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Here is a very interesting radio-short on a recently developing problem in Damascus (where I live).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2008/04/080418_syria_sex_wt_sl.shtml
If you want to learn more about this, I would also recommend watching this documentary, which is about Iraqi refugees living in Damascus and Amman (a couple hours south of me).
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6277982867673096457
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My first semester of Arabic is finished, and I decided to spend my 6 day holiday with some friends in southern Turkey. These next two posts are rough narratives of the trip.
Written on the Train before making it to Turkey
It’s difficult to write by pen’n pad on a shaky train when your on your 26th [...]
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The last leg of the trip to the border was uneventful until my taxi driver almost beat me up. He tried charging me 6 times the normal fare, as so an argument ensued. This move had worked on me in my first couple days in Damascus, but I’ve learned my lessons since. Taxi drivers [...]
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