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I am sitting in my living room in London, trying to steal a moment of calm between Zoom meetings and the playful demands of my young daughters, Sama and Taima. As for so many, the pandemic has upended our lives: schools are closed; we must work at home; we’re isolated. A virus has us under siege, and I am reminded in a way I didn’t expect of life in war-torn Syria. Take masks. In Syria, we knew the incessant feeling of something stifling our mouths, hindering us from breathing, speaking clearly and being heard. We were used to social distancing – a fear of others, even family m...

This article is part of a limited series marking a decade since the start of the Syrian revolution. Read this piece, originally written in Arabic, here.  It has been a decade since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution, the divergence of its paths and the onset of the Arab Spring.  There is no better time than the present to recall that event and tackle it from different angles. We can recall the moment of hope that accompanied these revolutions, or focus on what the uprisings represented when they cracked open the public sphere that had been forcibly closed for decades by different Arab de...

War's timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began By The Associated Press Associated Press March 15, 2021 — 1:58am Text size Copy shortlink: BEIRUT — Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad's government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprisin...

Robert Alter on Nabokov’s Literary Invention March 17, 2021 Vladimir Nabokov remains one of the most polarizing of the major novelists who have written in English. His admirers are passionate about him. These include both critics and many novelists in England, America, and elsewhere. Some gestures of imitation have been made by other writers, though as is generally the case with writers of the first order of originality—Proust and Kafka come to mind—these efforts have not been very successful. On the opposing side, there are some readers who cannot abide Nabokov, finding little in his w...

Comments The New Danny Boy video released to honor all those who passed away due to COVID and the frontline workers battling the pandemic. St. Patrick's Day is a time for celebration, but also of remembrance. Our treasured history, unique culture, the many people who came before us that allow us to celebrate today. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish!Subscribe to IrishCentral Sligo St. Patrick's Day Parade has released a poignant performance that melds Danny Boy and Amazing Grace by Cathy Jordan and Dr. Kathy Bullock, a meeting of voices betwe...