Many members of the Manchester Syrian community attended Syria Relief's annual dinner on Saturday 23 May, this year titled '4 Years On'.
The event was highly successful in highlighting Syria Relief's accomplishments in the past year and in presenting its vision for the next year.
Five members of the Syrian community of Bristol visited RR office on Saturday 23 May and met members of the Syrian community of Manchester
The meeting between the two communities was highly beneficial in sharing experiences and exploring methods of collaboration to increase Syria's profile within the UK.
RR's Director Dr. Haytham Alhamwi was represented on the BBC World Service Programme on Palmyra on 21 May.
Dr. Alhamwi highlighted the brutality of the Assad regime and discussed the barrel bombing that occurs whenever an area is liberated from regime control.
You can hear a part from the programme here
'Spring Reign', an honest and insightful account of the Syrian conflict, played at The Lowry on 19 and 20 May.
Directed and produced by our good friend Ben Power, the play was very positively received by a diverse audience and gave a powerful narration of Syrians' experiences through art.
The Syrian community of Manchester had the good pleasure of meeting with Barbara, Lucy, and Adam Henning (family of the late Alan Henning) for breakfast at the RR office on 16 May. We are very thankful to the Henning family for accepting our invitation and hope that it was just the start of a continued and warm relationship between the family and our community.
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