Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson is currently studying for a PhD at Cambridge University in medieval Arabic philosophy. She has been living in Damascus for eleven months, and has travelled extensively within the middle east. After working for the BBC in Britain, Lydia turned to freelance writing, and has written for publications in Dubai, Syria and New York on middle-eastern issues.

Lebanon: the view from Syria

The war in Lebanon has taken over life in Syria. Its everywhere. Taxis and micro-buses have news on their radios instead of music or religion; the hippest Damascus cafes

By Lydia Wilson

/ 10 Aug 2006