Announcing the Launch of our Spring 2026 Issue: ‘SYRIA: Fall of Eternity’
“It is no easy task to tell the Syrian tale, one that is written—and still being written—in the midst of both darkness and light.”
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‘Underneath the Rubble’: A Short Story from Syria
This short story, by Syrian writer Iyad Shaheen, first appeared in Dahnoon in 2013. Underneath the Rubble By Iyad Shaheen Translated by Ghada Alatrash The earthquake that struck the city […]
‘#There_Is_a_Voice’: A Plea to Continue the Search for Earthquake Victims
“Do you know what it feels like to put your head on the ground with the hopes that you may hear the voice of someone you love?”
From the ‘Mirrors’ Issue: Hilal Badr’s ‘Ash-sha’b Yurid Isqat an-Nizam’
A shout awakens me; someone is yelling, “Ash-sha’b yurid isqat an-nizam [The People want to bring down the regime].” Does anyone believe this? I don’t.
New Poetry in Translation: Fadi Azzam’s ‘If You Are Syrian These Days …’
“I am from Syria, my brothers and sisters; but don’t you dare pity her, / for in her dwells enough life to reconstruct the entire world and enough graves to accommodate all of you.”
Syrian Arts and Culture Festival 2022
The Syrian Arts and Culture Festival will take place in London and partly online from January 20 to February 4, 2022.
Luqman Derky: ‘Knocking on Freedom’s Door’
“Do the players belong to the police force or the thieves?” one of our failed players asked. “The thieves, you moron,” our always-angry coach said.
Gastropolitics, Gastropoetics: Celebrating Radical Cookbooks
A cookbook is not just a cookbook. Join us for a celebration of five exciting new books that use recipes to revolutionize our relationship to cooking and eating.
‘If I Were a Cat’: Rasha Omran’s Poetry in Three Languages
“If I were a cat / I would was my skin with my tongue / like this / your scent passing from my skin to my mouth, so I’d think I’d devoured you”
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