A Short History of Islamic Syria

Published 2025

Syria's modern struggles have overshadowed its extraordinary past.

This book sets the record straight.

Journey through fourteen centuries of Bilād al-Shām: from the seventh-century Islamic conquest through the recent fall of the Assad regime, and rediscover a land that shaped civilisations.

These pages celebrate the sophistication, intellectual brilliance, and political might that made Syria the heart of mighty caliphates and home to dynasties whose influence rippled across the Muslim world and beyond.

Meet a resilient people whose story, far richer than today's headlines suggest, speaks to humanity's capacity to continue on living.