A relative shows the photo of a dental student, killed during the massacres against Alawite civilians on the Syrian coast, between March 6 and 9. (Credit: Amélie Zaccour/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In al-Qussour, an upscale district in the coastal city of Baniyas, the apartment of Dr. Ibrahim* remains frozen in time. In the bedroom shared by his two sons, the beds are unmade, a tube of anti-acne cream still rests on an ottoman, and sheets from English lessons lie scattered across the floor.Only the ticking of a clock breaks the heavy silence. The dermatologist, his wife, and their children were found shot dead on March 10 in the small adjoining living room. Long, dark stains have seeped into the sofas where their bodies lay for two days. Three months on, the same smell lingers in the air, between blood-splattered walls. From the ground Being a woman and 20 in Idlib The doctor’s brother, returning to the scene for the third time, speaks quickly — eager to end the visit. On the doorstep, the doorbell still reads, “Doctor...
In al-Qussour, an upscale district in the coastal city of Baniyas, the apartment of Dr. Ibrahim* remains frozen in time. In the bedroom shared by his two sons, the beds are unmade, a tube of anti-acne cream still rests on an ottoman, and sheets from English lessons lie scattered across the floor.Only the ticking of a clock breaks the heavy silence. The dermatologist, his wife, and their children were found shot dead on March 10 in the small adjoining living room. Long, dark stains have seeped into the sofas where their bodies lay for two days. Three months on, the same smell lingers in the air, between blood-splattered walls. From the ground Being a woman and 20 in Idlib The doctor’s brother, returning to the scene for the third time, speaks quickly — eager to end the visit. On the doorstep, the doorbell still reads, “Doctor...