"On a recent trip from Germany, where he lives, to his hometown of Aleppo, Alhakam Shaar made a decision. He would not stay at a hotel or with friends. Instead, he would stay at what used to be his father's office in Aleppo's Old City. There was only one problem. list of 3 itemsend of list Not a single room had a closable window or door, Shaar, who had been away from the city for a decade, told Al Jazeera."
"Aleppo's winters are brutally cold, with temperatures reaching well below zero degrees Celsius. Still, he bought a sleeping bag that had been advertised as capable of withstanding extreme weather. That didn't turn out to be true, and I still woke up with cold toes many nights, he said. But despite the cold, he did not regret the decision. Although his trip to Syria was short about two weeks,"
A returnee from Germany chose to live in his father's old office in Aleppo's Old City and found no closable windows or doors, enduring bitter cold. He bought an advertised extreme-weather sleeping bag that failed to keep his toes warm but still began renovating a looted, damaged family home whose roof was collapsing and street door removed. He installed a metal door to mark the house as occupied and felt at home. Thousands of Syrians are returning to Aleppo, which suffers extensive infrastructure damage. The new government has begun rebuilding, but residents question whether efforts will restore the city fully.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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