Samar Yazbek is a Syrian writer and journalist, born in Jableh in 1970. She is the author of several works of fiction, including Cinnamon. An outspoken critic of the Assad regime, Yazbek has been deeply involved in the Syrian uprising since it broke out on March 15, 2011. Yazbek was awarded the Pen/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award 2012, awarded to an author of outstanding literary merit who casts an “unflinching” eye on the world.
