In the face of war’s return, the hopes of Syrians for change are being erased by fear.
- British Academy Research Fellow, University of Oxford
The marking of queer history and contribution is often absent from cities, but efforts are growing to include the stories of underrepresented LGBT communities.
An architect from Homs in Syria on what happens to people whose homes are deliberately destroyed during war.
An interview with a Syrian architect about domicide: the deliberate destruction of homes during war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Wars are no longer fought in the trenches, they’re fought in the streets and civilians are on the frontline.
The gaybourhood gave LGBTQ+ communities the space they urgently needed to simply be themselves. But our cities should be built in such a way that everyone feels at home
After ten years of conflict and destruction, what is left of Syria and what hope is there for its people?
Work to preserve the country’s heritage is already happening.
By following these three lessons, Homs can re-emerge from the Syrian conflict an even greater city than before.
At a time of intolerable destruction, a Syrian architect looks ahead to the serious task of reconstruction.
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