Latest from Hala Gorani
How Syrians Put Their Faith in the Younger Assad
Hafez al-Assad’s son Bashar initially seemed to embody a new era of freedom and opportunity. The young eye doctor was untested, but Syrians were so starved for change that they chose to believe that a new generation of leaders, who had lived and studied abroad, would be likelier to set them free.
A Syrian-American Searches for Identity in Missouri
I was writing a book about identity and belonging, so coming to St. Louis made sense, even if I barely remembered any of my time there. The issue, I soon realized, was that I didn’t quite know what I was looking for. What would speaking to some old neighbors tell me about myself, anyway?