Martyr poster of Samer in the Yarmouk camp, who died fighting for Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Will Smith in ‘I am Legend’
“Would you ever blow yourself up?” 24-year-old Ibrahim asked me over the bubbles of his water-pipe.
I had just stepped off the plane back to Damascus, having spent the flight watching Will Smith’s heroic role as […]
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“The people of Britain and America support the Iraq war. That’s why they re-elected Blair and Bush.” (near-daily comment I hear)
“Well not really. It’s just they prioritise their own issues. Like the domestic economy or opposing abortion. You can’t expect citizens of one country to care about those somewhere else. Everyone votes for self-interest. The […]
