The War Once Had a Proper Name: On Stories, Suffering, and the Distance Between Us
From Hamza Al-Khatib to Alan Kurdi, a flood of humanizing war stories has failed to close the distance between witness...

Nour Abo Faraj is a Syrian journalist and writer. She holds a master’s degree in Media from Damascus University and is currently completing a master’s degree in Cultural Studies at SOAS, University of London. She has worked in journalism and editing since 2011 and has published articles, investigative reports, and short stories in several Arab newspapers and magazines. She is the author of two books, and her research and professional interests focus on cultural identity, audience studies, narrative, and memory in conflict-affected societies.
From Hamza Al-Khatib to Alan Kurdi, a flood of humanizing war stories has failed to close the distance between witness...
