Karam al-Masri is a reporter, photographer and videojournalist in rebel-held Aleppo for AFP. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/karam-al-masri/rss en Civil Society Solutions War Economy Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:56:23 +0000 Karam al-Masri https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/10/aleppo-residents-turn-to-creativity-to-defy-siege https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/11/10/aleppo-residents-turn-to-creativity-to-defy-siege After nearly five months of total siege, residents in opposition-held Eastern Aleppo are relying on their own creative inventions, such as batteries powered by bicycles, to carry on with their daily lives.