Rebuilding Homs: Finding hope in shops, the souk and a school
Syria’s rehabilitation is under way, but the pace varies greatly between city, town and village
Wafa Mahmoud Yusif and her son Walid, with a photograph of her elder son, who was killed in the Syrian war. Photograph: Michael Jansen
Homs is buzzing with life and light. The streets seethe with traffic, shops and restaurants are doing brisk business, and lights burn day and night as if to make up for years of rationed outage.