Syria DirectAzzam Daaboul2025-08-31T15:36:59+02:00

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  • Bilal Abu Saleh, 37, an organic and heirloom seed farmer, stands on his farm in al-Buweida al-Saghira, southern Aleppo, 28/6/2025 (Philippe Pernot/Syria Direct)

From exile to food sovereignty: A family’s return to Syria

After years in exile, organic farmers Bilal and Assia Abu Saleh returned home to a looted house and parched land that will be a challenge to cultivate. Yet they have a clear goal: to rebuild Syria for their children and lead it toward food sovereignty.

  • Bilal Abu Saleh, 37, an organic and heirloom seed farmer, stands on his farm in al-Buweida al-Saghira, southern Aleppo, 28/6/2025 (Philippe Pernot/Syria Direct)

From exile to food sovereignty: A family’s return to Syria

After years in exile, organic farmers Bilal and Assia Abu Saleh returned home to a looted house and parched land that will be a challenge to cultivate. Yet they have a clear goal: to rebuild Syria for their children and lead it toward food sovereignty.

  • Umm Muhammad fries kibbeh, a famous Syrian dish made with bulgur wheat and meat, outside her home in the southern Idlib countryside town of Kafr Nubl, 20/3/2025 (Salwa Abdulrahman/Syria Direct)

Preparing for iftar in Kafr Nubl (Photos)

Umm Muhammad prepares an iftar meal for her children in Kafr Nubl, the southern Idlib town she and her husband returned to after the Assad regime fell. Many families—including her children—have not returned due to extensive destruction and poor services. 

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