Damascus Is Doing Well… But What About Syria?

Damascus Is Doing Well… But What About Syria?

The images coming out of the flooded camps in Idlib were wrenching. Their misery felt even sharper when contrasted with the stream of celebrations and festivals held since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, most recently the Damascus International Book Fair now underway. The point was never to question the fair itself. The criticism focused on the extravagance surrounding it and the money spent bringing in guests whose presence added little. The fair could…