I am member of tow institutes : -Ifpo, French Institute of Near-Est , Damascus, Beirut - Archéoriant, Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée (MOM) , univ. Lyon I now live in France in Lyon . I work between France and Syria , especially on the issue of water in margin arid areas and the settlement through the ages . I am from Salamiyah in central Syria, and work with the association that I founded in 2006 , Specially on development and solidarity tourism Issue (Before the actual war). Ass. Salamieh Friends Association