Syrian Jews living in Syria & USA proud to be ‘Yehudi Arabi’

 

Jews in Syria are an integrated community. In our last September issue, you have Syrian Jews and Palestians speaking about co-habitation in Syria, while Syrian Jews living in the US confessing to feelings of pride stemming from the fact they are “Yehudi-Arabi”. Photo by Carole al-Farah, Forward Magazine (Damascus, Syria)

Syrian Jews living in Syria and [...]

Syrian students banned from using supercomputer at KAUST University in Saudi Arabia

Syrian students denied academic access to IBM supercomputer at KAUST due to US sanctions

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) honors US political restrictions over internationally-set academic freedoms and integrity

Damascus (October, 2009) –  The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the new world-class research university in Saudi Arabia, has denied [...]

Haykal Media’s Forward Magazine launches Syria Banker ‘09 guide

Damascus, (SANA) – Haykal Media launched on Sunday at Dedeman Hotel the Syrian Banker ‘09 guide by Forward Magazine. The supplement provides services to the market and clients such as retail loans, loans for companies and commercial facilitation in order to help finance trade and industry.
The supplement also contains information on Syria, banking activity and [...]

Syria Banker ‘09: The new face of Syria’s economy

When our team of writers and editors started working on Syria Banker ‘09 some 6 months ago, the preassure of producing a comprehensive guide on Syria’s new economic landscape  – and the role of private banks in changing the face of Syrian economy – was a great challange for all of us.
“While several banks around [...]

Forward Shabab’s cool Syrian student Ouasi al-Sharif on Version FM today at 5p.m

On Version Magazine with presenter Reham Rifai
, today’s main topic is “Blood Donor Day” that happens to be this Sunday 14th of June. World Health Organization chose this day as a day to recognize the millions of people who save lives and improve the health of others by donating blood. Version Magazine radio program will be [...]

When Damascus is too hot and the day refuses to end

In the cab an hour ago, we couldn’t help but recall the famous Syrian saying: “The doors of hell are wide open” (Bwab jhannam mfatta7a el youm shi?).
We had an interview with a young man for an article in July, and so we hopped into a yellow cab, which had all its windows wide open. [...]

Late Syrian Prime Minister Khaled al-Azem commemoration event

Responsible for an economic boom from 1941 onwards, late Syrian PM Khaled al-Azem will be remembered at an event on June 1 (today) at the Rida Said Hall (University of Damascus). Economist Ghassan Kalaa will be delivering a lecture about al-Azem along with editor-in-chief of Forward Magazine, Sami Moubayed.
Organized by Forward Magazine’s sister magazine, Aliqtisadi, [...]

Syria’s daily news scoops on Twitter

Forward Magazine is now on Twitter, bringing Twitter-ers the latest news from Syria: Inside information and scoops you can’t find anywhere, stories from the homeland that only journalists have access to, untold stories from the nooks and crannies of Damascus and beyond.
Read Syria’s daily headlines on http://twitter.com/ForwardMagSyria

Banking in Syria 2009… Coming Soon ~ a special guide by Forward Magazine

Syria’s comprehensive banking guide is on its way out… very soon. A special guide by Forward Magazine, “Banking in Syria 2009″ is your guide to financial reforms and everything related to banks in Syria.
For more information, visit www.fw-magazine.com/node/1380

To order your copy inside and outside Syria

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Abortion in Syria… under the microscope

A few issues ago – in March – we dedicated our cover story to talk about abortion in Syria. I just found this Arabic article about our issue in all4syria website.
Anyhow, the stories reported in this article are spine-tingling. As I was giving the article a final look, after Mehdi was done with the editing, [...]

Young electric guitarist from Syria releases album: Luay Rifai

Luay Rifai is one of Syria’s exciting young musicians. He recently released an electric guitar album, dubbed Vital. Forward Magazine featured Luay’s work in our new youth section, Forward Shabab, appearing for the first time this April. Check out this issue of Forward for more… Luay Rifai’s Vital on page 51, under sectionhead “Music Made [...]

Paolo Coelho tells Syrians: My writings are influenced by your Sufi tradition

In Paolo Coelho’s first-ever interview with a Syrian media out let: My writings are influenced by Sufism, prevalent in Syria

Paolo Coelho tells Syria’s Forward Magazine he is influenced by mystical Islam brewing in Syria

Paolo Coelho, the Brazilian writer who invaded the world stage with his thundering book The Alchemist , the source of inspiration for [...]