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Let us dance (Poem)
(This piece is part of a series running all week on Beyond Compromise about Homs. In memory of the city, its brave people and its countless dead.) Let us dance To the sound of falling bombs let us sing...
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The Jasmines of Homs (Poem)
Let me tell you about jasmines. The Persian meaning of a jasmine is “a gift from God”; a pure, white gift from God whose scent slithers in the wind and curls up in your heart. The jasmine is the...
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When in Homs
(This piece is part of an ongoing series on Beyond Compromise about Homs. In memory of the city, its brave people and its countless dead.) Around ten years ago, my older cousin and I went to the...
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Homs lies destroyed
(This piece is part of a series running all week on Beyond Compromise about Homs. In memory of the city, its brave people and its countless dead.) I remember thinking, as many Syrians did, that Bashar...
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Lessons From Homs
(This piece is part of a series running all week on Beyond Compromise about Homs. In memory of the city, its brave people and its countless dead.) It feels like light years have passed since those long...
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The Black Stones of Homs
Two years ago, this video was published online as a dedication to the city of Homs. It features lyrics from a poem by Nasib Arida. Each city in Syria has a defining feature. In Hama, the norias are...
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