Khaled Khalifa’s “Death is hard work”
Belbol’s father just passed away in a Damascus hospital. His last request to his son was to be burried in his hometown of Aannabiya, in the province of Aleppo.
Damascus, the Syrian capital, is under the control of the Assad regime while Aleppo is under the controle of the rebels and extremist factions. Driving from one area to another, with a body in the car, is expectedly quite a difficult task… Through this journey, and with his characteristic visual and sensual writing, Khalifa depicts with accuracy what Syria has become.














