Author: Haydar, Rama
Year: 2016
Geography: Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Synopsis: Set inside a refugee camp outside the capital of Syria, Damascus, in this tragicomedy
follows two men as they explore different ways to leave the camp while there is siege
going on. The two men are in the refugee camp in the first place is to escape Syria, as
Syria was hit the hardest during the Arab Spring (one of the countries hit hardest by the
Arab spring and didn’t see relief until 2025).
Publication: Haydar, Rama, Desert of Light. 2016. Cornell Council of the Arts (CCA)
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