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Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

Return to Damascus…the Long Road Home

A son of Hama — a former prisoner and now a TV correspondent — takes his first steps...

13 DECEMBER 2024 • By Zaher Omareen
Two Poems from Maram Al-Masri

Two Poems from Maram Al-Masri

Syrian poet in Paris presents two poems in Hélène Cardona's translation from the French from "The Abduction."

3 MARCH 2024 • By Maram Al-Masri
War and Art: A Lebanese Photographer and His Protégés

War and Art: A Lebanese Photographer and His Protégés

War and documentary photographer Maher Attar opens the Art District in Beirut to nurture other artists and beauty.

13 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Nicole Hamouche
Ode to Khartoum—a City Riven by Civil War

Ode to Khartoum—a City Riven by Civil War

Dallia Abdel-Moniem has always loved her native city, but when she returned from abroad 10 years ago, it...

23 OCTOBER 2023 • By Dallia Abdel-Moniem
In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

In Praise of Khaled Khalifa—Friend, Artist, Humanist

Robin Yassin-Kassab pays tribute to late Syrian writer and humanist Khaled Khalifa, who died at the age of...

16 OCTOBER 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
Why I left Lebanon and Became a Transitional Citizen

Why I left Lebanon and Became a Transitional Citizen

More Lebanese live abroad than at home, and the exodus continues. Some have the option to leave, others...

27 JUNE 2022 • By Anton Shammas
The Maps of Our Destruction: Two Novels on Syria

The Maps of Our Destruction: Two Novels on Syria

Rana Asfour reviews Faysal Khartash's Roundabout of Death and Zeyn Joukhadar's The Map of Salt and Stars.

30 MAY 2021 • By TMR
War Diary: The End of Innocence

War Diary: The End of Innocence

Arie Amaya-Akkermans investigates Agenda 1979: Imagine sitting at home in the presence of a handbook for destroying, bombing,...

23 MAY 2021 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
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