniques. Kenan Tafesh, one of the last brocade weavers, is trying to save the ancient craft, as this IWPR video reports.
More information about the IWPR Syria multimedia project: http://iwpr.net/windowonsyria
This multimedia piece was produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Trainer: Don Duncan
Editor: Raed Rafei
Project manager: Susanne Fischer
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IWPRmedia uploaded a new video
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Audio slideshow by Alia Al-Rabeo, produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Despite the opening of...
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Audio slideshow by Alia Al-Rabeo, produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Despite the opening of western-style cafes in Damascus, the old coffee shops are still a favoured destination for those interested in the traditions of the old city.
The Nawfara café, the oldest in Damascus, teems every night with people who come to listen to Abu Shadi, the storyteller. He recites the tales of historic heroes whose sagas adorn the cafés walls.
The 100-year-old cafe has been a meeting place for revolutionaries, writers, critics and intellectuals in addition to the neighbourhoods elderly. It also attracts foreign tourists.
More information about the IWPR Syria multimedia project: http://iwpr.net/windowonsyria
This multimedia piece was produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Trainer: Don Duncan
Editor: Raed Rafei
Project manager: Susanne Fischer
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IWPRmedia uploaded a new video
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A video by Humam Kader. October 2009.
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Young Syrian rappers are starting to appeal to a broad spectrum of Syrian society...
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A video by Humam Kader. October 2009.
http://iwpr.net/windowonsyria
Young Syrian rappers are starting to appeal to a broad spectrum of Syrian society with many political and social aspirations. But fear of crossing the red lines laid down by officialdom and the absence of support for their music raises questions about the viability of this potent form of street music.
Peace and love, as well as politics and the divisions among Arab states, are all topics that Hani al-Sawah and other young Syrians are talking about through rap.
In the beginning, it was difficult for rappers to convince Syrians to like their style of singing but their popularity has started to grow. Today, they are in demand from people organising parties and other special occasions. This success has not persuaded record companies to take them seriously, so they turned their bedrooms into studios where they record their music using basic equipment.
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IWPRmedia uploaded a new video
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Nabil Charbagie reports in this IWPR video. October, 2009.
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The Barada River, once a source of life for the people of Da...
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Nabil Charbagie reports in this IWPR video. October, 2009.
http://iwpr.net/windowonsyria
The Barada River, once a source of life for the people of Damascus, is now dried up and polluted but a group of young environmentalists are out to change that. Some fifty volunteers were so concerned to see the Barada becoming a dump for garbage and sewage that they organised a clean-up campaign.
The River Barada means everything to the people of Syria. Without the river, Damascus would not have been the oldest inhabited city in the world, said one member, Issam Habbal.
The activists plan to make the clean-up an annual campaign but want to do much more to raise awareness and get official support.
For more information about the IWPR Syria multimedia project: A Window on Syria please go to http://iwpr.net/windowonsyria
This multimedia piece was produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.
Trainer: Don Duncan
Editor: Raed Rafei
Project manager: Susanne Fischer
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IWPRmedia uploaded a new video
(2 months ago)
IWPR runs practical war reporting exercise with journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Vaziani Military Airport, 4-Oct-09 © IWPR
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IWPR runs practical war reporting exercise with journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Vaziani Military Airport, 4-Oct-09 © IWPR
Read more at http://iwpr.net/EN-crs-f-356971
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