Moving and inspiring, Syria Speaks is testament to the courage, creativity and imagination of the Syrian people.

Contents:Introduction viiHama '82 1Gateways to a Scorched Land, Samar Yazbek 2Ongoing, Sulafa Hijazi 10The Thieves' Market, Ossama Mohammed 17Lettuce Fields, Khaled Khalifa 27Revolution 2011; Chicken Liver, Khalil Younes 36Between the Cultures of Sectarianism and CitizenshipHassan Abbas 48Banners in the Colour of the Euphrates, Kartoneh 60The Art of Persuasion, Alshaab alsori aref tarekh & Charlotte Bank 66The Symbol and Counter-Symbols in Syria, Zaher Omareen 84Cartoons by Kafranbel, Photographs by Mezar Matar 102Mystery Shopper: Interview with Assaad al-Achi, Malu Halasa 104Popular Collision, Omar Alassad 112Lens Young 118A Black Cloud in a Leaden White Sky, or Death by Stabs of SorrowAli Safar 130Literature of the Syrian Uprising, Robin Yassin-Kassab 138Loneliness Pampers Its Victims, Dara Abdullah 145Have You Heard the Testimonies of the Photographs, about theKillings in Syria?, Fadia Lazkani 149Regarding the Pain of Others and Damascus 15 Feb 2012 19:47:31Khaled Barakeh, Photographs by Jens Steingässer 157I'm Positively Sure about the Event, Rasha Omran 165Two Cartoons, Ali Ferzat 168On the Intellectual and the Revolution:An interview with Yassin al-Haj Saleh 172Cocktail, Comic4Syria 181Lifetimes Stolen, Yara Badr 192Letter for the Future, Mazen Darwish 202Daily Occurrences, Mohamad Omran & Golan Haji 205Song in the Revolution 210'Come on Bashar, Get Out!', Qashoush 211'Female Refugees', Monma, Al-Raas and Al Sayyed Darwish 214The Lure of the Street, Hani al-Sawah 220Tashriqa: Prayer for Homs, Faraj Bayrakdar 222From the Outside Looking In, Daniel Gorman 224Youssef from the Inside, Paintings by Youssef AbdelkePhotographs by Nassouh Zaghlouleh 235Art & Freedom, Amer Matar & Artists 240Syria's Imperfect Cinema, Chad Elias & Zaher Omareen 257Who Wants to Kill a Million?; Top Goon: Diaries of a Little DictatorMasasit Mati 269A Plate of Salmon is Not Completely Cleansed of BloodRasha Abbas 276The Smartest Guy on Facebook, Aboud Saeed 279Stencilling Martyrs 284Acknowledgements 290About the Contributors, Translators and Editors 291Permissions 299Index 303