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He came to fame as the pianist who played in the rubble of war-torn Syria, but there is so much more to Aeham Ahmad than that. He's now a popular musician and has made a home for himself and his family in the German city of Wiesbaden. By Annabelle Steffes-Halmer
Nearly three years after the Syrian security services arrested the award-winning Palestinian-Syrian photographer Niraz Saied, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is dismayed to learn that he died in a Syrian government prison.
How music can open doors He came to fame as the pianist who played in the rubble of war-torn Syria, but there is so much more to Aeham Ahmad than that. He's now a popular musician and has made a home for himself and his family in the German city of Wiesbaden. By Annabelle Steffes-Halmer Snow covers the streets of Wiesbaden, muffling the sounds of the busy city. The crunching of steps in the snow is the only clear sound. A young man is walking along Wilhelmstraße. He pulls his thin jacket tighter around his narrow shoulders and lifts his face.