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We met with Samar Haddad, the woman at the helm of the historic Dar Atlas publishing house in Damascus. Since the 1950s, Dar Atlas has published, among other things, what Haddad describes as “beautiful books” both inside and out. “The true publisher, whether small, medium or large, is the freedom fighter of our age. As a publisher, I’m a resistance fighter in this age of consumerism.”
Situation going on there. it's sort of hard to assess the damage there. >> right. >> greta: and some of the other areas. are you satisfied that the water came up far on the beach where you are but that it's unlikly anyone got hurt where you are? >> yeah. i mean, where i am is in a good location, but southern ocean city got really pounded. i mean, the historic pier was torn down, the bay side flooded. i know right across the street from where i am on the bay side, they evacuated communities there, so i mean, despite me doing fine where i am, ocean city got really crushed hard. >> greta: and how...