Deutschland schweigt
Bei meinem letzten dreiwöchigen Besuch in Berlin hatte ich genügend Zeit, um mich mit meinen deutschen und syrischen Freunden zu unterhalten, und konnte ihnen... Read more.
The Banipal Visiting Writer Fellowship
Following weeks of uncertainty due to visa delays, St Aidan’s College of the University of Durham, Banipal magazine of modern Arab literature, and the British... Read more.
Hisham Matar in conversazione con Khaled Khalifa
Hisham Matar, winner of the first Gregor von Rezzori Prize and the Pulitzer Prize, in conversation with Khaled Khalifa, Syrian writer and finalist of the Gregor... Read more.
Syrian Novelist Khaled Khalifa in Brussels
Through his powerful novels, Syrian writer Khaled Khalifa has been helping international readers understand the atrocity, complexity and hidden nuances of the S... Read more.
Living in a void: life in Damascus after the exodus
My sister, whom I haven’t seen for more than two years, told me she was going to cross the sea in a rubber dinghy. She hung up, not wanting to hear what I tho... Read more.
Death Is Hard Work
A car makes its way from the Levant to Annabiyeh. Inside it is a corpse, two men and a woman, enveloped in apprehensive silence, and outside a fierce war that i... Read more.
No Knives in the Kitchens of This City
He thought that silence might lead him to death, but he remained silent. He thought of people looking for strength to defeat tyranny, he felt weak, and what he ... Read more.
Letter From Syria
Dear friends, writers, and journalists across the world, especially those in China and Russia, I am writing to inform you that my people are being subjected to ... Read more.
In Praise of Hatred
When Ibn al-Samarqandi stood in front of Maryam, extending his palm to shake hands farewell, she had reached the end of her trance. Her lips echoed inaudibly, &... Read more.