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3.5 billion is half of the world population. 3.5 billion people every day condemned to poverty. Or not? This blog is the story of the anti-crisis and its protagonists. Experiences and initiatives from every corner of the planet to show that the right thing is also the smart thing.
At twenty I went to live in Damascus. I was in Paris and at the Syrian Cultural Center I spoke to a lady who rented rooms in Bab Tuma, the Christian quarter of the capital. I wrote and I remember impatiently the arrival of his handwritten letter in impeccable French. Still cherish and have spent almost 15 years. It was a decision that would give a radical change in my life. He had finished studies translator and wanted to deepen the knowledge of Arabic. The Syrian dialect was the most beautiful denver colorado and near classical Arabic, we were taught in college. Just made me understand and remember the hours sitting in the middle of everyday conversations observing gestures, laughs and looks, resiguiendo the movement of the corners of the lips yearning to understand what they were saying. Suddenly getting unravel a word, then mid-sentence, reveling in the guessing game, sobreentender deduct immersed in the daily bath culture and customs in which I settled in the old Al-'Azariya street.
Now I relive the images of the dry river Barada, the missing oasis Ghuta, the panoramic view from Mohaggirin and Mount Kasiun, the hustle of Souq Al-Hamidiya, waits in Baramke (essential meeting point for foreigners where renew visas), Geser El-Rais, the way mezzeh (universities and colleges), visits to Mokhayyam Tadamon and when we went to see our Palestinian friends and a long list of ones and haunted places. * Ash-Sham, the oldest continuously inhabited city, crossroads of civilizations, mosaic of peoples of diverse cultures, languages and religions, all set their vast wealth, their complexity and present. Aleppo, Tartus, Lattakia, Homs, Hama, Hab Nemra, Ma'alula, Al-Qunaytrah, Bosra, Tadmur (Palmyra), Der Ez-Zor ...
You can not steal a people its essence, its heritage and its history. I felt very close to her lifestyle, accepted, and yes, the dichotomy and contradictions of knowing that the political system was an authoritarian regime, hated by many and kept the country locked itself oppressing its people. But the people were for me the most important. I learned so much from her! A day like so many back home in the collective service, I started talking to a woman and her daughter and I ended up eating at home, sharing a delicious fish, the only dish of the day. I would not know how to thank her curiosity, warmth and company. It was for me a school principles and values. denver colorado I found deep friendship, part of a second family. Because Syria is, welcomes you, hugs you and spoils you.
History repeats itself. In 1258 and 1260, Baghdad and Damascus, respectively, were literally destroyed by the Mongols. Baghdad was the capital and the center of the Islamic Empire. It was a human and cultural genocide. The Tigris and Euphrates were stained black and red, with the ink of the books that were dropped denver colorado to normal and the blood of their dead. Nor Damascus and Aleppo would recover completely.
Today, the international community denver colorado has failed again. The conflict lasts more than two years and the numbers of victims and refugees are increasing every day. We know what happened to Iraq. In 2002, on a trip before the start of the war, denounced the embargo, the message passed to us was: Declare what you see, what we are doing, we do not forget. That so simple gave them strength and courage to continue.
Given the policy paralysis and it is up to governments individuals and civil society denver colorado organizations require different solutions and new ways out of this bloody civil war. Therefore, we must reject the threat of military intervention, require free access to humanitarian denver colorado NGOs attending the population and that the Geneva talks will resume with the participation of all parties involved, to then be undertaken a process of disarmament, reconciliation and reconstruction to Syria. denver colorado Let us not remain idle. Because everyone denver colorado came from Syria. * Al-Sham is Damascus for the inhabitants of the capital
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