Why I Stopped Writing About Syria w/ Asser Khattab (E97)

This is a conversation with Asser Khattab, a Syrian writer who has reported on Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq for various international news outlets. We spoke about his essay for New Lines Magazine, "why I stopped writing about Syria."Topics Discussed:How Asser started writing about SyriaPigeonholing as Arab journalistsWhy Asser stopped writing about SyriaUs leaving Lebanon at the same timePicturing safe spacesWhat is 'normal'?The role of Twitter in journalismThe dangers of living in Lebanon as an undocumented SyrianSurvivor's guilt and imposter's syndromeResources Mentioned:A look at the Lebanon uprising through its chants Syrian melancholy in Lebanon's revolutionNewlines PodcastThat Cairo Concert, Mental Health and Growing Up Queer in Lebanon (With Hamed Sinno)‘Revolution everywhere’: A conversation between Hong Kong and Lebanese protestersHong Kong’s Existential Crisis (with JP)Syrian Prison Literature and the Poetics of Human Rights (with Shareah Taleghani)Syria, Journalism and the Cost of IndifferenceIn the End, It Was All About Love (with Musa Okwonga)Recommended Books:Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by James RommCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Sorrows of Young Werther by GoetheGod: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou