Sarah is a journalist based in Syria. Like all our contributors in country she writes under a pen name for security reasons. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/sarah-salem/rss en Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Opposition Groups & Rebel Forces Fri, 14 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Sarah Salem https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/14/alternative-energy-alleviates-power-outages-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/14/alternative-energy-alleviates-power-outages-in-syria With power outages occurring in cities across Syria, some civilians are finding new ways to heat and power their homes, by using the natural resources around them – and even bomb craters. We report from East Ghouta. Government & Pro-Government Forces Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Sarah Salem https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/03/on-damascus-shop-doors-syrian-flag-becomes-necessary-adornment https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/03/on-damascus-shop-doors-syrian-flag-becomes-necessary-adornment DAMASCUS – The Syrian flag isn’t just waving over the neighborhoods of Damascus: now it’s also painted on their storefronts. In the Syrian capital, shopkeepers say that government officials are compelling them to paint the Syrian flag on all shop doors in the city of Damascus.