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In Damascus, young Syrians try to Revive their lives

People sit at a newly opened pub near a stencil of Lebanese singer Fayrouz in Damascus, Syria.
People sit at a newly opened pub near a stencil of Lebanese singer Fayrouz in Damascus, Syria.

By a military checkpoint in Damascus’s Old City, just a mile from the battered frontline between government and rebel-held territory, young Syrians sit on a garden wall smoking, drinking beer or soft drinks, and talking about anything but the war.

It is a week night, but the Damascenes are keen to head out to a strip of new bars that have opened in the last few months — some to socialize and others to work in the venues.

 

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