Samar Yazbek: 5 books

A well-known novelist and journalist from the coastal city of Jableh, Samar Yazbek witnessed the beginning four months of the uprising first-hand and actively participated in a variety of public actions and budding social movements. Throughout this period she kept a diary of personal reflections on,...

Figure de l’opposition au régime de Bachar al-Assad, Samar Yazbek est contrainte de quitter son pays tant aimé en juin 2011. Depuis son exil, elle ressent l’urgence de témoigner. Au mépris du danger, elle retourne clandestinement dans son pays, en s’infiltrant par une brèche dans la...

'ONE OF THE FIRST POLITICAL CLASSICS OF THE 21st CENTURY'- Observer 'EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL, POIGNANT AND AFFECTING. I WAS GREATLY MOVED' Michael Palin FOREWORD BY CHRISTINA LAMB Journalist Samar Yazbek was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the uprising in Syria turned...

Rima aime les livres, surtout Le Petit Prince et Alice au pays des merveilles, le dessin et… marcher. La jeune fille, qui ne parle pas, souffre d’une étrange maladie : ses jambes fonctionnent indépendamment de sa volonté, dès qu’elle se met à marcher elle ne peut plus s’arrêter. Un jour...

In the dark of night, Hanan al-Hashimi awakens from a nightmare, confused and shaken. Roaming the house in search of some reassurance, she is drawn towards the streak of light under her husband's bedroom door. Little does she know that the beckoning glow will turn her life on its head...