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Stories Set in Aleppo
Aleppo grew around a central citadel mound on old caravan routes between sea and desert. Ottoman trade wealth filled it with souks and stone inns, while fighting after 2012 damaged much of that fabric, so stories mourn a merchant city. For Sama and Last Men in Aleppo carry that loss. Open Aleppo on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 5 books and 3 movies set in Aleppo.
For Sama
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo Syria as she falls in love gets married and gives birth to Sama all while…
Murder on the Orient Express
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in…
Last Men in Aleppo
Winner of the Grand Jury Documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad’s breathtaking work — a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage — follows the efforts of the…
The Heart of Aleppo: A Story of the Syrian Civil War
#1 Bestseller in Asian-American Literature!Available in paperback, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited!Winner of the 2019 Independent Press Award From the ashes of the Syrian Civil War comes this story of hope, love, and…
The Silver Chalice
The colorful, passionate world of early Christianity comes to vivid life in this story of Basil of Antioch. Basil, a sensitive artisan, is purchased from slavery and commissioned to create a decorative casing for the…
يومًا ما.. كنت إسلاميًا
مع أهازيج الأناشيد وغنن الآيات .. على دندنات الأذكار فى الشروق والزوال وبين أشعار الجهاد فى فلسطين وأفغاستان والشيشان .. نبتت إسلاميتى، إسلامية تتجاوز الزمان والمكان والأحزاب والجماعات .. تردد ورد الرابطة مع الإخوان فى…
مديح الكراهية
تقتحم هذه الرواية حقبةً من تاريخ سوريا وتعيد طرح الأسئلة الحارقة عن الصراع بين الأصوليين والسلطة- وهي حقبة كادت تقضي بها ثقافة الكراهية على الأخضر واليابس.تقود الرواية القرّاء من مدينة حلب الآسرة وعوالم نسائها وحياتهنّ…
Damascus - Aleppo
Syria spring of 2018. Issa Abdallah a famous radio broadcaster in the past lives in loneliness after losing most of his beloved ones. With the liberation of Aleppo Issa decides to visit his daughter Dina who lives there…
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