After living in London and Beirut, Sara Shamma returned to Damascus, where her hyperrealistic paintings reflect the chaos...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
After 13 years away, writer Odai Al Zoubi returns to Syria following the Assad regime's collapse, aiming to...
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 • By Odai Al Zoubi
TMR editors have compiled a list of 30 of their favorite titles on Syria, including novels, nonfiction and...
DECEMBER 13, 2024 • By TMR
In a mix of theatrical performance, music and visual arts, three voices bear witness to the courage of...
OCTOBER 9, 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.
DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Nada Ghosn
We accompany a family fleeing civil war for safe harbor, in a short story by Aida Y. Haddad.
MAY 14, 2021 • By Todd Miller
The avant-garde musical duo of Catherine Estrade and Vincent Commaret connect Walter Benjamin with Damascus, Berlin and Marseille.
APRIL 17, 2021 • By Catherine Vincent
Jordan Elgrably explores whether the drought in Syria fueled the country's civil war and what climate change means...
JANUARY 14, 2021 • By Jordan Elgrably
War-torn Syria isn't just about headlines. In this new novel from Shahla Ujayli, the country comes alive as...
DECEMBER 14, 2020 • By Kaouther Adimi
War-torn Syria isn’t just about headlines. In this new novel from Shahla Ujayli, the country comes alive as...
DECEMBER 14, 2020 • By Kaouther Adimi