Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Lady: Syria السيدة: سوريا

Originally posted on alisariram:
This poem invokes the immemorial ancientness of Syria, the cradle of civilization and walks with her through the annals of its long and dramatic history. It is in Arabic but I shall try to translate it later.  Ishtar,…

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A universe within the universe

A universe within the universe Multi- media work of art and a short poem

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Syria for Sale: in Arabic and English

  They are selling Syria for thirty pieces of silver: the chemical weapons. They will get their chemical weapons or the promise of them then wash their hands off the blood of the Syrian people like Pilate, leaving Christ alone … Continue reading

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Old Aleppo and its Great Mosque are but memories the butchers of cities left to us?

I have written a lot about the annihilation of the Syrian Cities  and the destruction of Syria’s cultural heritage, mainly by the regime’s air borne, Sarin free, weapons of mass destruction: missiles, fighter jets, helicopter gunships and the  like. This … Continue reading

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Art: the tortured soul between slavery and ecstasy

Though be pain, suffering and baptism by fire, the blue rainbow is waiting and there will be freedom and emancipation. Let us imagine that breaking from our chains is but the dance of the tortured soul between slavery and ecstasy. … Continue reading

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Bearing witness:The children of Syria, the new born of Syria, the babies of Syria, the toddlers of Syria, I present them to you

Originally posted on alisariram:
I have to continue bearing witness for the children of Syria, to continue addressing the conscience of the world and drawing attention to the little people of Syria. What Chance has a new born or a baby against the Scud…

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Illuminated Sufi Poem

Illuminated Sufi Poem

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The story of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio and the picturesque craggy Deir Mar Mousa of the lovely frescoes where he lived and preached love

This is the story of a priest who fell in love with an ancient country and its people, a colorful country with amazing diversity and vitality, a country which watched the first steps of mankind towards civilization. One day on … Continue reading

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Testimony of an activist who escaped from a Syrian state security branch

The testimony and documentation below were issued by the Violation Documentation Center in Syria which includes lawyers, doctors and Human Rights activists. I expect that the readers can take their word for it without the need for further verification, the magic … Continue reading

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The Anti-war Campaigners would do better to shout: Hands off Syria, Assad!

http://therepublicgs.net/2013/09/14/the-anti-war-campaigners-would-do-better-to-shout-hands-off-syria-assad/   The Anti-war Campaigners would do better to shout: Hands off Syria, Assad! Alisar Iram 14 September 2013 Below are some of my thoughts on the Anti-war Movement and the antiwar campaigners, in addition to the infiltrators: the Assadis who … Continue reading

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