The primacy of violence: Syrian writers are not occupied with fiction now, says Nihad Sirees. So we'd have to think about some other places. When I was still there, we would sit and meet, and after a while – after days or weeks or months – we would feel that this place wasn't safe any longer. Nihad Sirees: The minimum number of writers and intellectuals still meet. Is there still a community of writers meeting in Syria? But for TV, it depends on the production company to work. If I write a novel, I can print it anywhere. For me, writing for television is connected to the stability in Syria and this is impossible now. Nihad Sirees: No, I don't write for TV any more. What will you work on in Egypt? A new novel? A TV series? And second, Egypt gives us Syrians the opportunity to stay, to go, to come – any time we need. First of all, I love Egypt, and I love Cairo especially. Nihad Sirees: Let's say that Egypt will be my middle stop – not permanent, and not for a short time. You are staying in Egypt for the foreseeable future?
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