The culture of the October war in the lives of Syrian writers

Damascus-SANA

The October Liberation War was a historical starting point for the region in general and the Arabs in particular, because it broke the illusion, broke the enemy’s thorn and retreated from its falsehood and arrogance, so it entered the culture of Syrian poets and writers in order to continue the struggle until the departure of the last occupier.

The head of the Arab Writers Union, Dr. Muhammad al-Hourani, pointed out the importance of the war in which the Syrians won, and it was the beginning of a future in which there would be no occupation. Some writers wrote about it in their novels and stories, as Abd al-Salam al-Ajili did, and some of them wrote in his poetry, as Nizar Qabbani and Suleiman al-Issa did. These writings continue to Today, it is evident in most of the writings of contemporary writers, because we are a nation that refuses to grieve since it was, and these writings will remain as long as there is one attempt to harm us.

At the same time, the editor-in-chief of the International Literature Journal, a member of the Executive Office of the Arab Writers Union, the poet Dr. Jihad Bekfaloni saw in his poetry that Tishreen is the beginning of the dawn of dignity because he revealed many facts and recorded in history a journey of pride. He said:

Dawn of dignity, you, October

Ghaith Al-Shamm Al-Warif Hutton

October, my nation's most precious epics

Oh tallness of glory is not easy

As the Director General of Al-Assad Library critic Iyad Murshid indicated that the October war is the most important event in modern Arab history, as for the first time the Arabs owned the decision and the will to defend their land and rights. Zionism, imperialism and thwarting all plans aimed at destroying our country.

The writer Muhammad Hijazi, director of the National Library in Aleppo, explained that the results of the October war are natural because the Syrian people are an authentic Arab people who respect those who do not infringe their dignity. Al-Susi and Qahtan Bayrakdar, along with the poets of the period that preceded them in the late seventies and eighties.

Muhammad Khaled Al-Khidr