This is a wonderful novel about a pressing humanitarian subject, Syrian refugees and the people who helped, as well as an exploration of identity and loss and triumph.
Syrian Refugees
Film Interview: Syrian Filmmaker Talal Derki on his Oscar-Nominated Documentary — Separating Delusions from Mythology
Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Talal Derki on love and hate in his homeland and the “schizophrenia” of being an Oscar nominee.
Arts Fuse Feature: Music in the Face of Crisis—A Benefit Concert for the Syrian Refugees
The concert “is not about any political or religious statement, it is simply about human beings wanting to give a helping hand to other human beings.”