Follow us on
More of this topic
In pictures: Lute workshop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus
The lute, known in Arabic as Oud, is made at Antoun al-Tawil’s shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus
Antoun al-Tawil tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, he made at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Antoun al-Tawil tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, he made at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Antoun al-Tawil tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, he made at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Antoun al-Tawil tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, he made at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Antoun al-Tawil works on a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Antoun al-Tawil tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, he made at his shop in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
A man tries a lute, known in Arabic as Oud, at a shop where he works in the old city of the Syrian capital Damascus on January 4, 2017. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
