Of dignity

22 Jul 201722 Jul 2017

By OTW The scorching is complete. Syria, the country that was never allowed to become what it could, to realize what its people, as human beings; deserve, and to achieve…

The Expert’s Lense

1 Jan 201416 Jul 2017

The Expert’s Lens Many “Syria Experts” in the US academia portray the Syrian Revolution through what Elias Muhanna recently termed as the “sectarian lens”. In a guest comment on Elias Muhanna…

On the Kidnapping of Razan Zeitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wael Hamada, and Nazim Hamadi

10 Dec 201317 Jul 2017

A statement by the Violation Documentation Center (VDC) and the Local Development and Small Projects Support Office (LDSPS) regarding the kidnapping of activists Razan Zeitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wael Hamada and…

Farewell to Syria, for a while: في وداع سورية… مؤقتا

13 Oct 201316 Jul 2017

Farewell to Syria, for a while: في وداع سورية... مؤقتا. I don't usually re-blog. But my friend Alisar Iram's translation of the latest farewell letter from Yassin Haj Saleh, is…

To the Honorable………

4 Sep 201316 Jul 2017

I hope that you receive this letter in good health. I also hope that you receive it while in a state of non-partisanship you promised during your election campaign and…

Intellectuals, Help Syrians! (By Yassin Al Haj Saleh)

7 Jul 201316 Jul 2017

Introduction by OTW A few weeks back, I posted a medical report from Yassin Al Haj Saleh, the Syrian intellectual and winner of  Prince Claus Award for 2012, in which he described…

On Egypt

4 Jul 201316 Jul 2017

It is true that there can be no comparison between the Egyptian Army and the Assad regime armed mafia and security apparatus, but in the end, the army in Egypt…

Chemical weapons used by Assad Gangs in Eastern Ghouta

30 Apr 201317 Jul 2017

Dear Friends I know I have not been writing for a while.  This is very important and it is from Yasin Haj Saleh, please spread it. It is important to…

Stories from Hama: Memories of Painter Khaled Al-Khani. Part 3

2 Feb 201317 Jul 2017

Lest we forget-31 years (Introduction by OTW) Nearly a year ago, I posted my translation of several segments of the memoir of Khaled Al-Khani, a Syrian painter who lived as…