"It was a culture of fear and terror," says Syrian-Palestinian poet, journalist and curator Ramy Al-Asheq. "The police and secret services were omnipresent. No one could escape them, even in everyday life. How can there be any freedom of culture, literature, music or journalism in a nation of fear?" This statement underscores the oppressive atmosphere that stifled artistic and cultural expression during the Assad regime in Syria, highlighting the dire human cost of systemic repression.
"An indescribable feeling," says Abdullah. "No Syrian slept that night. That's how you must have felt when the Berlin Wall fell." This reflection connects the euphoric response of Syrians to the exhilarating sense of liberation experienced during pivotal moments in history, drawing parallels between the fall of Bashar al-Assad and landmark events that signify freedom.
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