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Faraj Bayraqdar

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Faraj Ahmad Bayrakdar was born in Homs, Syria, in 1951. He studied Arabic at the University of Damascus. He was arrested by Syrian Military Intelligence in 1987 on suspicion of membership of the Party for Communist Action. He was held incommunicado for almost seven years and was tortured. In 1993 he was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Bayrakdar was released in November 2000 following an amnesty without obligation to renounce his political activities. He left to Sweden and has been living there since 2005. His poems have been translated into numerous languages.

 

ARTICLES BY Faraj Bayraqdar

  • Betrayals of Language and Silence

    Betrayals of Language and Silence

    The Costliest Dream in the World

    Many talked to me about the charge that led Mazen to prison. I do not know why I always felt that they were adding all kinds of spices to the story. The whole thing seemed like one big heap of spices from the very beginning.

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  • فرج بيرقدار، مقاطع من مرايا الغياب

    فرج بيرقدار، مقاطع من مرايا الغياب


    كان يمكن لهذه المرايا
    أن تكون مطراً صافياً
    أو صمتاً صافياً
    أو دمعاً صافياً على الأقل.
    بيد أن الظروف
    كانت من حجر
    وكان صليل الزمان والمكان
    مضرَّجاً بما يشبه الدم
    وبما يشبه الجنون
    وبما يشبه الآلهة
    وبما لا يشبه شيئاً على الإطلاق.