Damascus: The Book of Presence and Absence

The Epic of Ibn Arabi: A Poem from Murcia to Damascus

Imad follows Ibn Arabi from Murcia and Seville to Mecca, Baghdad and Damascus, and to his idea that the universe mirrors the names of God.

The Epic of the Eastern Door of the Umayyad Mosque

For fourteen centuries caliphs, scholars, travelers and children carrying bread have passed through one door in Damascus.

Two Cities Inside Me: New York and Damascus in an Exile's Mind

New York builds the sky and Damascus guards the earth, and the heart knows which of the two is home.