Robin Yassin-Kassab is a regular media commentator on Syria and the Middle East. He is the co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War published by Pluto Press and distributed in the US by Chicago University Press. The book was shortlisted for the 2017 Folio Prize. He is also author of the novel The Road from Damascus published by Hamish Hamilton and Penguin, and by il Saggiatore in Italy.
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November 13, 2026
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Questions about writing
September 23, 2026
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Online discussion of A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Concerns
May 23, 2026
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