Category Archives: Alisar Iram: articles and notes

Syria Aleppo Before Civil War

  Aleppo has sustained terrible damage during the current war in Syria. The scud missiles, intensive indiscriminate bombardment by the Syrian army of Assad including bombing with barrel bombs has almost annihilated the Old city and vast residential areas. The … Continue reading

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The war children of Syria: our reluctant heroes

I am calling these children whom you are going to see below our unknown reluctant heroes for the ordeals they have been through surpass the imagination. They have undergone the ordeals of fire, hunger, terrible injuries, amputated limbs, the loss … Continue reading

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The Rise of ISIS: extracts from articles and comments

MEDITATION ON ISIS (DA’ISH): THE BIRTH OF ISLAMIC COLONIALISM By Alisar Iram / in My Take / tags Iraq, ISIS, Islam, Religion, Revolution, Syria, Syrian People 2 Comments I know it is not conventional to write articles in the form of diaries or chronicles, but I have been keeping … Continue reading

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The rise of ISIS: The birth of Islamic colonialism

I was the first or among the first to write about the religious form of colonization and occupation. I called the incursion of the foreign Islamists into Syria religious occupation which aimed at establishing settlements. I was triggered by the … Continue reading

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Further damage to Syria’s cultural heritage: Illegal excavations at Ibla and more International efforts to safeguard Syria’s Heritage

Damage to the site of Ibla in Syria (Tell Mardikh, near Idlib) caused by illegal excavations and vandalization of the site carried out by locals, fighters and agents of organized trafficking in antiquities. The article on the subject and images were published … Continue reading

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We are the saddest people, we are the tragic people

  I believe we have become the saddest people in the world. not only the saddest but the most tragic. We are the sad people We are the tragic people We carry our losses and stare Our losses carry us … Continue reading

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Damage to Syria’s cultural heritage (lists and maps); belated rescue attempts

In this post I shall concentrate on providing what I have collected of maps, statistics, graphs, information and links to sites recording damage to Syria’s heritage. I shall also refer to   International conferences held in order to assess the … Continue reading

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The story of Father Paolo and the picturesque Deir Mar Mousa

DEIR MAR MOUSA – THE STORY OF FATHER PAOLO DALL’OGLIO AND THE PICTURESQUE DEIR MAR MOUSA By Alisar Iram By Alisar Iram / in My Take       / tags Kidnapping, Religion, Revolution, Syria, Terrorism, War What has prompted me to revise this article and try to publish … Continue reading

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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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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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