In this post, I will respond to some points raised by Alex here. In my next post, I promise to deal with some issues raised by Golaniyah.

Alex, I think the misunderstandings between us are the result in part from:

• you, projecting your own attitudes and/or fears onto me,
• me, because I treated this blog as mixture of a personal space where I sometimes mouth off and vent my own frustration (and when people do that, as you know, they end up, no matter how momentarily, being snobbish and arrogant, – perhaps this what made you think that I am trying to “lead them out”), and at times, I analyze, opinionate and advocate with regard to the Syrian situation, and because this is a personal issue for me, after all, I am a Syrian, anger gets mixed with tactics, and with attempts at objective analysis. Continue reading “The Heretical Advocate!” →

My period of prolonged silence will have to continue for a few more weeks I am afraid. But, just to appease those who think I bowed out, let me say that I absolutely did not. Indeed, we at Tharwa are now dealing with another round of interrogations, intimidation and arrest, but so do all internet activists in the country at this stage in pursuance of some new and clear-cut directives from Syrian authorities. But we have no intention of leaving the scene. Continue reading “No Worries, I Live!” →

For some reason, my sense of alienation is no longer as haunting as it used to be in my younger years. I have people and things I can actually belong to now, most of all: a family and a project. I no longer live off dreams. I now have a mission, an actual mission, and not just a mission statement. And I am semi-reconciled to the fact that the rest of my life will be spent on the simple achievement of the first small step towards fulfilling it. So be it I say. So be it.