September in Syria is more than just an ordinary month. It is a kind of fuel-charging station for households to be prepared for the season and part of the long winter journey’s gathering of supplies. I quite remember how topsy turvy my house used to be when my mom was...
September in Syria is more than just an ordinary month. It is a kind of fuel-charging station for households to be prepared for the season and part of the long winter journey’s gathering of supplies. I quite remember how topsy turvy my house used to be when my mom was...
Keeping “A I” on the Refugee Crisis As a person and refugee who lived under the war for three years, I believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will open many educational doors. In Northern Syria, more than three million people live under brutal conditions, wondering...
The fez, or tarboush as it is called in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan) is also called “سر بوشش دادن” in Persian, which means headdress. This flat-topped men’s hat is red, cone-shaped, made out of felt, and topped with a tassel. Some sources say the...
A few months ago, I received an opportunity to work on the data verification program with aiXplain, an AI company. I worked on this program for 17 hours along with my two sisters, Sahar and Bushra Alallawi, and three edSeed students: Mansour Al Sayed Ahmad, Hanan...
Dressing customs in the Levant, especially in Syria, have some similarities across all countries in this region. In Syria, because of traditional dress, we can easily recognize where people come from and whether they live in cities or the countryside. As a countryside...
When I painted this painting (the cover of the book) in 2015 in a simple style ofdrawing, it gave me the impression of something new, ideas came to me and isailed in my ambitions. I asked myself: will I use it in the future to be thecover of my first album as a...
I am Fatema from Hama governorate. Hama is considered an historical city that dates back to before Christ and is one of the oldest cities in the world. Afamiyah, part of Hama, is nicknamed Abi AlFedaa. It is famous for its water wheels and archeological sites. I was...
150 years ago, Jane Digby, the great English beauty, left her palace to live a love story in the Syrian desert. Jane Digby was married four times, including to Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria. Her love of travel took her to the East in 1852. In Syria, she fell in love with...
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