Arab Spring Short Comment on Syria Is not Iraq. 10 Feb 201317 Jul 2017 OBSERVER, one of my favorite commenters on SC posted a link to an article in the Atlantic blog titled Syria is Not Iraq by Shadi Hamid. Observer asked for feedback…
Bashar Al-Assad… 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…
Arab Spring… Incoherence! 30 Jan 201317 Jul 2017 Coherence of thoughts is illusive. It lies behind the scenery of death, now so common as to fade into the background of long-threatened destruction that has become us. The hearts…
Syria A Bread Prayer 24 Dec 201217 Jul 2017 Before the down of history, early Levantines domesticated wild cereal plants launching with that the Neolithic revolution and putting humanity on its long road to history itself and to civilization…
Arab Spring… Bashar Is bombing us. 11 Dec 201217 Jul 2017 I am not good at that. I mean, I don’t know how to collate news round-ups despite of all helpful modern blogging tools that make such task easier. May be…
Syria Conversation on Statehood 30 Nov 201230 Nov 2012 Introduction from OTW While the Syrian Revolution goes on, the regime blocks communications, loses ground, and the future outlook for Syria, from political point of view keep getting fuzzier by…
Crimes Against Humanity… Superior!?… my a….. 26 Sep 201226 Sep 2012 The latest selections of posts by Professor Landis betray what seems to be an affinity to the privileged. We first have a post presenting one of the most privileged people…
Syria To my niece with love: A letter from a Syrian Aunt 13 Sep 201213 Sep 2012 I received the following letter sent from a dear expat friend of mine to her niece in Syria with a request to share it. In fact, this letter could have…
Syria My City, my Friends 9 Sep 20129 Sep 2012 My city, the ancient place which has grown beyond reasonable limits in the years I have been away from its distinctively colored buildings is now thirsty, hungry, and bloodied. My…
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