Palestinian-British Film Week in Gaza
Suheil Tarazi finds that the short films in the Palestinian-British film Week, highlight the complex issues that face people in this area of the world and yet still manage to entertain.
Photo: Damascus by Jan Smith, Creative Commons, Flickr
After having to leave Libya for Syria during the turmoil of 2011, Intissar Rajabany reflects on her experiences, the support she had from British Council colleagues and how it felt not knowing if, or when, she would be able to return home.
Winners from the Social Enterprise Challenge in Afghanistan
At British Council Afghanistan's Social Enterprise Challenge, Paul Smith discovers that a country's prosperity shouldn't always be measured in economic terms, but rather by the vision and hope of its young people.
'There is too much myrtle in this small room. The scent is hard to bear.'
Elizabeth White, British Council Country Director Syria, finds that art flourishes in even the harshest conditions.
Photo: U.S Embassy Kabul Afghanistan, Creative Commons, Flickr.
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