Rafik Schami
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Short stories by Moussa AbadiMulti-religious life in the Jewish Quarter of Damascus
Syrian author Moussa Abadi depicts peaceful coexistence in the Jewish Quarter of 1920s Damascus in ‘The Queen and the Calligrapher’. The characters may be quirky and the stories bizarre, but they show us that the Damascus of yesterday could be a model for our own time.
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Profile: the Syrian–German author Rafik SchamiAn exile in his homeland
Rafik Schami is one of the most important authors writing in the German language. Though he first came to Germany when he was 25 years old, his Syrian homeland is never far from his thoughts. It is also the setting for many of his stories. Markus Clauer introduces the best-selling author
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Interview with Rafik SchamiDefending the Assad kingdom
According to renowned Syrian-born writer Rafik Schami, Assad's survival concept is quite straightforward: to keep his clan in power at any price. He is being aided in this endeavour by the West's indecisiveness towards his regime. Interview conducted by Eren Güvercin
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Civil War and Cultural Protest in Syria''The Revolution Has Become an Orphan''
As the military conflict in Syria continues to escalate, the commitment of many peace activists and creative professionals in Syria is going more or less unnoticed by the media and in western public consciousness. An essay by Astrid Kaminski
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The Syrian UprisingAssad Will Fall, But What Will Follow?
The Syrian author Rafik Schami is convinced that the 40-year-old dictatorship in Syria is approaching its end, and that there is no going back for the Syrian people. Nevertheless, he is concerned that freedom, once achieved, will only be of short duration. In this essay, Schami calls on the West to support the democratic opposition and on his compatriots to espouse reconciliation
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Interview with Rafik Schami''The Rebellion's Perseverance Surprises Me''
In the opinion of the German-Syrian writer Rafik Schami, the Syrian opposition is a temporary "front" that is united only in its desire to topple Assad. As soon as the regime begins to weaken, there is a risk of civil war. Anne Allmeling spoke to Schami about the protests in Syria.