/tags/miriam-cooke Miriam Cooke en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:37:26 GMT /arts-culture/2017-01-24/dancing-in-damascus-showcases-artistic-resistance-in-syria In March 2011, many Syrians stood up in the midst of the Arab Spring to protest President Bashar al-Assad and demand the country’s leader step down. Since… Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:37:26 GMT /arts-culture/2017-01-24/dancing-in-damascus-showcases-artistic-resistance-in-syria Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-01-24/dancing-in-damascus-showcases-artistic-resistance-in-syria In March 2011, many Syrians stood up in the midst of the Arab Spring to protest President Bashar al-Assad and demand the country’s leader step down. Since… Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:37:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-01-24/dancing-in-damascus-showcases-artistic-resistance-in-syria Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-11-18/governor-mccrory-concerned-about-syrian-refugees-in-nc In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, President Obama announced the United States will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year, an increase… Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:26:17 GMT /politics/2015-11-18/governor-mccrory-concerned-about-syrian-refugees-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-18/governor-mccrory-concerned-about-syrian-refugees-in-nc In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, President Obama announced the United States will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year, an increase… Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:26:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-11-18/governor-mccrory-concerned-about-syrian-refugees-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio