Blog & Articles by Siwar Al Assad

29 Sep

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How Displacement Shapes Identity Narratives – Stories Carried Across Borders

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Every few weeks, I receive letters and messages from readers scattered across the world. Many of them are Syrians who, like me, left th...

29 Sep

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How Syria’s Literary Scene Has Been Reborn Since 2011

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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I still remember walking into a bookshop in Beirut in 2012, books piled high, many bound in dust, some with pages torn by conflict, oth...

26 Aug

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How Trauma Is Passed Through Generations – What Syria Taught Me About Inheritance

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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I’ve met people who carry wounds they can’t name. They speak of anxiety without cause, sorrow without memory, rage without explanation....

26 Aug

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Stories That Stay: 8 Books About Refugee Experiences You Should Read

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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There’s a question I’ve heard over and over again, at readings, through messages online, even whispered across tables after book events...

26 Aug

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How the Colonial Legacy in Modern Syria Still Shapes Our Future

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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If you’ve ever tried to explain Syria’s complex present without touching on its colonial past, you’ll find it doesn’t quite add up. I’v...

26 Aug

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When Words Carry Worlds: The Real Differences Between Exile and Refugee

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Over the years, I’ve received many letters, some from young readers in the diaspora, others from older Syrians who left decades ago. Th...

26 Aug

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One Person’s Story of Storytelling: How War Affects Storytelling in Syria and Beyond

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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Sometimes, I receive messages from readers asking me why my stories no longer feel like they used to, why the shadows are darker, the s...

18 Jul

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Why I Write: Cultural Memory, Literary Resistance, and Syria’s Survival

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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If there’s one question I return to often, both in life and in literature, it’s this: What happens to a culture when the world stops se...

18 Jul

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Writing, War, and the Will to Rebuild: A Conversation with Siwar Al Assad

February 23, 2026
By Siwar Al Assad
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Over the years, I’ve received countless messages, some sent quietly by email, others left as public comments on social media. Readers f...

18 Jul

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Why Stories Survive When Cities Don’t: The Psychology of Post-War Syria

December 2, 2025
By Siwar Al Assad
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When a city crumbles, you don’t just lose buildings, you lose the echoes. The morning calls to prayer. The chatter in the cafés. The my...

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How Displacement Shapes Identity Narratives – Stories Carried Across Borders

How Syria’s Literary Scene Has Been Reborn Since 2011

How Trauma Is Passed Through Generations – What Syria Taught Me About Inheritance

Stories That Stay: 8 Books About Refugee Experiences You Should Read

How the Colonial Legacy in Modern Syria Still Shapes Our Future

When Words Carry Worlds: The Real Differences Between Exile and Refugee

One Person’s Story of Storytelling: How War Affects Storytelling in Syria and Beyond

Why I Write: Cultural Memory, Literary Resistance, and Syria’s Survival

Writing, War, and the Will to Rebuild: A Conversation with Siwar Al Assad

Why Stories Survive When Cities Don’t: The Psychology of Post-War Syria

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