In Damascus, art re-emerges: 'We feel free and, at the same time, we're still afraid'
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- By Le Monde
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In Damascus, art re-emerges: 'We feel free and, at the same time, we're still afraid'
Bashar al-Assad's fall enabled the Zawaya Art Gallery to emerge from semi-secrecy. Filmmaker Oussama Mohammed returned from exile for a screening. But underneath the joy of new-found freedom, many worry that the new Islamist rulers may not allow it to last.
