A Syrian artist says restoration work on icons brings together history, chemistry, and art — and that protecting an icon is ...

The town of Maaloula is one of the most scenic villages in Syria, it is also famous for its importance in the history of Syrian Christianity and as the only place in the world (together with 3 nearby ...

Most first-generation Syrian Americans grew up thinking they had no cultural clothing to be proud of. On March 30, Students Organize for Syria at the University of Michigan proved that to be far from ...

Political scientist Neep (Occupying Syria Under the French Mandate) offers a nuanced history of Syria since the 1800s. Then as now, the region comprised a diverse mix of ethnic and religious groups; ...

The city on the Euphrates, once a cradle of civilization, suffered under a succession of recent rulers. Our visit found it ...