]> http://planet.syriamirror.net/taxonomy/term/9/9 en http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/2551 60 years, Syria has been in independence of any foreign control over the country and independence of any existence of non-national sovereignty.60 years, Syrian people have been having independence in which, they didn’t feel independent. Bits & Bites of Syria Bits & Bites of Syria Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:53:17 +0300 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1914 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6116/1282/1600/DSC03043.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6116/1282/400/DSC03043.0.jpg" /></a><br />Is it the people of Damascus, with their fading smile that fights with the daily difficulties of life in Syria?<br /><br />Is it the old section of Damascus, with its warm alleys and the smell of the hundreds of years that live among its walls?<br /><br />Is it the modern part of Damascus, with its random allocations, and the smell of the pollution in the sky?<br /><br />Is it the human noise in Damascus, with its mixture of all voices, a crying kid, an angry driver, a loud woman, a laughing boy and a shouting old man?<br /><br />Is it the honks of the vehicles in Damascus, a running car, a stopping bus and an awaiting cab?<br /><br />Is it the simplicity and the complexity of the life in Damascus, where the two exist under the same roof?<br /><br />Is it the hangout places in Damascus, with people laughing, eating, playing cards or just simply, staring at each other?<br /><br />Is it Kassion, the mountain that has been protecting Damascus for ever, with its occasional snow, permanent trees, and dark hideouts that shelter the lovers at night?<br /><br />I have lived with, in, through all of that, and have been to all and though all of that as well.<br /><br />The secret in there and the only special thing is Damascus itself.</div> Bits & Bites of Syria Bits & Bites of Syria Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:17:23 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/1405 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6116/1282/1600/95430643_90d58db574.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6116/1282/320/95430643_90d58db574.0.jpg" /></a> I woke up this morning on the news of “Angry Syrians set two European Embassies on fire”.<br /><br /><br />I felt furious for this kind of response.</div> Bits & Bites of Syria Bits & Bites of Syria Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:55:27 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/117 Thoughts, hopes &amp; dreams for my beloved Syria... Bits & Bites of Syria Bits & Bites of Syria Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:45:04 +0200 http://planet.syriamirror.net/node/258 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Once again, in the middle of all the darkness that our country is going through, a new occasion for the Syrians to celebrate and act as if nothing wrong surrounding their future and the future of their country.</div> Bits & Bites of Syria Bits & Bites of Syria Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:41:22 +0200