Al-Faẓia'الفظیع – the Horror

Surviving Syria's Prisons

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Based on personal interviews between political prisoner Akram Al Saud and graphic artist Tobi Dahmen, Al-Faẓia’: The Horror vividly depicts the life of a man who found the courage to resist in the face of unfathomable terror.Al-Faẓia’: The Horror follows the harrowing journey of Akram Al Saud, a nineteen-year-old architecture student in Aleppo whose life was upended by an unjust arrest in 2010. After nine months in Assad’s prisons, he joined the revolution, endured further arrests, and was finally forced to flee to Europe in 2016. Restoring agency to Al Saud’s experiences as a survivor, this graphic novel portrays his life with authenticity and sensitivity. A rich appendix offers historical context and a behind-the-scenes look at the project’s creation.Created as part of the international Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives (SCVN) project, this book offers an impactful, arts-based way to share the experiences of those who have suffered at the hands of human rights abuses. This unique work resulting from the collaboration between Al Saud and Dahmen serves as an example of how the unspeakable can find expression in art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-03
Mått:216 x 279 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781049809014

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Tobi Dahmen is a graphic artist and illustrator, and the author of the graphic novels Fahrradmod and Columbusstraße. His work has received numerous honours, including the ICOM Award for Best Short Comic and the Red Dot Design Award.Akram Al Saud was born in Deir ez-Zor and raised in Damascus. From a young age, he stood against the Syrian regime, which led to his first arrest while studying architecture in Aleppo. When the revolution began, he joined in its early days, facing three more arrests and having to abandon his studies. He has lived in the Netherlands since 2016, where he resumed studying architecture and continues his commitment to freedom and dignity.Uğur Ümit Üngör is a professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the NIOD Institute and the University of Amsterdam.Charlotte Schallié is a professor of Germanic Studies in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures at the University of Victoria. Her areas of interests include memory studies, visual culture studies, genocide education, care ethics, and more. She also edited the award-winning collection of graphic novels But I Live.Amjad M. Tadros is a four-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, former CBS News Middle East producer, and author of The Fixer, a memoir chronicling three decades of reporting across the Arab world.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Al Fazia الفظیع – The Horror; Surviving Syria’s Prisons Tobi Dahmen and Akram Al Saud2. Glossary3. Map 4. The Syrian Gulag: a System of Detention, Repression, and Torture Uğur Ümit Üngör5. I Will Not Stay SilentAkram Al Saud6. Conversations with Akram Tobi Dahmen7. To Draw Darkness: Editors’ Notes Uğur Ümit Üngör and Charlotte Schallié8. AcknowledgementsTobi Dahmen, Akram Al Saud. Uğur Ümit Üngör and Charlotte Schallié9. Biographies