In The Guardian Maya Jaggi has an extensive profile of the Syrian poet, Adonis: a life in writing.
One impressive fact: mom is still around -- at age 107 !
And quote of interest:
One impressive fact: mom is still around -- at age 107 !
And quote of interest:
What's really absurd is that the Arab opposition to dictators refuses any critique; it's a vicious circle. So someone who is against despotism in all its forms can't be either with the regime or with those who call themselves its opponents. The opposition is a regime avant la lettre." He adds: "In our tradition, unfortunately, everything is based on unity -- the oneness of God, of politics, of the people. We can't ever arrive at democracy with this mentality, because democracy is based on understanding the other as different. You can't think you hold the truth, and that nobody else has it.