Incontri di alto livello

febbraio 20th, 2011 | Posted by dokk in Incontri | Siria - (0 Comments)

Meeting high society

In Damascus, in a high quality keffieh shop, where proudly I bought mine with embroidered edges, I met a man, accompanied by two more, who was going to buy a palestinian one. The three, very friendly, were yemeni and they helped me in bargaing, so I got a good price. The oldest one told me he is a yemenite parliament member. I got surprised and I told him I’d have liked to visit his country but at that moment it did not seem appropriate, given the political situation. He apologized, visibly disappointed.

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Cosa sono quelle luci verdi?

febbraio 14th, 2011 | Posted by dokk in Siria - (2 Comments)
Damasco by night

Damasco by night

What are those green lights?

Damascus mosquees

Damascus mosquees

They are mosquees. I guess there are thousands of them in Damascus.

Why just green? It’s the colour of Islam and of the peace, as more than one muslim told me.

Lights of Damascus

Lights of Damascus

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