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Article: Syrian diplomat's blog offers peek into country, its culture.(Q)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2007
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Byline: ZEINA KARAM
By Zeina Karam
The Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria
His job is managing Syria's stormy relations with the United States, but Damascus' ambassador in Washington still finds time to blog, writing about everything from art and music to diaper changes for his newborn daughter.
Imad Moustapha's blog - full of personal musings and photos, even one of his wife in the hospital after their baby's birth - is unusual for any diplomat. But it's even more surprising for an official from Syria, where the government is among the most tight-lipped in the Middle East.
"You have to remember that I belong to a, ...
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