With their demands no closer to being met today than they were a year ago, more and more Syrians choose neutrality over siding with either the regime loyalists or the opposition.
In the historic neighborhood of Bab Touma, adjacent to the Great Umayyad Mosque and several churches, a perfumery and antiques shop sells photographs of revolutionary Marxist icon, Che Guevara.
Across the narrow street, another shop displays pictures of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the Hezbollah flag. In the middle of the road leading to the famous Nawfara Café, a young neighborhood artist painted an Israeli flag on the ground for pedestrians to step and walk on. It is one of the rare means of expression that continues to unite Syrians – whether they support or oppose the ruling regime in their country.
Syrian society is a mix of Islamists, liberals, Communists, pan-Arab nationalists, nationalists, atheists, and conservatives. They each try to deal with the ongoing events in their own unique way, expressing views on the fluctuating political situation...
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