Latest from Aubin Eymard
A Syrian Village Fights To Save Aramaic, the Language of Jesus
The living language closest to that spoken by Jesus is a version of Aramaic that persists In the Syrian village of Maaloula. Yet war, emigration and changing traditions threaten its survival, despite efforts by a few dedicated individuals to preserve it.
Sitcom Under Siege
“No problem!” Sami al-Agha says on the phone, mid-scene. A second later, two deafening explosions shake the ground. Regime airstrikes.…
Syria’s New Comedy Scene
A group of Syrian comedians is making use of the country’s new freedoms to entertain audiences, while holding a mirror up to society at a moment of rapid change.
Inside Syria’s Captagon Industry
In Douma, near Damascus, a once-thriving “Captain Corn” chips factory has been revealed as a vast Captagon production hub — one of many that fueled a multibillion-dollar illicit trade that helped sustain Bashar al-Assad’s regime for years.
Families Seek Closure at a Damascus Morgue
Syrians with family members disappeared in regime prisons have gathered at the morgue in al-Mujtahid hospital in Damascus to search for their loved ones’ remains.
Hope and Despair at Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse’
New Lines reports from Sednaya Prison, where Syrians brave horrors in a desperate search for lost loved ones.