 Jarrah's father, Nouri al-Jarrah a long time Syrian dissident due to the Ba'ath government's dismantlement of the Communist Party in Syria, He established a literary magazine named Al-Katiba of which 15 issues have been published and has also published a number of poem collections.He is also a director of The Center for Arabic Geographical Literature-Exploration Prospects which is based in Abu Dhabi and London.The institute has published a number of works relating to Arab travel literature, most significantly Hassan Taufik al Idl travels in late 19th century Germany.