6 Quotes & Sayings By Daoud Hari

Daoud Hari was born in Damascus in 1971. He writes novels, short stories and plays. His first novel, The Syrian Bride, won the Syrian National Award for First Novel in 2001. He is a member of the Syrian Writers' Union and Syrian Writers Association Read more

His second novel, The Bride of the Revolution, was published in 2009 and was awarded with the Syrian National Award for First Novel. Dr. Hari's third novel, The Last Hand of the Last Hand, was released in 2012 and was awarded with the Syrian National Award for First Novel.

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I know most people want others to have good lives, and, when they understand the situation, they will do what they can to steer the world back toward kindness. This is when human beings, I believe, are most admirable. Daoud Hari
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If the world allows the people of Darfur to be removed forever from their land and their way of life, then genocide will happen elsewhere because it will be seen as something that works. It must not be allowed to work. The people of Darfur need to go home now. I write this for them, and for that day, ... and for those still living who might yet have beautiful lives on the earth. Daoud Hari
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Because of my schooling, my fate would always be a little different from my friends. Daoud Hari
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What is more important for the world right now than preserving ways of living in balance with the earth? Daoud Hari
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Often, then, the stories came pouring out, and often they were set before us slowly and quietly like tea. These slow stories were told with understatement that made my eyes and voice fill as I translated; for when people seem to have no emotion remaining for such stories, your own heart must supply it. Daoud Hari