Rami Saydjari

This past week has been an eventful one regarding family and has prompted me to reflect on the nature of family. I spent the past… Read More »Reflection on Family

My father was a complicated man. The man that our family knew when he was a young man in Syria is not the man I… Read More »Dad – A Complicated Man.

During my brother Razi’s recent visit, we of course spent time reminiscing. We listened to old music and recounted old tales of childhood. I watched… Read More »Time’s Soft Echo

Today my elder brother Razi will fly down from Wyoming to visit me in Houston for a few days. He called up a few weeks ago and… Read More »A Visit from the Old Man

Since starting the Saydjari Family Private Facebook page, I have been fortunate to connect with over 180 members of our distant family. They have been… Read More »A Literal Bridge to Our Past

I was born in the United States but feel a deep connection to a place I have never seen. My parents were born and raised… Read More »Memories of a Place I Have Never Been

My parents Mohamed and Badrieh Saydjari were both born in Jisr al Shughur. They grew up and married there. They then educated themselves at the… Read More »A City of Rebels – Jisr al-Shughur