Welcome! Although the modern nation known as Syria has officially existed only since 1946, the area itself has a long and rich cultural history. Its largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, are two of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Now mired in a devastating civil war since 2011, Syria has suffered catastrophic losses. Millions of Syrians have been killed or forced to flee their homes, and irreplaceable art and cultural artifacts have been destroyed.
In this Subject Guide, you will find links to information on Syria, its people, and culture. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but is here to give you an idea of the rich history of the country, both before and during the current war.
The HCC Cultural Diversity Committee has focused on Syria as a country of interest for the 2018-2019 academic year. HCC librarians are happy to help locate more resources.
These links take you to some of our academic databases where you can find academic journal articles on your research topic. These are just a few of the databases we offer, and you can find more at our main library database page. You can find more suggested databases by looking under the subject drop-down lists.
To access the databases off-campus, you will need your to login with your Owlnet user name and password.
Religion and state in Syria : the Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution by 
Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History by 
The Syrian Rebellion by 
The Morning They Came for Us by 
The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria by 
A Woman in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolutions by 
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by 
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by 
The Arab Spring: change and resistance in the Middle East by 
The Battle for Home by 
Among the Jasmine Trees: Music and Modernity in Contemporary Syria by 
Everyday Life and Consumer Culture in Eighteenth-Century Damascus by Mon - Thurs: 8 am - 8 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
March 25 - 30: CLOSED (Spring Break)
