After 2011, narrative documentation prevailed over fiction and novels, compared to allegorical or historical fantasy. What pushed Syrian narrative arts toward documentation? What are the political and social events that...

Writing was about hoping against hope, about reviving dreams of change and keeping them active despite the oppression.

What if events in Syria constituted a series of successive, ongoing epics of courage and, at the same time, constantly unfolding epics of death, bitterness and human suffering?

“In the past, characters were pessimistic, devastated and defeated, scared and subdued, or nonchalant and only cared about their individual salvation. Characters reclaiming their dreams resurfaced in Syrian narratives, and,...

Lust carries a yearning for pleasure, and in our reality, pleasure is often a taboo. It has been coupled with committing forbidden acts, and with a turnout portending decades of...

How has exile impacted the narratives of the Syrian diaspora’s newest crop of authors? Syrian novelist Rosa Yassin Hassan takes a step back to speak with translators and Arabic literature...