Category Syria
I’m excited to announce a new project, a series of interviews titled “Interviewing Religion: Bringing Scholars of Middle Eastern Religions to New Audiences.” Over the coming months, I’ll be interviewing scholars of religion about their research, discussing how their work… Continue Reading →
Scholars and critics divide some artists’ work into periods or phases. Take Picasso, for instance, with his Early Period, Blue Period, Rose Period, African Period, and Cubist Period. Or the work of Henri Matisse, who passed through a Fauvist Period,… Continue Reading →
I feel a special connection to the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani (“Kabbani” in some cases). My wedding had two readings of Arabic poems, including one of Qabbani’s. His poetry was the perfect addition to our ceremony, as his work is… Continue Reading →