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The Damascene Rose | ุงู„ูˆุฑุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฏู…ุดู‚ูŠุฉ

The Damascene Rose | ุงู„ูˆุฑุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฏู…ุดู‚ูŠุฉ

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข3 min read

A perfumer in Damascus before the war. A journalist documenting its last days. Their brief encounter becomes permanent memory.

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ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุงู„ู…ูŽูู’ุนููˆู„ู ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู | The Lesson of Accompaniment

ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุงู„ู…ูŽูู’ุนููˆู„ู ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ู | The Lesson of Accompaniment

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข6 min read

A merchant's wife in medieval Aleppo learns the grammar of accompaniment through ุงู„ู…ูุนูˆู„ ู…ุนู‡, as she walks alongside desire under the moonlit souks.

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ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุฃูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุงุกู ุงู„ุฃูŽูู’ุนูŽุงู„ู | The Lesson of Noun-Verbs

ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุฃูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุงุกู ุงู„ุฃูŽูู’ุนูŽุงู„ู | The Lesson of Noun-Verbs

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข5 min read

A commander in medieval Aleppo learns the grammar of instant commands through ุฃุณู…ุงุก ุงู„ุฃูุนุงู„, where single words carry the force of entire sentences.

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ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุงุณู’ู…ู ุงู„ุขู„ูŽุฉู | The Lesson of the Noun of Instrument

ุฏูŽุฑู’ุณู ุงุณู’ู…ู ุงู„ุขู„ูŽุฉู | The Lesson of the Noun of Instrument

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข6 min read

A blacksmith in medieval Aleppo learns the grammar of tools through ุงุณู… ุงู„ุขู„ุฉ, as she forges instruments of war and discovers one that forges hearts.

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The Glassblower's Muse of Aleppo | ู…ูู„ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุฉู ุตูŽุงู†ูุนู ุงู„ุฒูู‘ุฌูŽุงุฌู ููŠ ุญูŽู„ูŽุจ

The Glassblower's Muse of Aleppo | ู…ูู„ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุฉู ุตูŽุงู†ูุนู ุงู„ุฒูู‘ุฌูŽุงุฌู ููŠ ุญูŽู„ูŽุจ

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข4 min read

A master glassblower creates vessels of impossible beauty, each one shaped by the curves of the mysterious woman who visits his workshop at midnight.

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The Jeweler of Aleppo | ุตุงุฆูุบู ุญูŽู„ูŽุจ

The Jeweler of Aleppo | ุตุงุฆูุบู ุญูŽู„ูŽุจ

Anastasia Chromeโ€ข6 min read

In the grand souk of Aleppo, a master jeweler crafts his finest creationโ€”a passionate affair with a voluptuous Turkish noblewoman who seeks more than gold.

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