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Palmyre Pour Toujours

International Author, Speaker & Cultural Commentator

A literary plea for the protection of Syrian heritage and ancient culture – and a reminder of what we owe the past.

OVERVIEW

A Story of a Place
and Its People

Palmyre Pour Toujours is a Palmyra novel, a cultural essay, and a moral argument – a historical fiction book that insists the destruction of ancient Syria’s heritage is not only a Syrian loss, but a loss that belongs to all of humanity. Written with elegance and urgency, it places one city at the center of a much larger question: what do we owe to civilizations whose achievements outlasted the people who built them?

“A Call Upon Nations And Individuals Alike To Remember, To Preserve What Is Left, And To Protect What Remains.”
-SIWAR AL ASSAD

SYNOPSIS

A Story of Courage,
Loss & Resilience

As a child, Siwar Al Assad stood in awe of the ancient ruins of Palmyra – that timeless Syrian heritage oasis shimmering with mystery in the heart of the desert. A UNESCO heritage site since 1980, Palmyra suffered devastating damage during Syria’s civil war. Through eloquent reflection and global comparisons to cities like Carthage, Syracuse, and Timbuktu, the author invokes not just nostalgia, but responsibility. Palmyre Pour Toujours, a Palmyra novel, is a powerful plea wrapped in poetic optimism – a literary call to cherish cultural memory before it fades.

THEMES

Profound Themes. Timeless Questions.

Cultural Preservation

The duty to protect what has been built by civilizations that no longer exist to defend it themselves.

Memory

How places hold the memory of peoples - and what it means when those places are destroyed.

Responsibility

The argument that cultural heritage belongs to humanity, and that humanity must act accordingly.

Ancient Syria

Palmyra as a symbol of what Ancient Syria has given the world - and of what the world has failed to protect.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

A Nation at
a Crossroads

“To understand a people, you must first understand their history.”

Palmyra was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world – a trading hub at the intersection of the Roman and Persian Empires, reaching its peak under Queen Zenobia in the third century CE. UNESCO’s 1980 designation recognized what had long been understood: that Palmyra was not simply a Syrian historical site, but a world heritage site, part of the shared inheritance of civilization.

BEHIND THE BOOK

A Personal Journey

“I stood among those columns as a boy and felt something i did not yet have words for. Now i do. What i felt was continuity – the sense that i was standing inside a story much larger than my own lifetime. Writing this book was my way of insisting that the story continues.”

READER GUIDE

For Deeper Conversations

Discussion questions, themes, and resources to help readers explore the novel’s ideas, characters, and historical context.

INSIDE THE GUIDE

  • Discussion Questions
  • Key Themes
  • Historical Context
  • Activity Ideas
  • Further Reading

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Common Questions.

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Identity, belonging, love, cultural memory, and the moral weight of the choices we make under pressure.

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