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Bars and clubs were shuttering pre-emptively

Authorities have no problem with partygoers

Gunmen killed a woman in audience and wounded several others

Armed men attacked nearby nightclub Layali al-Sharq several days prior

Since Mr al-Assad's fall it has become more common to see women in Damascus wearing niqab

In May masked gunmen burst into al-Karawan a famous cabaret

Umayyad Mosque leadership has begun segregating men and women in courtyard with metal barriers

At security checkpoints women face intrusive questions if driving with men not related

Some secular and non-Muslim women feel pressure to dress more modestly

A craze for rebel-style facial hair swept the city after the overthrow

Since December visitors and new arrivals from more conservative rural areas of Syria have become more common in Damascus

It has not mandated that women wear head scarves or curbed their rights

At public beaches there are fewer bikinis less alcohol more burkinis and some liberals are staying away

The new authorities have not issued any laws that limit alcohol music or gender mixing

The government has issued a dress code directing women to wear modest swimwear and loose cover-ups at public beaches

The new government has refrained from imposing restrictions on social freedoms but the atmosphere has made liberals curb their behavior

Hookahs are out

In rural Idlib the strongest drink for sale is coffee

Cafes are banned from playing music

Many in the capital worry secular freedoms are under threat from the new Islamist government