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“SYRIA: Fall of Eternity,” Launching ArabLit Quarterly’s Spring 2026 Issue
Readings and Panel Discussion
3. May 2026
18.00-19.30
18.00-19.30
Save the Date
For free
for adults
Arabic/in English
It is no easy task to tell the Syrian tale, one that is written—and still being written—in the midst of both darkness and light. Yet, Syrian literature and art have taken up this task: not only to record events threatened by historical erasure, but to transform a time stained with blood into an anthem of resistance. … In every text, every poem, every work of art, there is a brave confession: freedom is not granted—it is seized; it is seized with love, with words, with color, and with a deep conviction that all humans deserve to be free.
Front cover of ArabLit Quarterly’s Spring 2026 edition, titled “Fall of Eternity”In the aftermath of the fall of the Assad dynasty in December 2024, writer Fadi Azzam and literary scholar and translator Ghada Alatrash took on the task of guest-editing an issue of literary magazine ArabLit Quarterly. SYRIA: FALL OF ETERNITY brings together writers and artists in and from Syria to reckon with and reflect on this period of intense transformation through different genres and media.
At this launch event, we will celebrate the release of ArabLit Quarterly’s newest issue, even amidst ongoing oppression and upheaval. Contributors will read from their texts both in person and online, and editors and translators will reflect on making this issue in personally and politically challenging circumstances.
Archive Souq will be hosting a pop-up book store where SYRIA: FALL OF ETERNITY will also be for sale.
