Anand Gopal is cautiously optimistic. Much has happened in Syria since he completed the research for Days of Love and Rage, a sprawling non-fiction narrative about a city’s remarkable efforts to resist the rule of Bashar al-Assad. Covering the city of Manbij’s political and social life from Assad’s rise in 2000 to his regime’s collapse … Continue reading Anand Gopal On Democracy in Syria
An American writer offers a remarkable close-up account of a Syrian community struggling to survive a vicious civil war.