Syrian history, in its different stages, inspires many Syrian drama writers who are keen to impart a historical flavor to their works, even if they are encased in a social framework, as the historical and religious drama also tops the Syrian dramatic scene with works from different periods of time, reviewing important stages of the history of the Syrian people.
Tariq bin Ziyad in "The Conquest of Andalusia"
Despite the introduction of the character of the commander of the Islamic army "Tariq Ibn Ziyad" in 2004 in a previous Egyptian drama, starring the late star Mamdouh Abdel Alim, the Syrian drama presented that historical character again with the actor Suhail Jabaei, the hero of the historical Syrian series "Fatah Al-Andalus", which deals with the stage The departure of Tariq bin Ziyad from Morocco to conquer Andalusia, during the mandate of Musa bin Nusayr.
The director of the series, Muhammad Sami Al-Anzi, filmed between Beirut and Turkey.
The series was written by Abu Al-Makarem Muhammad and Salih Al-Salafi, and Rafiq Ahmed Ali presented the character of Musa Bin Naseer, and Akef Najm, Tayseer Idris, Pierre Dagher, Robin Issa and Jenny Esper participated in the tournament.
"The Dome Lane" and "The Wedding of the Hara"
With a human and social dimension, director Rasha Sharbatji presents her new series "Haret El Qobba", which belongs to social work, but at the same time chronicles an important stage in Syria's history, as events unfold in the 19th century.
By embodying the human and social stories, the author Islam Kokesh shed light on the problems facing the people of the ancient city of Levant, and the conflicts that seem special but are related to the general framework of history at this time. In the first episodes, he dealt with the arrests of young people at that time in order to force them to join compulsory service in the army.
Despite the writing that appears modern at times in the stories, Sharbatji succeeded in presenting the image of that stage and focused on details such as clothes, decorations, and the Levantine environment, as well as crystallizing social life in line with the history at this time.
The series revolves over 60 episodes, and it is produced by the "Ivory" company, with the participation of the Syrian actor Abbas Al-Nouri, Slafa Meamar, Khaled Al-Qish, Sabah Al-Jazairi, Nadine Tahsin Bey, and Mohamed Hadaki.
Author Marwan Kaouk was also inspired by the events of his series "The Wedding of Al Hara" at the beginning of the twentieth century in 1900, according to press statements by Laqouq, who confirmed that the series carries projections on the political side of that stage, and the pashawat dominated the simple people by paying attention to social stories inspired by reality at the time.
The series is a mixture of the Levantine and Lebanese environment as well. It was filmed in Lebanon in order to focus on the neighborhoods and ancient Lebanese places. The events start with a "wedding" from which people's stories, their stories and problems began.
The work was directed by Kinan Iskandrani, the author of the "Gharabeeb Soud" experience, and it was co-starring Safaa Sultan, Tony Issa, Tulin Al-Bakri and Lilia Al-Atrash.
French colonization
On the era of French colonialism and the suffering of the Syrian people at that time, through the famous Brocade Lane and the manufacture of fabrics and silk, the author Samir Hazeem reviews the repression in the second part of the series "Prokar";
The oppression that the occupation has practiced on the people of Syria, and the pursuit of the occupation, the heroes of work after they attacked one of the French camps until they are actually arrested. It also sheds light on the economic and social suffering that resulted from the occupation.
The series is directed by Muhammad Zuhair Rajab, and co-starring Jamal Qabbash, Zuhair Ramadan, Fadia Khattab, Nadine Khoury and Rana Abyad, and the artist Fadia Khattab, instead of Salma al-Masri, participates in the character of Umm al-Nur after her apology for the character, and also Lina Hourana was chosen as Umm Esmat instead of the artist Maha Al-Masry, and the work was supposed to be offered at the beginning of the month of Ramadan, but the producing company decided not to offer it a few hours before the Ramadan race, which was announced by actor Qassem Mallouh on his Facebook page.
Social with historical flavor
The second part of the "Silk Market" series, which takes place in the 1950s, deals with social, cultural and political conflicts in Damascus in that era. The series was written by Hanan Hussein Al-Mahraji and Saif Reda Hamed, directed by Al-Muthanna Subuh, and starring Bassam Koussa, Fadi Sobeih and Salloum Haddad. Karis Bashar and we condemn Tahsin Bey, Qamar Khalaf, and Milad Yusuf.