
Hwaida Saad
Freelance Writer and Reporter at The New York Times
None at Freelance
[email protected] Beirut bureau, covering the middle east, first passion lebanon/syria. Essay/ Writer@Our Women on the Ground.
Articles
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Hwaida Saad |Nanna Heitmann
After this week's bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces. But some residents remain wary. Syrian security forces escorted a delegation of Druse leaders and government officials through the streets of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Friday. Credit...
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1 month ago |
thenewstribune.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad
A child looks at spent cartridges lying on the ground in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Syria, following deadly clashes between members of the Druze minority and pro-government fighters on Thursday. A war monitoring group said that the death toll has surpassed 100 as fighting spreads to new areas.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Vivian Yee |Reham Mourshed |Hwaida Saad
The casualties from clashes this week rose sharply as the tensions moved closer to a major southern region controlled by the country's Druse minority. The death toll from this week's outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said on Thursday after the unrest spread to new areas.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Christina Goldbaum |Ben Hubbard |Raja Abdulrahim |Hwaida Saad
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence. The rebels who overthrew the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December have vowed to unify their country.
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2 months ago |
ekathimerini.com | Ben Hubbard |Hwaida Saad
MAALOULA, Syria – Inside a centuries-old monastery atop a mountain in western Syria, a priest swung an incense holder on a chain, led his flock in melodic chants and delivered a timeless sermon on the importance of loving one’s neighbor. But when members of the congregation gathered for coffee after the service, their current worries surfaced, about how peaceful Syria’s future would be.
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