Back in March 2011 when thousands of Syrians took over the country’s streets, Toronto’s Bayan Khatib was beaming with pride and hope for her native country. “I very fondly remember exciting, hopeful, glorious days. Many of us Syrian activists had never felt more alive,” she said of the sweeping movement that championed freedom, peace and democracy. “We used to have thousands of people come to our protests here in Toronto. This Saturday evening, she and dozens of other local Syrian activists will gather at Yonge-Dundas, singing the chants of the revolution and remembering those who have lost their lives during these past seven years.

Source: thestar March 15, 2018 21:22 UTC