Open Access Journal: Syrian Studies Association Newsletter

The Syrian Studies Association (SSA) is an international association organized to encourage and promote research and scholarly understanding of Syria in all academic disciplines. The SSA defines Syria as the area included in historic "Bilad al-Sham" until 1918 and Syria following that. We invite scholars who study the peoples and territories of what is today Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine before 1918 and those who study Syria after that to join our organization and to contribute to our newsletter. The Newsletter is particularly interested in articles on research and scholarship underway in Syria; reviews of new books on Syria, particularly those in Arabic and those that are not widely distributed; and articles on research and study opportunities in Syria.

2015

Vol 20, No 1 (2015): Spring 2015 Issue

2014

Vol 19, No 2 (2014): Fall 2014 Issue

The bulletin is a biannual publication of the Syrian Studies Association. 

Vol 19, No 1 (2014): Spring 2014 Issue

Nasser Rabbat's parents, Omar and Nihad, in 1955

2013

Vol 18, No 2 (2013): Syria: Domestic, Regional, and International Perspectives

Bab Touma Street, Damascus, early 2000s

Vol 18, No 1 (2013): The Syrian Uprisings: Reflections on the Past Two Years

The bulletin is a biannual publication of the Syrian Studies Association. This issue includes feature articles focusing on the past two years of the conflict in Syria. It also includes news of the Syrian Studies Association and book and film reviews.

2012

Vol 17, No 2 (2012): Syria: Past, Present, Future

Syria's famous old yellow taxis, shown here at Baramke Garage in Damascus on a rainy day in winter 2006.

Vol 17, No 1 (2012): The Syrian Uprisings: Reflections on the Past 14 Months

Spring 2011 cartoon by "The Syrian People Know Their Path": "Before Lifting the Emergency [Laws] / After Lifting the Emergency [Laws]"

2011

Vol 16, No 2 (2011): Syrian Studies Association Newsletter

Tell Mozan: "Modern" Issues in Ancient Syria

Vol 16, No 1 (2011): The Kurds of Syria

2010

Vol 15, No 2 (2010): Syria Studies in Scotland and Scandinavia

2009

Vol 15, No 1 (2009): Syrians in the Americas

A man, wearing a fez, selling drinks from an ornate, portable, samovar-like dispenser in the Syrian Quarter of New York City. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Original artwork by Vladimir Tamari.

Vol 14, No 2 (2009): Spring 2009 Issue

Original artwork by Palestinian artist Vladimir Tamari who resides in Tokyo.

2008

Vol 14, No 1 (2008): First Electronic Issue

Feature Article: Shana Marshall, "Syria and the Global Financial Crisis: Insulated or Isolated?"

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SSA Newsletter Archives

Past issues of the Syrian Studies Association Newsletter.