This weekend I returned to revel in the writing of Rafik Schami. Some time ago I spoke of The dark side of love . Secret Calligrapher is again set in Damascus of the 50's. Again a story of forbidden love between a Muslim and a Christian, again aromas, tastes, smells ..... and writing. Hamid Farsi is a famous calligrapher who maintains a struggle to reform the Arabic language (the alphabet has remained unchanged for a thousand years.) It is understood a metaphor for the need for certain reforms at the same time in certain aspects of their lifestyle: Rafik imperative calls for separation of religion and the state and of course, the treatment of women. "I still hope that women will save us," says writer who claims to have in mind when he speaks Arabic readers the treatment of women in these countries as one of the big problems of their societies "The Arab world often rejects 50% of its population. We miss those wonderful things that are thoughtful and medium-bodied women can not climb a ladder, in this case the ladder of civilization. "
But above all, the author shows us the most beautiful in the Arab world in these times are not usually extolled and forget the: su sensuality, passion su, su lleno world of endless diversity and culture ....
But above all, the author shows us the most beautiful in the Arab world in these times are not usually extolled and forget the: su sensuality, passion su, su lleno world of endless diversity and culture ....
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