The Citadel of Aleppo, on the left the minaret of its Great Mosque (Maqam Ibrahim) – view from the west, in the foreground is the minaret of the Jamiʿ Sayf ad-Dawla

Minarets of the Old City of Aleppo

View over the roof of the south-western Madrasat Ismaʿil Basha al-ʿAzm to the Umayyad Mosque with its high transept of the prayer hall with a central dome and its three minarets

Tall Columns and Massive Pillars – the Great Umayyad Mosques of Damascus and Aleppo

Historic Cable-Stayed Bridge of Dayr az-Zawr

Historic Cable-Stayed Bridge of Dayr az-Zawr

Contemporary Classical Music in Syria

Contemporary Classical Music in Syria

Music & Religion

Music & Religion

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

The Sound of Dayr az-Zawr

General view al-Bara ruins

Destruction and Vandalism in the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria: Al-Husn Church, al-Bara

Abdelraouf Baydoun working with the craft of ‘Ajami in his workshop in Malaysia

‘Ajami or Damascene Painting: Traces of a Traditional Handcraft

Busra, general view of the old city.

Fata Morgana in Busra*

Ghuta landscape with view over the south of Damascus to Jabal Qasyun, 2007

The Ghuta, the Former Paradise Belt around Damascus

The Donkey Guide of Max von Oppenheim

The Donkey Guide of Max von Oppenheim

The Last Master of the Saddle Makers

The Last Master of the Saddle Makers

Conservation of the Grape Room made in 1835, house Nizam, Damascus

Conserving ‘Ajami Interiors – Challenges and Fascinating Discoveries

Damascene Breakfast Habits

Damascene Breakfast Habits

From Animals and Plants: Textile Raw Materials

From Animals and Plants: Textile Raw Materials

Part of a calligraphy with ‘Ajami decoration in the Damascus Room in the Dresden Museum for Ethnology

Secrets of the Old Master Artisans

The Hanania Church - The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria

The Hanania Church – The House of Hanania and the Beginning of Christianity in Syria