I’ve been sitting in front of the PC, for days, hours at a time, trying to come up with something to write about my visit to Syria. I think I have pretty much exhausted what there is to say, given that any one week trip in Syria warrants a systematic way of approaching each day. [...]
Damascus measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and prosper and crumble to ruin. She is a type of immortality. She saw the foundation of Baalbeck, and Thebes and Ephesus laid: she saw these villages grow into mighty cities, and amaze the world with their [...]
عصر غريب وجيل اغرب في برهة من الأزل. كنت أعبر في دهاليز الزمان وسمعت خبرا “ما كان يوما” في الحسبان أنا… انا فخر الأمم، أنا مجد الحضارات، أنا عز الانسان أنا التاريخ.. صرت طي النسيان وممن؟ من أحفادي من جيل هذا العصر وهذا الأوان لا عجب أني ارى في عيونكم الحسرة والهوان… فكيف تهوي امة [...]
Spring is when cotton clouds hug the sky, when the birds sing hailing the arrival of life, when the warmer winds tug at the unfolding leaves on the trees, when the light drops of dew make fragrance of the jasmines that give Damascus its fame. Spring is the only season I have not seen Damascus [...]
I want to dedicate this post to Noura. At first I did not want to write “yet another Eid post”, but we all love and support Noura and let’s face it, long distance sucks! So below is a long and detailed account of everything I ate during my stay in Damascus. I went to [...]
My feet felt the earth, coldly warm and moist; a fertile earth that speaks of many tongues: that of the lemon, the olives, the oranges, the bay leaves. The earth let out a sigh whispering to the wind its secrets. Senses awakened, Winds caress the lake beyond. The smell of bay leaves. I took the [...]
I’m missing out on two weddings, for two great friends of mine. But I have my circumstances So congratulations to dear buddy Amjad – the first of the “shilleh” to get married – as well as to my lifelong friend and brother Jihad, both of whom are getting married next week in Syria. I would [...]
The Trademark Look People change. You would be lying to yourself if you say you haven’t changed. Yes stem character is there, but don’t kid yourself: You’re different every day. Then comes along an experience that changes you drastically, or inertly in a profound manner. A near death experience, a movie, a book, eating chocolate [...]
I miss you too! So as to not bore you, I will write several posts on the Syrian experiences! I will keep the first one short because I don’t have much time right now! But I will make the others quite elaborate he3 he3. The absolute best thing I love about Syria is that it [...]
I have lots of stories to tell… but until I get used to the keyboard again, I leave you with an image that sums it all