A Short History of Islamic Syria - Echoes of Bilad al-Sham through the centuries (634-2024) | Issa Meyer what colour is your mosque even though—or maybe because—they are

even though—or maybe because—they are unlike in nearly every way

The cleverest people I know say that the new girl is sad because she had to leave her home

Set amid the arid glamour of Lebanon’s beaches and urban landscapes

capturing human moments—buying bread

sticking and definitely lots of laughing

A Short History of Islamic Syria - Echoes of Bilad al-Sham through the centuries (634-2024) | Issa Meyer what colour is your mosque even though—or maybe because—they areCivil war, refugee crisis, terrorism over the past decade, Syria, crushed beneath an absurd and ruthless tyranny, has too often made headlines for reasons unworthy of its millennia old legacy of grandeur, refinement, and learning. Yet this blessed land cradle of an exquisite civilization, seat of the mightiest of the caliphates, and stage of the triumphs of more than one illustrious dynasty holds a truly unique place in the annals of the Muslim world,