Abdo al-Idelbi is a Syrian contributor for Syria Deeply. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/abdo-al-idelbi/rss en Civil Society Education Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Abdo al-Idelbi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/06/going-back-to-school-with-an-artificial-limb https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/10/06/going-back-to-school-with-an-artificial-limb Abou Mouaz leads a life not unlike many of his neighbors. He and his family left their home in Deir Ezzor after it was destroyed in an aerial bombardment, struck by shelling from the Syrian government. Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs War Economy Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Abdo al-Idelbi https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/29/in-besieged-ghouta-extracting-oil-derivatives-from-plastic https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/09/29/in-besieged-ghouta-extracting-oil-derivatives-from-plastic Short of electricity and oil, enterprising residents of the Damascus suburb have begun extracting fuel products by melting plastic.