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Gallery: Syrian war art is more important than Hollywood
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Gallery: Syrian war art is more important than Hollywood

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Tamara Pearson

It is unacceptable that the Syrian war and its deep, shattering, complicated consequences, are largely boycotted by most mainstream and commercial media. But as a journalist and a novelist I can understand that there are aspects of this war that are better communicated through art than through the rough cold facts of news. Blindness, turning … Continue reading →

Think of Syria – poems by Farrah Akbik
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Think of Syria – poems by Farrah Akbik

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Tamara Pearson

Farrah Akbik is a British-Syrian poet based in London who writes to raise awareness of the hardships Syria and Syrian refugees are going through. Al Sham (*another name for Damascus) I want to lay my head in the lap of Ghouta, Dull my senses with pomegranate wine. Drift like Ophelia down the river Barada, Lose … Continue reading →

Resistance words from Turkey
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Resistance words from Turkey

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Tamara Pearson

A Dead Sun – by Bejan Matur I peel night from the dead sun’s flesh and like a scarf wrap it round my head The graves of children – by Bejan Matur So – we died. We flitted out of darkness. Beaches bore witness, as did the tiniest of stones. Night and stars streamed above us where … Continue reading →

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Resistance words is run by author and journalist Tamara Pearson. Here you'll find her writing and articles, as well as resistance writing by excluded voices from around the world. The aim is to promote writing and creativity as tools for justice. There are discussions about the book and media industries and writing world, as well as writing exercises for liberation.

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