Although counterrevolutions are in full swing, our weekly section brings some hope, nominally and otherwise. Amal Hanano continues her meditations about Aleppo. Gaelle Raphael translates Amal Dunqul`s powerful poem, "A Special Interview with Noah`s Son." Suneela Mubayi translates Sargon Boulus`s poem about Imru` al-Qays.   

To Die For by Amal Hanano

Amal Dunqul "A Special Interview with Noah`s Son" translated by Gaelle Raphael

Sargon Boulus "To Imru` al-Qays on His Way to the Inferno" translated by Suneela Mubayi

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