Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War has displaced approximately 5.5 million Syrians. Many displaced Syrians live as refugees in Jordan, where they face challenges navigating …
By the middle of the twentieth century, youth featured prominently in the global lexicon of modernity, embodying rupture from the old and embrace of the …
Introduction: As of 2018, 68.5 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced due to conflict, violence, persecution, or human-rights violations. Syria currently has one of …
Since 2017, Lebanese politicians have increasingly urged Syrians to return to Syria, citing the presence of nearly 1.5 million displaced Syrians in Lebanon as sources …
Damascus, 8 July 1966: From Nizar to Nadir Kuzbari, discussing the former’s imminent arrival in Madrid; musings on the lost Arab culture of Andalusia; a …
Damascus, 8 July 1966: From Nizar to Nadir Kuzbari, discussing the former’s imminent arrival in Madrid; musings on the lost Arab culture of Andalusia; a …
Madrid, 28 October 1963: From Nizar to Salma and Nadir, expressing his great sadness at their family’s recent departure from Spain, and his feeling as …
Madrid, 26 November 1963: From Nizar to Salma Kuzbari; extended poetic and existential musings on the nature of writing; flirtatious mentions of a Mrs. Laiglesia …
Madrid, 26 November 1963: From Nizar to Salma Kuzbari; extended poetic and existential musings on the nature of writing; flirtatious mentions of a Mrs. Laiglesia …
Madrid, 28 October 1963: From Nizar to Salma and Nadir, expressing his great sadness at their family’s recent departure from Spain, and his feeling as …
Madrid, 9 July 1964: From Nizar to Salma; poetic waxings on the eyes of women; Qabbani’s fascination with Kuzbari’s protagonist, Carmen; an attached photograph of …
Madrid, 31 March 1964: From Nizar to Salma; description of Nizar’s new apartment; Nizar’s advice on what Kuzbari should title her book; the (un)importance of …
Madrid, 1 March 1964: From Nizar to Salma; congratulations to Kuzbari for finishing her novel; more discussion of the novel’s title; theater season in Madrid; …
Madrid, 1 June 1964: From Nizar to Salma; Nizar’s commentary on other Syrian poets and their obsession with rustic imagery, from which he attempts to …
Madrid, 31 March 1964: From Nizar to Salma; description of Nizar’s new apartment; Nizar’s advice on what Kuzbari should title her book; the (un)importance of …