This lecture is delivered by Dr. Ali Esmaiel, who heads the Aga Khan Cultural Services in Syria and oversees culture and heritage programmes in Damascus and Aleppo - sites that have undergone massive damage due to conflict. The restoration of Ancient Bazaars of Aleppo – what used to be the core of city’s social and economic life - provides a strong, insightful case study on how working through culture supplemented by high levels of community engagement can provide an entry point for post-conflict recovery. Cultural programmes with just enough funding can lead to both tangible economic recovery and intangible social recovery as the case of Aleppo shows. Watch the full lecture here.