Edward W. Said – A Community of Civilisations
… any attempt to force cultures and peoples into separate and distinct breeds or essences exposes not only the misrepresentations and falsifications that ensue,...
Apamea – The Grand and the Tragic History of Syria
"Each civilized person in the world should admit that he has two home countries: the one he was born in, and Syria."
– André Parrot,...
Women of Syria – Not to be Ignored
Not to be Ignored
Below is a transcript of an interview conducted at the end of 2010, when there was no thought of conflict in...
Syria extends from desert landscapes to fertile plains.
Syria extends from desert landscapes to fertile plains. There are undulating hills with olive groves that stretch to the Mediterranean Sea. Under the night...
Australians in Syria
On a crisp winter’s morning in December 2008, a group of university students from Melbourne began their tour of Syria with a visit to...
Nawar, male, aged 34, an engineer from Tartous
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
I feel proud to be Syrian because I believe we have a special stable identity however much we...