Category Archives: Art
On the Third Anniversary of the Syrian Revolution: images
بمناسبة العيد الثالث للثورة السورية كالعنقاء ستنهض سوريا وتحمل الى العالم روحا من روحها Behold the tree of life Syria will rise again and the Syrian people will be free Variation on a theme by Bansky © Alisar Iram Please … Continue reading
Words are, should be rebels
In the beginning was the word. Kun fayakoun, be and it was. READ the word for the word is power, creation and life. Words can resurrect, grace, sing, paint and call with the voice of the sea, with the voice … Continue reading
My art and poetry before the Syrian Revolution
http://alisariramart.wordpress.com/ I have decided to start a blog for my art and poetry before the Revolution. My art in particular ,which was greatly inspired by Arab Islamic art and civilization is very relevant to this blog dedicated to the Syrian … Continue reading
Bearing witness: The destruction of Homs, the third largest city in Syria. The mosque of Khalid Ibn Al Walid is under attack
Khalid Ibn Al Walid Mosque, the beating heart of Homs The Syrian regime has been systematically, ruthlessly, methodically erasing Homs and its rebelling inhabitants since the onslaught on Baba Amr in the spring of 1912. The devastation of Baba Amr, … Continue reading
Am I Dying or Living: Miosaics
This poem is dedicated to Syria, for Syria will rise again I wrote most of this poem some years back. It was then that I started to write long poems in the narrative style, but poems being a different genre … Continue reading
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Descent into the Syrian Hell: an illustrated imaginary journey into the hell of Syria with invocations from world literature
Forward This is an allegorical imaginative journey into the Syrian Hell, created for the Syrians by their rulers with the complicity of the world. The residents of this Hell are mainly the children of Syria; therefore it is a hell … Continue reading
Posted in Alisar's notes and articles, Alisar's poems, Art, Article, Images, Inferno, suffering, Syria, Syrian people, Victims
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Looted and smuggled Syrian antiquities: attempts and appeals to document and protect them
Protect Syrian Archaeology حماية الآثار السورية Protect Syrian Archaeology حماية الآثار السورية Stolen Syrian artifacts smuggled to Lebanon 17/05/2013 لبنان مصادرة لقى أثرية مهربة من سوريا السلطات اللبنانية تصادر آثاراً سورية مسروقة وتوقف أفراداً من شبكة التهريب 17/05/2013 أوقفت السلطات اللبنانية … Continue reading
Ode to Freedom نشيد الحرية
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©Freedom, gouache on paper by Alisar Iram Image: ©Alisar Iram They who are embraced by freedom And touched by its wings of yearning and passion Shall have no peace shall have no home Shall have no…
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Bearing witness: the destruction of the Old city of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three continued
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 inflicted upon the cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Aleppo, Alisar's notes and articles, Arab Islamic art, Archaeology, architecture, Art, Civilization, Destruction of cities and habitats, photographs, Syria, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage, Syrian people, Syrian regime, The Khans of Aleppo
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Bearing witness: The destruction of the Old City of Aleppo, the second oldest city in the world, Part three
All 4 parts of the documentation of the destruction of Ancient Aleppo will be updated to include more damage to heritage as it occurs. Coming to Part Three of my documentation of the destruction of the Old city of Aleppo and its … Continue reading
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