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The Syrian Tragedy / The American Foundation for Syriac Studies

Posted by admin on Feb 25, 2015 in Library | 2 comments

The Syrian Tragedy Introduction No other field of knowledge has been as important and indispensable as history, and probably no other human discourse has been as controversial as history. The importance of history stems from the fact that we, as historical beings, firmly believe that there is an intricate dialectical relationship between the past and the present, and the more we comprehend the past, with all its ups and downs, the better we are equipped to understand the complexities of the present and ensure the stability of the future. In other words, though we are the outcome of history,...