What makes you proud to be Syrian?
Sometimes I feel shame when I see the crimes that some Syrians are doing in the name of God, but when I remember how Syria used to be and how the Syrian people are facing this crisis and how they build hope and life from the ashes I feel so proud to be...
Not to be Ignored
Below is a transcript of an interview conducted at the end of 2010, when there was no thought of conflict in Syria, and the issues of the day for educated young women related to their ‘liberation’. The questions chosen were a response to the times since Ms Ayaan Hirsi Ali had recently visited Australia, where she...
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
I feel proud to be Syrian because I believe we have a special stable identity however much we shift from one place to another. Our identity is represented by the way we interact, engage, behave and move towards a vision. It does not relate to the material things we have. From a vision...
To be very honest, the so-called “Arab Spring” fooled a majority of Syrians! Many of them recognized sooner or later that the media deceived them and that what has been happening wasn’t really initiated by the people, but rather orchestrated by foreign powers, while others still believe in the “Arab Spring” even now!
What makes me proud to be Syrian...
Syria is a secular country. Can you explain what this means to a non-Syrian?
If anyone visited Syria, they could see with their own eyes the freedom of belief, the different nationalities, the respect for everyone and the equality of men and women in all fields of life.
What does the concept of personal freedom mean to you?
Personal freedom means respecting...
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
I am proud that Syria still exists on the political map of the world.
Syria is a secular country. Can you explain what this means to a non-Syrian?
For me, secularism means living together in the same land, speaking the same language while having different beliefs and religions. Our beliefs are a private matter, and...
Have you experienced anything since the start of the crisis you would like to recount?
The sound of gunfire and rockets prevented us from sleeping
Before the beginning of the Syrian crisis and the war, my family, which consists of four persons, lived peacefully in our lovely city Homs. But with the beginning of the war, we were affected by a...
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
For me, being Syrian is an honor in itself. Syria is a traditional society with a long cultural history and Syrians have a taste for traditional arts and craft. We have contributed much to Arabic Literature and have a proud tradition of oral and written poetry. There is much else that makes me proud, such...
What makes you proud to be Syrian?
I’m proud to be Syrian because Syria has been always an important country since the beginning of humanity.
Syria is a secular country. Can you explain what this means to a non-Syrian?
As a Christian, I can say that in Syria I lived the same life I’m living in Italy and I had the same freedom. In...
Five-part series following a year in the life of four schools in Damascus, a high pressure crossroads in the Middle East.
It concentrates on some remarkable characters finding their way in a country that has never before opened ordinary life up to the cameras in this way, challenges the usual cliches of Arab life and charts the highs and lows...
