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The Rhythm Beneath the Scars
A memoir of childhood in Aleppo, revolution, imprisonment, loss, exile, and the long work of learning how to live after survival. Choose the signed print edition, digital edition, or the €40 signed + digital bundle.
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What survives when a life is broken apart
The memoir begins with an ordinary childhood in Aleppo and follows the rupture of that world through uprising, surveillance, imprisonment, war, and exile. The camera that first preserved childhood memories becomes a witness to a revolution, and later a burden carried across borders.
The Rhythm Beneath the Scars moves through the loss of Ethan’s brother Abdulwahid, the dislocation of exile, and the difficult reality that physical safety does not automatically become peace. In the Netherlands, grief and memory remain present even as a new life slowly begins to take shape.
Dance, photography, therapy, friendship, and eventually Dancify become part of that rebuilding. The book does not present healing as erasure. Its central movement is from surviving what happened to learning how to carry it without allowing it to become the whole of a life.
Dancing is not just movement. It is a way to connect, a way to express oneself, and maybe even a way to heal.
A memoir of war, loss, exile and rebuilding
The Rhythm Beneath the Scars is Ethan Rey’s memoir of growing up in Aleppo, becoming a witness to the Syrian uprising, enduring imprisonment and war, losing his brother Abdulwahid, and leaving the country he knew as home.
The later chapters follow exile through Turkey and Europe, arrival in the Netherlands, and the harder question that comes after physical survival: how to build a life when the past is still present. Dance becomes a refuge, photography changes from recording horror to recording joy, and Dancify grows from a desire to give something back to the community that helped him reconnect with life. The scars remain, but they are no longer the whole story.
الإيقاع الكامن تحت الندوب هو مذكرات يمان عن الطفولة في حلب، وعن تحوله إلى شاهد على الانتفاضة السورية، وعن السجن والحرب وفقدان أخيه عبد الواحد، ثم مغادرة البلاد التي عرفها وطناً.
وتتبع الفصول اللاحقة رحلة المنفى عبر تركيا وأوروبا، ثم الوصول إلى هولندا، والسؤال الأصعب الذي يأتي بعد النجاة الجسدية: كيف يمكن بناء حياة بينما يظل الماضي حاضراً؟ يصبح الرقص مساحة للتواصل واستعادة الإحساس بالحياة، وتتحول الكاميرا من توثيق الرعب إلى توثيق الفرح، وتنمو Dancify من رغبة في رد شيء إلى المجتمع الذي ساعده على العودة إلى الحياة. تبقى الندوب، لكنها لم تعد القصة كلها.
Het Ritme Onder de Littekens is Ethan Reys memoir over opgroeien in Aleppo, getuige worden van de Syrische opstand, gevangenschap en oorlog doorstaan, zijn broer Abdulwahid verliezen en het land verlaten dat ooit thuis was.
De latere hoofdstukken volgen de ballingschap via Turkije en Europa, de aankomst in Nederland, en de moeilijkere vraag die na lichamelijke overleving komt: hoe bouw je een leven op wanneer het verleden nog steeds aanwezig is? Dans wordt een toevluchtsoord, fotografie verandert van het vastleggen van horror naar het vastleggen van vreugde, en Dancify groeit uit een verlangen om iets terug te geven aan de gemeenschap die hem hielp het leven opnieuw te omarmen. De littekens blijven, maar ze vormen niet langer het hele verhaal.
El Ritmo Bajo las Cicatrices es la memoria de Ethan Rey sobre su infancia en Alepo, su paso a convertirse en testigo de la revolución siria, el encarcelamiento y la guerra, la pérdida de su hermano Abdulwahid y la salida del país que conocía como hogar.
Los capítulos posteriores siguen el exilio a través de Turquía y Europa, la llegada a los Países Bajos y la pregunta más difícil que aparece después de sobrevivir físicamente: cómo construir una vida cuando el pasado sigue presente. La danza se convierte en un refugio, la fotografía pasa de registrar el horror a registrar la alegría, y Dancify nace del deseo de devolver algo a la comunidad que le ayudó a reconectarse con la vida. Las cicatrices permanecen, pero ya no son toda la historia.
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What is included with the signed print edition?
The signed print edition is priced at €35 and includes shipping and a personal thank-you note.
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The digital edition is priced at €15 and provides access through an online viewer.
What is included with the €40 signed + digital bundle?
The €40 bundle includes the signed print edition and digital edition access. Shipping for the signed copy is included, together with the personal thank-you note. Estimated delivery for the physical copy is January 2027.
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