Syria: Art and Literature

A scholarly discussion of themes and features in Syrian literature, published in 2001 in World Literature Today.
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A short list of notable contemporary Syrian artists.

Images of Islamic art from around the world.

Article discussing the war's effect on art and culture in Syria, once "one of the leading centers of art in the Middle East."

The Met has an extensive collection of ancient Syrian art. They have a search box at the top of the page.

"Association pour la Promotion de l’Art Contemporain Syrien seeks to provide a diverse, open overview of the Syrian art scene and its talented Syrian artists, and to shed light on the dynamism currently characterising Contemporary Syrian Art in Syria, France, Europe and the rest of the world." Includes a list of artists on the Artists page.

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Tajalliyat is an art gallery located in Beirut, Lebanon, and Damascus, Syria, focusing on Syrian art and artists.

The Corning Museum of Glass has a collection of Islamic glass and research articles related to the craft.

Scholarly article from the Journal of Glass Studies discussing early innovations in glasswork by Syrian artisans.
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This article from the Oxford Music Database will give you an overview of the classical and folk music of Syria, as well as the traditional instruments of the region.
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"For hundreds of millions of Sufi followers worldwide, music is at the heart of their tradition and a way of getting closer to God. From the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey to the qawwali music of Pakistan, Sufism has produced some of the world's most spectacular music celebrated by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Dalrymple's film traces the shared roots of Christianity and Islam in the Middle East and discovers Sufism to be a peaceful, tolerant and pluralistic bastion against fundamentalism"