As displaced Syrians return, one photographer rediscovers his country

The World

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News, Lethaldissent

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Displaced Syrians are returning to their homes following years of civil war. One photographer, Alaa Hassan, who was 25 years old when the uprisings against former President Bashar al-Assad began, hopes to now document the loss and rebirth of his country. Also, US President Donald Trump holds separate phone calls with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia as fighting continues. And, hunger and starvation are on the rise in Gaza as Israel's government approves a plan to distribute limited aid and lift its blockade of the territory, while the Israeli military conducts a new offensive with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the goal is to control the Gaza Strip. Plus, a look at the "like" button that was introduced to internet users 20 years ago.

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0:00.0	Has this ever happened to you?
0:02.5	You wake up, look at your phone, scroll through the news for a minute or two, and then think, wow, how did we get here?
0:10.4	Well, that's the question we tackle every week on NPR's ThruLine podcast.
0:15.4	We tell you the surprising stories of the people who made our history.
0:19.7	Carl Sagan was in people's living rooms talking about the wonders of the universe, making
0:24.3	science feel personal and important to an everyday person.
0:29.9	Listen to Thuringland from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.6	Music Syria has a chance.
0:44.3	Syria has a chance at a better future, but some Syrians say that first means revisiting the atrocities of the recent past.
0:50.9	We have to remember this very well, so it doesn't happen again.
0:54.2	I'm Marco Werman.
0:55.4	And I'm Carolyn Beeler, processing history to move ahead in Syria.
1:00.4	Also, President Trump had a long conversation with Vladimir Putin today about Ukraine.
1:05.8	We'll hear more on the prospects for a ceasefire, and in Mozambique, how extremists connected
1:10.5	to ISIS are threatening
1:11.9	parts of the country.
1:13.1	Groups like al-Shabaab can operate in this kind of lawless area in the far north, without
1:19.1	hindrance almost.
1:20.5	Plus, in Mexico's capital, we meet the people who are saving this iconic music across the city.
1:30.3	All that and more today.
1:31.7	Here on the world.
1:36.0	This is the world.
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