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…

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…

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…

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…

Lost Pleasure and Other Ramblings (by SYRIAN HAMSTER)

26 Jul 201226 Jul 2012

I was told in argument on SC that it is no longer pleasurable to read my posts. As if I care,… this is not a competition for the most pleasant…

Status of Humanitarian aid to the Syrian People (By Souria AlKarama)

21 Jun 201221 Jun 2012

Intro from OTW On the day their murderous gangs of paramilitia and hijacked regular army murdered 55 Syrians to keep  the thug in  power, the thug Bashar Assad and his…

Assad or We Scorch the Country (By OTW)

6 Apr 201217 Jul 2017

First, I would like to start this post by wishing all a serene Passover and Easter. May we all celebrate next year in a Syria liberated from tyrants. OK, so…

Asma and Complicated Syria (by SYRIAN HAMSTER)

26 Mar 2012

Word from OFF THE WALL This post by SYRIAN HAMSTER also appeared as a comment titled "Complicated Syria" response to an article on Syria Comment titled "in Defense of Asma al-Assad,"…

Conversations

18 Feb 201218 Feb 2012

I have been having hard time writing. The scale of massacre, the increasingly accelerating brutality of the regime, and the confusion and missteps on the side of "organized" opposition has…