April 3, 2016
February 28, 2016
Syrians are specialists in preservation. Vegetables used to be soaked in salty water, then dried and stockpiled in glass jars.
November 28, 2015
Not a single day goes by without something triggering a thought about Syria, my home or my childhood. Today, despite being a vegetarian for two years now, the trigger was a sudden craving for ‘broasted’ chicken.
June 21, 2015
May 25, 2015
In our house everything has a notebook, beginning with the shopkeeper’s monthly notebook, the provisioning notebook, the family notebook...
October 29, 2014
“I pray every day for the souls of the dead and I read the Quran every morning, but something is wrong with my heart."
September 23, 2014
In Bosra Esham, when a new baby is born, we serve a cup of hot cinnamon and home-grown walnuts.
September 20, 2014
As a child, the trip to the grocery store was the highlight of my day. Maybe it was because I was allowed to go out, run around and contemplate adventures.