The home I worked to make : voices from the new Syrian diaspora /

"War forced millions of Syrians from their homes. It also forced them to rethink the meaning of home itself. In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom. Brutal government repression transformed peaceful protests into one of the most devastating conflicts of our times, killing hundr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pearlman, Wendy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2024]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Personal narratives. Refugees > Syria > Interviews. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- Syria > History > 20th century. Syria > History > 21st century. Syrie > Histoire > 2011- (Guerre civile) > Récits personnels. Contestation > Syrie > Histoire > 21e siècle. Réfugiés > Syrie > Entretiens. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs. HISTORY > Middle East. HISTORY > Modern > 21st Century. Refugees Syria 2000-2099 interviews. Personal narratives Interviews History Personal narratives. Interviews. Récits personnels.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: Kareem
Introduction
1: Leaving. Sara M.
Nour
Ghani
Fatima
Ghada
Masri
Okba
Maha
Hani
Alaa
II: Leaving, again. Sara M.
Maha
Okba
Kovan
Mohammed W.
Manaf
Medea
III: Searching. Okba
Fatima
Suheir
Hani
Mai
Mehyar
Rifaie
Mohammed A.
Ramy
Medea
Rima
IV: Losing. Alhakam
Ahmed
Bashar
Sherry
Hani
Kovan
Sara M.
Ali
Lina
V: Building. Medea
Ahlam
Majdy
Salma
Mariam
Fatima
Ghani
Alaa
Houda
Nour
Rifaie
VI: Belonging. Ghada
Duha
Raja
Sara A.
Asma
Masri
Okba
Ahlam
Rifaie
VII: Living. Mohammed W.
Maha
Insaf
Majdy
Medea
Ghani
Okba
Hani
Fatmia
Nour
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Notes.