In Syria, Ramadan Bustle Eclipsed By Plans to Escape - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

In Syria, Ramadan Bustle Eclipsed By Plans to Escape - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East: On any other eve of Ramadan the streets would be teeming with Syrians wishing family and friends well in between scurrying around various shops to buy last-minute supplies, reports Layla M. from Damascus. But on this day, most activity on the street is at protests and funerals as Damascenes flee neighborhoods under siege.