Syria - The Revolution (Preview)

They are dropping barrels filled with explosives and
sharp metal pieces aimed to kill and hurt as many
people as possible. And they try to stop food, water and
medicines to reach us.
Despite all this, it is better to live in the liberated parts
than in the regime areas. For in the liberated areas, we
have the freedom to express ourselves and put words
to our thoughts and opinions. We can discuss freely. We
are alive inside, because we lived in fear for so many
years and now we have to throw away this fear. If we
become afraid and silent again, the regime has won.
I think that the European people should learn more
about Syria and Assad’s dictatorship. To understand
what happens and what our struggle is.
Not long ago, Europe struggled against dictatorships
and fascists who used to burn books and use terror to
control people’s thoughts.
Now we in Syria are fighting for the same freedom as
Europe did 60 years ago. I hope that this book can help
people outside Syria to understand us, and support us in
our revolution.
Malek Tarboush, Photo journalist in Aleppo
*”Shabeha” are criminal gangs paid by the regime of al-Assad and the
Ba’ath Party to kill, torture and spread fear among civilians in Syria.”