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Hostile Handloom Weavers
Antagonism between the various religious communities in 19th century Damascus was exacerbated by the growing gap between the rich and the poor and competition between Christian and Muslim handloom... [Item of the Day]
Escaping Military Service
On October 5, 1850, the governor of Aleppo, present-day Syria, prescribed the recruitment of young men between 20 and 25 years for the Ottoman army. On the next evening, inhabitants of the city... [Item of the Day]