Bahaa Taha
My name is Bahaa Taha , and I am the author of Syria’s Curse: A Nation Torn Apart—not as an outsider looking in, but as someone whose life has been deeply shaped by its impact.
Bahaa Taha, who was born in Aleppo, lived through the ten years of the Syrian cataclysm and witnessed its cruelty as well as the terrible loss of his community. He left Syria since 2021, transforming intense personal experience into important narratives of a nation ripped apart.
Syria's Curse: A Nation Torn Apart
From Ottoman rule and French colonialism to dictatorship, revolution, and the ensuing chaos, Syria’s Curse: A Nation Torn Apart takes readers on a terrifying journey through the center of Syria’s century-long struggle. The book describes how history, power, and international indifference contributed to the disintegration of a country, trapping generations of Syrians in an unending battle. The author reveals the human cost in addition to the politics with sharp insight and firsthand accounts. This is not just a history book. It’s a reckoning. Bahaa Taha, who was born in Aleppo, lived through the ten years of the Syrian cataclysm and witnessed its cruelty as well as the terrible loss of his community. He left Syria since 2021, transforming intense personal experience into important narratives of a nation ripped apart.