Hsain Warour (12/10/1941), known as the Author tailor, was born to a peasant family in the countryside of Damascus. After completing his primary education, he moved to Damascus in 1952 at the age of twelve to learn the profession of tailoring under the Armenian tailor Wahram Shahbandrian in the Al-Khaja Market.

Okba Zeidan, born in 1967 in Syria, is a prolific writer, translator (from Russian and English), and journalist. He is an active member of the Syrian Journalists’ Union and has significantly contributed to the country's cultural and intellectual life.

Samer Kozah was born in Bab Toma (Saint Thomas Gate), one of the historic neighborhoods of Old Damascus. Coming from a family deeply...

The Syrian writer and researcher Mazen Arafeh was born in Damascus in 1955, and grew up in a cultural environment that shaped his early awareness of literature and thought.

Dr. Riad Nofal is an academic, professional and diplomatic career for about 35 years, as a high-ranking official, diplomat, lecturer, trainer and visiting lecturer in many countries, in several universities, higher institutes, diplomatic institutes and training centers.

Dr. Manal Mohammed Khalif is an academic and researcher specializing in philosophy, logic, and the epistemology of natural sciences. She earned her PhD with distinction from the University of Damascus and boasts over 15 years of academic and educational experience.

Dr. Salma Jamil Haddad is a Syrian academic, researcher, poet, novelist, and lexicographer. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Damascus and both her Master’s and Ph.D. in Translation from Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom. 

A Kurdish-Syrian researcher, writer, and thinker, born in 1956, Ibrahim Mahmoud is an influential intellectual known for his bold and groundbreaking explorations of topics in philosophy, anthropology, literature, history, and cultural criticism.