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.
'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.
Damascus
Elizabeth White, British Council Country Director Syria, writes about working in a turmoil-ridden country and why she is committed to continuing.
Elizabeth White, Director British Council Syria, continues to oversee cultural exchange projects during a time of intense upheaval throughout the country. In this blog she reflects on one such programme – a partnership with The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA) to help train sound engineers in Damascus.
Photograph: Houssa Mchaiemch
In 2009, I was a lucky participant representing Syria in the ‘Women and IT Conference’, organised by the British Council under the Women at Work programme. I was impressed with the high level of organisation and the successful spokeswomen present; but most of all I was delighted to meet such an exclusive arrayAfghanistan - arts - British Council - Cultural relations - Edinburgh Showcase - education - English - South Asia - theater - theatre -
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