A banner held up in the hall read, “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad.” One of Maasarani's best known songs is “Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal,” which he first sang in 2012 ...

A banner held up in the hall read, “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad.” One of Maasarani’s best known songs is “Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal,” which he first sang in 2012 ...

Douma was where Assad used chemical weapons against Syrian citizens, including some of Zoedi's relatives. The police arrested Zoedi anyway, after he accidentally played an anti-Assad song.

Many opponents of Assad’s rule, like Maasarani, had fled the country and were unsure if they would ever be able to come back. In the dimly lit concert hall, the crowd’s phone lights flickered ...

Now to Syria - many things have changed there since the Regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in December. NPR's Jane Arraf climbed on board the victory train in Damascus. It was once a propaganda tool ...

A banner held up in the hall read, “It is Syria the Great, not Syria the Assad.” One of Maasarani's best known songs is “Jabeenak ’Ali w Ma Bintal,” which he first sang in 2012 ...

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout, a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019, played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising-turned ...

Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus . Jan. 11, 2025 at 2:58 am Updated Jan. 11, 2025 at 3:57 am . By . GHAITH ALSAYED. and . SALLY ABOU ALJOUD.

Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout — a Syrian singer and activist who died in 2019 — played a key role in rallying Syrians during the nearly 14-year uprising ...