'What started as an anti-authoritarian uprising became a brutal international proxy war. However many years pass, the solution remains the same.'
I often wonder whether Syrians and Palestinian refugees I’ve met during my visits there are still safe. I cling on to my pre-war memories, like my euphoric first trip to Aleppo to discover my ancestral roots. I also still remember that tranquil day in 2004 when I basked in the splendor of the impressive Roman ruins at Palmyra, years before ISIL terrorists badlyDespite such unrelenting tragedy, the Syrian people have remained resilient while confronting the challenges before them.
The war started 11 years ago when “Arab Spring” protests for freedom and human rights broke out across Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.