Syria: between political catastrophe and cultural resilience
Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo, Oslo, NorwayWhile the Syrian war seems to embody all that is complex, alien, and thus incomprehensible about the Middle East, the five-year-old brutal conflict can in fact be explained through a set of global historical factors that emanate from the world made by Europe in the wake of World War One. This talk will shed light…