Beirut: Blasts echo in the distance as two longtime friends and neighbours
sit along a narrow street in old Damascus chatting about Syria, when one of them
calls the civil war raging in their home country a “crisis.”
“It is called a revolution!” the other shouts. “If you are one of those who
believe in a foreign conspiracy, then move away from here,” roars the man, whose
son has been detained by regime forces for nine months for taking part in
pro-democracy protests.
The first man retorts that he is sitting in public property and has the right
to call it whatever he wants.
It’s a scene from ‘We Will Return Soon’, one of at least three Syrian soap
operas airing during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that deal primarily with
the Syrian civil war.
The shows, spotlighting a conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people
and uprooted millions of others from their homes, have captivated millions of
viewers across the Arab world. Other Syrian soap operas broadcast during Ramadan
also address the war though it’s not their main theme.
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