Tales that the media failed to reveal about the Syrian Crisis
About
Since the media were only concerned with communicating the political novelties of the Syrian crisis and rarely informations that highlight the life of the people, the life of the victims.
This project is about the dissemination of the Syrian crisis' effect.
The project is a storytelling of the life of Syrians during and after the war.
This project is a storytelling based on the testimonies of the Syrians that were interviewed.
Each quote was graphically illustrated by an artist, by a person who has never experienced war, pushing them to put themselves in their shoes and experience this war in their own way.
Making of this project a double perception and interpretation of war.
Acknowledgment
This work would not have been possible without the survivors that agreed to re-live their traumatic experiences during the interviews.
For privacy reasons, the identities of the survivors are kept anonymous.
Yet, we are thankful for the efforts that these survivors have put to tell their stories, and to be heard.
Tales
A double interpretation of the crisis
Art Creates a Future
by Aziz Chambeh
Art Creates a Future
by Aziz Chambeh
"The revolution started with a Graffiti. This graffiti was drawn by kids on a wall of their school, depicting a promise to overthrow the current president. Following these circumstances, these kids were held in jail and two of them lost their life under torture. The first manifestation was lunched calling for the freedom of the rest of the kids. The second manifestation was lunched to be their funeral. And that's how everything began." - A.A.
Exposing the Oppressor
by Giuseppe Vallenari
Exposing the Oppressor
by Giuseppe Vallenari
"Back in Syria I was an undercover war journalist. It had to be a secret otherwise i will be accused of treason and death would have been my sentence. So I needed to be extra careful. Even Buying a camera at that time was seen as a crime.[...] I even once had a gun pointed at my head while they were going through my laptop. I was a revolter, but a peaceful one. I felt the urge to communicate to the world what was really happening in here, that was my own way of expression my resistance. So I started filming the manifestation with my phone, and then giving the memory card to my brother, who hides it in his socks, and handed it to my other brother who in his turn send to reporter living abroad via skype.[...] And then I decided to go professional on this war journalist career. So I dropped out from college, bought me a professional camera, and started filming everything that goes around here, and trying not to be spotted by the police and send it to the media abroad. I considered myself as a witness in this whole mess, and the witness must expose the oppressor." - A.A.
Demolition
by Giordana Cortassa
Demolition
by Giordana Cortassa
“I left the country because there was no way I can build a future in there, you can graduate, start working, build a house, and some day from nowhere out of the sudden, that house crumbles all over your head, Everything you build in Syria gets demolished, crushed.” - T.D.
Recess
by Mehdi Cherni
Recess
by Mehdi Cherni
“We reached a certain point in which we don't know if we will come back home safe and sound, the bombardment was Random. I remember standing in front of my destroyed school. It just got hit by a missile. And there was a huge cloud of smoke coming out of it. They were not fighting the terrorists as they claimed in the media, They aimed for us. They were massacrating us. This is genocide. Why would they bomb popular neighbourhoods?”- Y.H.
Curiosity
by Giacomo Margulio
Curiosity
by Giacomo Margulio
“I was standing in the balcony, even though i wasn't supposed to, it wasn't safe. I witnessed two missiles hitting the building near ours. I honestly don't know what made me stand there, I think it was a mix of desperation and curiosity, I believed that i was dead either way, so maybe i can have a look on what's going to kill me. The cries of fear, help and desperation still hunt me. I cheated death too many times, but that time what made the difference between me and my neighbours, was pure luck, they were in that building and i was in mine which is by the way is demolished now. That was the last day for us there, we left the day after. [...] When we left we though we are to be away just for a couple of months, little did we know, we've been away for 9 years and still counting.” - W.M.
Protection
by Eugene Kurlandsky
Protection
by Eugene Kurlandsky
“We fled the country because the fear has invaded our life. At that time ISIS were coming near our city and as you know they don't come peacefully, they butcher and rape whomever stands in their way. We had to leave, I need to protect my daughters. I lost everything yes. But I saved everything that matters to me.”- H.H.
Three Months
by Mohammed Guiga
Three Months
by Mohammed Guiga
"When I was 19 years old, my boyfriend at that time participated in a manifestation against the government, from which he got snatched and tortured for three months, causing his death. His family and I went to identify the body, something we were not able to do. The body was too deformed. I was curious to know what have they done to him,so i did my researches online. Those images still hunt me in my nightmares." - Y.H.
Bloody Path
by Resaldo Ajazi
Bloody Path
by Resaldo Ajazi
“The university where I used to study was near the Revolters’ district in Aleppo. So, in order to get fuel [to generate electricity for the University] you had to cross a bridge in that zone where snipers waited at the end of it. Once, we were about twenty people crossing, the guy who was in front of me got shot, and we couldn’t stop, we couldn’t lift him, we had to keep moving in order to survive.” -T.D.
Insults
by Mehdi Cherni
Insults
by Mehdi Cherni
“The Revolters put barriers in front of our house, and since then my dad is the one who volunteered to go for groceries since any young man would have a target on his back, and I was hiding from the military so I wasn't allowed to leave. But one day I decided to accompany my dad. We were stopped by the barrier by a 18-ish years old boy, who did not let us continue our path and even threatened my father with his riffle. The situation was more upsetting than building being bombarded in front me.” - W.M.
Organ Trafficking
by Ilef Sebai
Organ Trafficking
by Ilef Sebai
“When my father’s factory got bombed, that’s when we decided to flee the country. At first we decided to go to Australia. After settling the arrangements with the people smuggler [El Mouharreb], we found out he was wanted for trafficking human organs, Syrian refugees’ human organs.” - Y.H.
Moments of separation
by Arwa Kamoun
Moments of separation
by Arwa Kamoun
“ Leaving I wasn’t able to give my farewells to my friends and family, I didn’t know when will I be able to see them again, if I ever will. I can’t handle well the moments of separation.[...] I was so excited leaving. I hated staying there;I hated the country who took from us everything rather than giving us. I hated the fact that we didn’t have the simple basic services, such us running water and electricity. We had to walk long distances in order to get getting power-generating fuel, and the road was dangerous, I am not asking for gold or emeralds, I just want my life basics.” -Y.H.
Colours and Obscurity
by Shamel Fahmi
Colours and Obscurity
by Shamel Fahmi
“I am ashamed of saying that when I crossed the borders I was so happy. I was finally able to walk safely since the last months i spent at home i wasn't able to leave the house since i was wanted for military services, and when I did, I had to be extra careful. The only feeling I had, was fear. The moment I crossed those borders I was able to see my future in colours, I was able to dismiss all the fear around me” - W.M.
A Long Road
by Arwa Kamoun
A Long Road
by Arwa Kamoun
“It is hard to Finally take the decision to leave, You need to take into consideration lots of things like which road to take and specially its threats, you need to also know that you are leaving behind everything you have ever known. You need to know that from that moment everything is going to change, and you may never feel home again. The road to safety is going to be long and harsh.” - E.S.
Under the Sea
by Yosra Bouhouche
Under the Sea
by Yosra Bouhouche
"I came with my father and brother through the sea. El Balm [the rubber boat used to smuggle people] can only support 40 people and we were about 60. The thing is that the person in charge doesn’t go on the boat with us, he just shows to a volunteer how to navigate it.
That day, in the middle of the sea, the motor breaks. We tried to fix it, and even tried rowing but in vain. We were desperate, lost in the middle of the sea. After losing all hope we decided to call the Turkish authorities on us. They came and placed us on a bigger boat where they punished us, keeping us still under gun threat from six to seven hours where the sun dehydrated us, after all, we were outlaws.
Later they made us a deal, either pay 200 dollars per person so get us to safety in Istanbul, or take us back the Syrian Borders. We took the deal.
I was scared, fear is just normal in that situation, I was scared from the unknown, anyone would be.
I was frustrated, I felt defeated when they brought us back, we needed to start over… And I burst in tears, and cursed my luck. I Started questioning why would this be happening to me, to Syria, and started remember all the negative moments I’ve been through, welding a big black dot around me.
My dad kept looking at me speechless,he did too felt the same thing, and probably even worse, after all am still his baby…" - Y.H.
Above The Sea
by Yosra Bouhouche
Above The Sea
by Yosra Bouhouche
"Two days after, we went for another try at 2am, we couldn’t use flashlights, otherwise we would be spotted. Thankfully it was a full moon that night, Its light was bright enough to show us the way.
Once we arrived to the Greek island, I felt as if a great burden was lifted, we started screaming and crying from happiness, even though it was a simple moment, our feet touching the sand of a foreigner Country that represented a long craved safety." - Y.H.
Responsibility
by Arwa Kamoun
Responsibility
by Arwa Kamoun
“I felt a huge responsibility has been thrown over me, I was passing by difficulties that are bigger than my age, I was tormented in a way that no 21 years old person should ever be.” - Y.H.
Looking for Safety
by Mihail Ivanov
Looking for Safety
by Mihail Ivanov
“The flight took me from Lebanon to Algeria, and there we had to hire a people smuggler so he can help us cross to Morocco. In order to do so, they hide us in the back of a big track, under some wooden tiles.At first they were nice, gave us food and water. However, once we reached the borders, they started feared the fact of getting caught. so they started mistreating and threatening us with guns, making sure we understand that they are the ones in charge.[...] In the middle of the desert between Algeria and Morocco there was a ditch dug by the smugglers, there was no light except the one coming for the moon and stars. We were about 25 person, walking down that road, there were women and little kids, to whom we gave priority getting them out of the ditch, using as ropes women's veils that we tied. And along the way, I carried a 3 years old kid on my shoulders. During the trip we received the death news of our friends who decided to go by sea, between Tunisia and Italia. The rubber boat sunk and took down 50 persons along with it.” - F.M.
In a Blink of an Eye
by Khaled Alaa
In a Blink of an Eye
by Khaled Alaa
“At first I left Syria for Turkey in which i stayed a couple of months until i got my plan straight, which consisted to flee to Norway using a fake passport. I went through with the plan smoothly up till i got caught boarding the plane. I was able to visualize my dreams shattered as if they were made of glass. I was thrown in the Turkish jail for two months, during which nobody had any news about my whereabouts, I wasn't even aloud to call my parents and reassure them, for them i just went missing, something that caused them serious health issues” - A.B.
Life in Prison
by Daniela Squarzanti
Life in Prison
by Daniela Squarzanti
“My experience in prison was a movie like experience. Bullying and the big guy who asks payment in order to offer you his protection, stealing, killings, murder frame attempts, At first I was questioning my life decisions that brought me here, should I have stayed in Syria, forced into military, and probably get killed during the service, or refuse and get killed anyway, but at least i would have been in my country, instead of being lock-downed with all sorts of criminals, sharing my cell with someone who killed, cut and thrown into the sea 45 person. This person did not like me, every night was a threat for my survival. I used to be an actor back home, I don't deal with violence. The funny part of the story, is that at the end I befriended these criminals and we started a Volleyball tournaments. I wouldn't be as strong as I am now if i didn't live these experiences, and I did not carry these scars.” - A.B.
Such Sympathy
by Mehdi Cherni
Such Sympathy
by Mehdi Cherni
“I was passing by a manifestation near the university and me and my friend were caught by the police and thrown in jail for two days. They took our shoelaces and belts. There were circa 75 people in a 3m² cell. Imagine that amount of people in such a small room, and the smell alone is capable to end your life. The only place available where you can sit was the one next to the toilet. I woke the next day with people's waste on my shirt. I even thought of killing myself at that moment, but with what? They already took everything that I can use. I was desperate. There was no chance that my family would actually know my whereabouts. I can rot here for years and they wouldn't know. But thankfully, the girl who witnessed what happened to us, had my cell phone and directly called my dad who came and bailed us out. I owe that girl my life.” - W.M.
Leap of life
by Syrine Boubaker
Leap of life
by Syrine Boubaker
"The camp i stayed at is a sort of tents located at the borders with Morocco and Spain. There were wounded and dead on a daily basis, mainly because the Africans who were seeking refuge, would jump over a 5m electric fence. Even though the chances of mortality were extremely high, they would toss their kids and themselves over the fence, in way that they get immediately hospitalized. I had to watch this scene over and over for three months." - F.M.
The Visitor
by Flamina Bonfiglio
The Visitor
by Flamina Bonfiglio
“It was December, We were about 40 people in each tent, we didn't have running water, and even if we did it would as cold as ice since there were no heating. As for the food, I would say it was of a good quality but it didn't suffice everyone, you would be in line for two hours, and end up with nothing. There were no toilets, just ditches, you would figure out about the hygiene along too, I often wake up in the middle of the night to find rats on my bed. Money was obviously the only salvation to misery. But you need to be careful about it, you risk being killed for it. [...] The poverty was at its extremes, you should never take off your clothes or shoes, you risk being robbed and even killed.” - F.M.
Segregation
by Miseal Lopez
Segregation
by Miseal Lopez
“I was 18 years old at the time, the amount of crimes I witnessed at that camp still hunt me, the assaults, murders, drugs.[...] The authorities segregated the refugees also by their diseases separating the Ebola carrier from the AIDS ones From the healthy ones, I would have never thought i would be in this situation, I expected color and race segregation but never by diseases.” - F.M.
Saving the Innocent New lives
by Yosra Bouhouche
Saving the Innocent New lives
by Yosra Bouhouche
“The camp i stayed in wasn't bad at all, there were people from different nationalities. What caught my eye the most was the large number of pregnant women, I think they prefer to take the death risk pursuing the dream of a better life for their children, than giving birth to them in a country that condemn them to death at their first sigh.” - Y.H.
The Life in Which One is Born
by Omeyma Medini
The Life in Which One is Born
by Omeyma Medini
“What really touched was the situation of the newborns. I witnessed the circumstances in which they were born specially in the camps, random missiles, hunger, no proper food or water. What a life to be born into. I am worried about their future, if they were even able to get one. They going to suffer from mental problems. The persecution is going to have a big impact on their personality. And that's how I was able to understand how the victim turns into executioner. Certainly, they are the victims of the circumstances but they are going to turn into oppressors. What made me give up on the idea of having kids. I am afraid that my experience is going to affect them in one way or the other. I am afraid that i will not be able to protect him. War have permanent scars, and I am afraid of inflecting them on other people.” - A.A.
Scream
by Arwa Kamoun
Scream
by Arwa Kamoun
“I just want to shout at them that our traditions and culture are different than those in this country. And that can lead to misunderstandings. I just want to shout that we are not monsters, stop avoiding us and try to discover who we are. Try to see us as human beings.” - H.H.
A Monster Category
by Behsir Riabi
A Monster Category
by Behsir Riabi
“Any Syrian was destined for trouble everywhere, you become categorized into a certain "category", labelled as "a refugee", dealing with you is based on the fact that you are a monster, a monster who lived the war, and not as person who survived the war.[...] Living the war doesn't turn a person into a savage beast, I fled the war, I did not agree to be a part of it, I risked everything fleeing the country, I would rather lose my life escaping than pointing a gun on another person. I was born and still am a human. I was born on a planet called earth and I have the right to live on any place on it, But my passport allows me to enter only three countries, I can't even move between cities here. I am tired of wondering why is this happening to me, to us, and why they are treating us this way. Now i just want to live what is left in peace.” - W.M.
Enough
by Eugene Kurlandsky
Enough
by Eugene Kurlandsky
“To be able to pursue my life without being affected by bullies, I need to tap my ears, and keep walking, because I won't be the one who is going to change their ideology, i am not able to change the fact that my passport allows me to enter only 3 countries. I need to tap my ears so i can have a peaceful day, that doesn't end up with a suicide.” - W.M.
All of us are Human Beings
by Shadia Abulkadir Rodrìguez
All of us are Human Beings
by Shadia Abulkadir Rodrìguez
“People should look at us as human beings just like them. Human beings separated from the things that they had no choice nor power over it, like where we come from, or language, or skin color. And they shouldn't consider themselves more important than us. And we shouldn't consider ourselves less important than them. All the politicians see us as herd. Our lives are just pawns in their political and economic games. [...] Foreign countries tried to bring 'peace' by providing weapons to the resistance. Peace was never their intention, as long as people had weapons, the war still stands. And they can make a profit out of our misery. Our agony sponsored this war trading business.” - A.A.
A Dishonest War
by Leena Zveklin
A Dishonest War
by Leena Zveklin
“To respond the criticism of us leaving and not staying home fighting for our rights; Even you stayed home, and wanted to fight for your rights, you won’t be making a stand against a one obvious part. It is a dishonest war, you’ll die, good or bad, you will die.” - Y.H.
Theory of Depression
by RF. Pangborn
Theory of Depression
by RF. Pangborn
”After going through depression, I learned to see the truth behind this notion. My theory of depression is that it represents the voice of the truth inside you that screams to you to change your path. Depression hurts, and you can’t heal it with a pill. It is something that you need to face. Depression help you face your worst thoughts. At a time being the only things that I had to face were guns and riffles. And afterwards I had to face myself, my own thoughts, which was much harder that looking at death in the eye.” - A.A.
My Obscure Friend
by Violet Welsh
My Obscure Friend
by Violet Welsh
“Before the war I had everything, a home, a car, a job, and a fiancée who died between my arms, and a mother who was shot dead in front of me. I have lost my family, my home, my job. I had everything and I have lost everything. Now everything is so difficult. I would have loved if a family member would take me by the hand and stand by me in this darkness, someone who can help see the light again. But now one is left, not even their pictures. The only way for me to see them again is in my dreams, or in my nightmares. As if I were in a loop. Every night I relive their death moment. I am surrounded by obscurity. It doesn’t matter where you are, or what do you do, war will always hunt you. It lurks on you when you least expect it. It becomes your darkest companion. It lives within your core.” - E.S.
War in my mind
by RF. Pangborn
War in my mind
by RF. Pangborn
“I am sick and tired of wondering why is this happening to me, to us. I am tired of always receiving death news of my family members. I am tired of feeling helpless. My father died in December and I couldn’t be with my family. It’s been 6 years now that we’ve got separated, and every year, I apply to re-join them in the Saudi Arabia, but in vain. Every year my application gets rejected.
I am tired of waking up knowing that my life has no sense. I am tired of this war in my mind” - W.M.
The son of the revolution
by Neyla Hilali
The son of the revolution
by Neyla Hilali
“I am the son of the revolution. I was born into this revolution. The revolution represents change. And I have changed a lot. It planted the seeds of change in me. Changing oneself is so much harder than going into war. I was reborn after the war. The reason behind this Analogy is the painful act of giving birth. The torment of childbirth affects the mother and the infant. The biggest transition of our life is the passage from the womb to the outer world. This revolution has led to my rebirth, and indeed it was hurtful.” - A.A.
Masquerade
by Hadhemi Tira
Masquerade
by Hadhemi Tira
“This war changed me a lot, I don't believe in nationalism or religion anymore, and most importantly in the belonging to the Arab world. It helped me build a brand new person of myself. [...] As for the people who got even more religious, I think their faith was their only hope for salvation in this life or the other. [...] War is considered like drugs, whatever you are feeling or believing it is going to amplify, means if you are already a religious person, you would hold on that hope, and if you tend to be more agnostic, you will start questioning god and his divine plan. Life is just a big theatre, a masquerade ball.” - A.A.
Facing the Truth
by Mihail Ivanov
Facing the Truth
by Mihail Ivanov
“During the war, I learned a lesson that still sticks with me to this day; I learned to deal with the reality without drama. I learned not to fear death. Overcoming this fear liberates you in a way. On the battlefield you see strangers who are willing to die to protect one another. I can’t understand if it is hope or desperation that makes people willing to sacrifice themselves? [...] As for me, I walked into the court of ISIS looking for a friend who went missing and heard a rumour that he might be held there. I had to look for him, he had nobody else but me. I would have never imagined that I would be walking voluntarily in ISIS territory, and even more walking out of it alive.” - A.A.
The One True God
by Rosie Hearne
The One True God
by Rosie Hearne
“I learned that time is the only constant in our life. Everything but time can suddenly change and surprises you. That's why I consider it the only God. Time is a lethal weapon. When I was at war I felt as if I were 50 years old, even though I was just 21. And now after I made peace with myself I don't feel my real age too, I feel younger so much younger.” - A.A.
The Child Bride
by Anna Pellacani
The Child Bride
by Anna Pellacani
“A couple of years ago, child bride existed. Parents try to give away their daughters to Syrian refugees in Europe, just so they can get them out safely of the country. With this method they can reach Europe with a Visa, which is way safer than people smuggling” - W.M.
The Crisis’ Dealers
by Khawla Zayoud
The Crisis’ Dealers
by Khawla Zayoud
“Since 2015, a large number of Syrians started to leave Syria having Europe as a destiny, which created a whole market of people smuggling. If you didn’t like the first one, you’ll like the second, the third one, and so on and so forth. They even compete/ clash each other with the prices, if the first ask you for 3000 dollar the one next to him will ask for 2500,etc.. I call them the Crisis’ dealers” - Y.H.
The Death Road
by Miseal Lopez
The Death Road
by Miseal Lopez
“There's no smuggling way that is fully safe, you always have 50% chances to live and 50% chances to die. Dying is simply normal on this path. But the question is why would anyone take the risk? The answer to this question would be: you're dead either way, you either choose to in Syria, since the aircrafts are sweeping with missiles the whole country, not targeting buildings that contain terrorist Militia, but targeting everyone, or choosing to die seeking freedom.” - F.M.
Shake it till it sinks
by Bochra Taboubi
Shake it till it sinks
by Bochra Taboubi
“For anyone who has the possibility to leave, I wish them from the bottom of my heart to do so.[...] I would rate the danger of smuggling people to a 95%, Europe has sheltered a big number of refugees, in a way that exceeded their capacity and now they try to drown them before they reach their ground. [...] There were times in which smuggling people was hard, to reach Germany it can take two months on the road, crossing it by walking. During which, people face all sorts of muggers in different countries, especially in east Europe, taking advantage of the situation, they either rob them under the threat them of weapons or they trick them into giving them money on the hope they can help them reach safety. And there were times in which the Turkish and the Greek governments were lenient with the situation,for instance, when they catch sight of the boat, they turn a blind eye and let it pass, and there were periods in which when they take notice of the boat, they shake it till in sinks”. - T.D.
The moon
by Hamza Alhariri
The moon
by Hamza Alhariri
“Since the house burned down, the moon became clearer.” - H.R.
Lightoutlet
by Hamza Alhariri
Lightoutlet
by Hamza Alhariri
“Old people take time to decide whether should they leave or not, they are more attached to their homes than the younger generation. They keep postponing leaving on the hope on maybe someday there will be a miracle and the massacre would finally reach an end. They always look for a lightoutlet that gives them hope. But at a certain point they abandon their homes like the hope has abandoned them.
[…] Once left, people always seek pictures of their houses, even if they were demolished. I cannot tell if the pictures were supposed to provide us with sadness or with warmth. I miss home. I miss my house, I miss the building, and seeing it destroyed in the pictures, has destroyed me” - W.M.
The Joke of all Times
by Khouloud Khalid
The Joke of all Times
by Khouloud Khalid
“With this war I learned to see beyond the lies that has been fed to us since childhood, and my favourite is that ‘we Arabs are brothers’. […] Basically, we did not received any reaction from the other Arab countries, only negligence and indifference. ‘we are brothers’ is the joke of all times. There is no such thing as the Arab world” – T.D.
A Massacred Future
by Eugene Kurlandsky
A Massacred Future
by Eugene Kurlandsky
“I am done hoping, and planning for the future. I made peace with the fact that i won't be having the future that i always wanted to. I've lost 9 years of my life. I did not have the time to think. I did not have the liberty to act. Now I just want to live in peace. How can I start all over when even my existence in this country is illegal? Maybe I'll be able to do that someday, only if I will be in a country where it respects my existence, and sees me as a citizen but most importantly a country that sees me as a human. I can't even move from a city to another” - W.M.
Political News
by Amina Methanni
Political News
by Amina Methanni
“I never follow the medias, I would rather get my news from social medias, from people who are living the situation. I would rather know the truth from people who are living it […] The media are only concerned with communicating the political news of the crisis and rarely information that highlights the lives of the people, the lives of the victims. As if the war does not include lives, as if it was something in the absolute. They just don’t care about people’s lives, they only care about the political stuff.” - H.R.
Self-destrucive
by Heba Mugahid
Self-destrucive
by Heba Mugahid
“Killing to protect someone you love would have been something unthinkable a couple of years ago. But today, I don’t believe that would still be my stand. This is war. And when you look at death in the eye, your survival instinct kicks in. It's either killed or be killed. I would rather die protecting my beloved ones than surrendering. But what happened now is that we've seen too much violence in this world, in a way that redefined our beings and our thoughts. It messed us up and developed in us major trust issues, and self-destructive habits.” - E.S.
Feels like heaven
by Dan Raffael
Feels like heaven
by Dan Raffael
”Electricity and water are available only for an hour a day. And those 60 minutes feels like heaven. As for theliving expenses, a family of five is fed by one person’s monthly salary and that would be 40 dollars. The governmenthumiliated the citizens, forbid them their human rights. Unfortunately, they succeeded at taming them. Now theyare thankful for so little. They forgot what they were fighting for. This is inhumane.” - W.M.
Third World War
by Debashis Sarkar
Third World War
by Debashis Sarkar
“There is a fine line between the revolution and the war. When we talk about land, if you put a word against a gun on a battle field, the winner is obvious. However, a gun has its limits, and the idea never perishes. […] War in Syria is in fact a third world war, only this time the leaders of these countries got more intelligent, they are not shedding blood on their lands but they brought it on ours. […] The United States, Russia, Iran, Turkey, ISIS, they massacred everything and everyone. They are fighting against each other on our territory, and this bloodshed is for the petrol, this damned black gold.” - A.A.
Without War
by Kristina Kostova
Without War
by Kristina Kostova
“War came and took us from our homes, from our country. I miss Syria. I miss seeing it without war and Tears.” - E.S.
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Visual Artist - Tel Aviv
Resaldo Ajazi
Painter and Photographer - Genoa
Shamel Fahmi
Robotics Researcher - Cairo
Khaled Alaa
Software Engineer - Leipzig
Daniela squarzanti
English Professor - Ferrara
Flamina Bonfiglio
Visual Artist - Roma
Miseal Lopez
Artist - Chihuha
Omeyma Medini
Visual artist – Tunis
Beshir Riabi
Architect – Tunis
Shadia Abulkadir Rodrigez
Artist - Galcia
Leena zvklin
Visual Artist - Nantes
Violet welch
Artist - Maine
Neyla Hellali
Visual Designer - Tunis
Hadhemi Tira
Visual Designer - Tunis
Rosie Hearne
Visual Artist - Falmouth
Anna Pellacani
Artist - Modena
Khawla Zayoud
Interior Designer – Tunis
Hamza Alhariri
Photographer - Beyrouth
Khouloud Khalid
Computer Scientist - Cairo
Amina Methanni
Interior Designer - Ferrara
Heba Mugahid
Material Science Researcher - Genova
Debashis Sarkar
Artist - Calcutta
Kristina Kostova
Artist - Sofia
Special thanks to the artists that volunteered in this project.
Without you, this would not have been possible.
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