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The Strand Archive: Nihad Sirees

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31/01/2013

Nihad Sirees

BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Nihad Sirees

The Syrian writer Nihad Sirees talks about his new novel The Silence and the Roar

The Syrian writer Nihad Sirees talks about his new novel The Silence and the Roar over the course of one day as he walks though a city blocked by thousands of people

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The Syrian writer Nihad Sirees talks about his new novel The Silence and the Roar over the course of one day as he walks though a city blocked by thousands of people on an orchestrated demonstration in support of the 'leader'.

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