Syrians' creative self-expression online
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The Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution "The outburst of the uprising against oppression and tyranny brought on a surge of these remarkable, latent energies, the spontaneous and the organized, in a way never before seen in all of Syria’s years marked by repression and injustice. History relays similar experiences.
This project aims to archive all the intellectual and artistic expressions in the age of revolution; it is writing, recording, and collecting stories of the Syrian people, and those experiences through which they have regained meaning of their social, political and cultural lives."
This is an amazing site with a multitude of links to creative pieces in various media submitted by Syrians. They receive funding from various European organizations.
Everything is available in English, French, and Arabic.
This is an amazing site with a multitude of links to creative pieces in various media submitted by Syrians. They receive funding from various European organizations.
Everything is available in English, French, and Arabic.
Excellent post, thank you!
posted by stonepharisee at 12:52 PM on June 28, 2017
posted by stonepharisee at 12:52 PM on June 28, 2017
Longtime lurker decloaks.....
That site is brilliant.
I've been meaning to pick up this book for a while: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/27/dancing-in-damascus-by-miriam-cooke-review
... it's a book length study of the artistic and creative faces shown by the revolution.
The author of the review, Robin Yassin-Kassab, has written (with Lelia Al-Shami) probably the best one volume study of the war "Burning Country". Absolutely essential read if you want to understand the conflict.
posted by dannyl at 4:45 AM on June 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
That site is brilliant.
I've been meaning to pick up this book for a while: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/27/dancing-in-damascus-by-miriam-cooke-review
... it's a book length study of the artistic and creative faces shown by the revolution.
The author of the review, Robin Yassin-Kassab, has written (with Lelia Al-Shami) probably the best one volume study of the war "Burning Country". Absolutely essential read if you want to understand the conflict.
posted by dannyl at 4:45 AM on June 29, 2017 [1 favorite]
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I'm curious as to what is similar concerning experience historically. Would a baseline comparison be the French Revolution, for example the political and artistic projects of David.
good questions, good post.
posted by clavdivs at 11:21 AM on June 28, 2017