Unlike most diaries, My Syrian Diary was published. What is the most likely reason the author wanted her diary published? Responses Marah hoped to communicate with the outside world through the only way available to her. Marah hoped to communicate with the outside world through the only way available to her. Marah believed it was important that a wide audience know the war through someone experiencing it. Marah believed it was important that a wide audience know the war through someone experiencing it. Marah thought that the profits she earned would help her family escape to a safer place. Marah thought that the profits she earned would help her family escape to a safer place. Marah wanted to encourage others who wrote accounts of the war to reveal their identities. Marah wanted to encourage others who wrote accounts of the war to reveal their identities.