A Damscene moon
Souk Alhamidiyyah, A must-see for anyone who comes to Damascus Ok guys, I know this obsession with Nizar Qabbani maybe have gone on too long, but I can’t help it. I have no idea why I find myself going back to his poems time and time again, maybe because I see many of them in a new light, especially the ‘feminist’ ones which are still as relevant and true today as they were four decades ago. Some of Nizar’s most popular pieces are the ones about Damascus, his self-imposed exile and his well... Sign in to see full entry.