This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.
Hi,
I'm ecologist Dr. Rae Wingrant
and on Dear Daughter Stars I'm sharing a letter to my daughter about how to conquer self doubt
and talking about the time I got chased by a bear.
Dear Daughter Stars from the BBC World Service.
Listen now by searching for Dear Daughter wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Hello, I'm Mark Loewen and this is the documentary from the BBC World Service.
This time in BBC OS conversations we bring together people inside Syria.
Three months after the fall of Assad,
after 13 years of civil war, a transitional government is now in charge,
led by the leader of the Islamist rebel group that swept through the country in a matter of weeks.
In our conversations, two women discuss new freedoms,
but also share fears about safety and women's rights.
Families are reunited as people return and tour guides debate what Syria has to offer.
We have a huge potential, touristically speaking.
Someone says that Syria is a huge touristic powerhouse.
On 8 December 2024, rebel forces captured the Syrian capital, Damascus,
and Bashar Al Assad fled to Russia, bringing his brutal and corrupt reg regime to an end.
Since taking power, the interim president, Ahmed Al Sharra,