Monthly Archives: April 2014
The pottery of ancient Tell Halaf, in Syria, and my ceramics
The love affair between me and the ancient pottery of Tell Halaf started when a friend of mine, a fellow potter and a university lecturer lent me some of his books about ancient Mesopotamia and the history of archaeological excavations there. … Continue reading
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A poem in Arabic by Alisar Iram inspired by Easter: Syria, rise: سوريا قومي
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Jesus by ©Alisar Iram, pastels on paper ? ? سوريا قومي ايلي…ايلي لما شبقتني لقد صلبوه فصلبوا الحب وانشقت السماء وعم الظلام الارض. في الحقول سالت دماء الاطفال ووقفت المريمات متشحات بالسواد يحتضن الاقدام الدامية تحت…
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Poems and thoughts in times of war
Compiled between January and April The poetBlessed are the words for the words are makersBlessed is the music for the music is the soul of GodBlessed are our songs, our poems,Our sighs, our cries, our murmurs, Our lullabies, our prayers, our … Continue reading
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The sacrificial Poppies: شقائق النعمان
جاءني صديق في المنام وطلب مني ان ارسم شقائق النعمان، جراحات تموز، لا اعرف ما يعني المنام ولكن هذه هي صور للشقائق ارجو ان تكون مقدمة للرسمِ A friend of mine appeared in my dream and asked me to draw … Continue reading
Bearing witness: the destruction of the Old city of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three continued
Originally posted on alisariram:
All 4 parts of the documentation of the destruction of Ancient Aleppo will be updated to include more damage to heritage as it occurs. I am going to continue with Part Three of my documentation of the damage…
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Bearing witness: The destruction of the Old City of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three
Originally posted on alisariram:
All 4 parts of the documentation of the destruction of Ancient Aleppo will be updated to include more damage to heritage as it occurs. Wikimapia, Al-Madina Souk Coming to Part Three of my documentation of the destruction of…
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Bearing witness: The Destruction of the great city of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part two.
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Google earth map of the centre of the Old city of Alepp0 In part two of my documentation of the destruction of the Old City of Aleppo, I would like the viewer to read it in reference to my…
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Bearing witness: I present to you Aleppo, a city that predates written history, the second oldest inhabited city in the world, as it was and as it has become after the deadly shadow of destruction and annihilation fell upon her: Part one
Originally posted on alisariram:
I have been delaying writing about Aleppo because it means pain revisited, agony relived and scenes of devastation and human loss reenacted. Something about Aleppo stops my heart when I go through the images of annihilation that…
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