Syria is my Homeland
Expatriates could be described as important ambassadors for their homeland everywhere, as they directly address other nations. They reflect the real image of the country’ civilization, and local culture in their behavior.
Some of them occupy high-rank positions in all domains, and enjoy effective role in making decisions especially during crisis times.
Rallies
The Syrian expatriates, for example, have played pivotal role during the crisis the homeland is going through. They staged rallies across the world to defend their homeland, demanding an end to the foreign intervention in Syria’s internal affairs.
On October 2, the national meeting of Syrian expatriates was launched at “Sheraton” hotel in Damascus under the slogan “Syria is my Homeland”.
About 150 expatriates have participated in this activity which aims to back the reform process led by President Bashar Al-Assad.
Other expatriates, unfortunately, held rallies in different world states to call for destroying their homeland through foreign military invention under the pretext of seeking freedom and Democracy. One here can’t but to wonder whether freedom and democracy would mean seeking foreign intervention against one’s mother homeland!
However, not only the Syrians but also the whole world has realized the meaning of the false freedom and democracy which the US brought to Iraq.
History of expatriates
The history of Syrian expatriates dates back to 1820 when Syrians have started immigration because of social and economic crises in Belad al-Sham during the Ottoman presence. The immigration has not stopped since due to wars erupted in the region on one hand, and different social and economic circumstances on the other.
Basma Qaddour