Category Archives: Raqqa

The Rise of ISIS: extracts from articles and comments

Posted on July 11, 2014 by alisariram

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 →

Posted in Alisar Iram: articles and notes, Da'ish, ISIS, Islamic civilization, Islamists, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian people, Syrian regime, Syrian Revolution, therepublic, Thewhy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Starvation and more starvation in Syria

Posted on January 9, 2014 by alisariram

This is part of a report I compiled and wrote in October 2003. The areas under siege then are still under siege ,in addition to reported starvation in Raqqa and part of Aleppo because the Syrian people have now to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aleppo, Alisar Iram: articles and notes, Ghouta of Damascus, Humanity, ISIS, Qaeda, Raqqa, Starvation and malnutrition in Syria, Starvation in Syria, Starving Syrian children, suffering, Syria, Syrian people, Syrian regime, Syrian Revolution, Victims | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Farewell to Syria, for a while: في وداع سورية… مؤقتا

Posted on October 13, 2013 by alisariram

Farewell to Syria, for a while By Yassin Al Haj Saleh October 12, 2013 I have tried hard for the last two and a half years to stay in Syria. It was important for me as a writer to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Alisar Iram: translations, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian people, Syrian regime, Syrian Revolution, The Ghouta of Damascus, Yassin Al Haj Saleh | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Al-Raqqa, once the second capital of a great empire then a ceramic center which created wonders in clay

Posted on December 29, 2012 by alisariram

Recently the city of Al-Raqqa, Eastern Syria, has been a prey to the Syrian bombers which resulted in the deaths of many children, not to mention a trail of destruction. This aroused great sadness in me, a ceramist, because Al-Raqqa was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisar's notes and aerticles, Art, Ceramics, Raqqa, Syria, Syrian Heritage | Tagged , , | 1 Comment