Ugarit, Syria: The Place Where Alphabets Began
In Ugarit, Syria, historian/travel writer Habeeb Saloum explores the ancient city where a tablet was discovered that revealed the world’s first alphabet.
In Ugarit, Syria, historian/travel writer Habeeb Saloum explores the ancient city where a tablet was discovered that revealed the world’s first alphabet.
The Beauty that Was Syria Before the Terrible Civil War By Annika Dash [Editor’s Note: This story was published 10 years before the current civil war in Syria, that has reduced once-beautiful Aleppo to ruins.] A walk through the souqs (bazaars) in Aleppo will make you feel as if you…