Award-winning author, poet and screenwriter Khaled Khalifa has died at his home in Damascus. Although one of his country's most celebrated writers, his novels were banned in Syria
With its outstanding publishing houses and a freedom of speech unique in the region, Lebanon has become a paradise for many writers from more authoritarian Arab states where strict censorship is the order of the day. Lebanon's neighbour, Syria, is the prime example. Susanne Schanda reports
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Khalifa, who hailed from Maryamin in northwestern Aleppo province, was celebrated for his novels, television screenplays and newspaper columns, and honoured with several of the Arab world s top literary awards.