religious tolerance

Left: The main gate to the mighty citadel has withstood centuries of invasion. Now much scarred, it presides over a bombed-out city, including the wrecked medieval souq (above), until recently the world’s largest and most vibrant covered historic market and Unesco world heritage site

‘Excess is obnoxious’

5 March 2016 9:00 am

Justin Marozzi on the bitter irony of Aleppo’s ancient motto

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