Tag: syria

Of Heritage and Identity

….little did I know that while discovering Athens and Greek heritage, my Syria experience would tug at the heartstrings.

Remembering Aleppo

I write this memoir of Aleppo not as an obituary to that vivacious city, but as a reminder to its people and all of us. Cities like Aleppo survive, they grow back, rebuild and rebound

Getting lost

The advent of GPS technology has in a way removed the strangeness of any place. With an address keyed in, in any part of the world one can now reach the destination without getting lost. It is a blessing, but as with any other gift of technology it takes away something from our lives.