“If we don’t end the
war, war will end us.” ~ (H.G Wells)
What is WAR? It is a
state of armed conflict between two countries or groups. One such country is
Syria, where people have been in a miserable state of war for years. It began
with anti-government protests before accelerating in a full scale civil war,
making it almost impossible for people to survive in their own country. It is an almost seventh
year of bloodshed in Syria, where hundreds of thousands of children are losing
their loved ones. Their houses are demolished and families are bombarded. Armed
forces are killing dozens of innocent people. Their loved ones are either
killed or being jailed for no reasons. For people, it became the need of the
hour to abandon their homeland. Many of the Syrians tried to escape through the Mediterranean Sea and others are still struggling to get back peace on their
land.
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| Source : Fararu |
On a daily basis, we
come across the heart wrenching stories of Syrian which brings tears to our
eyes. Syrian people have harrowing stories of death and destruction. Doaa Al
Zamel, 19 year old girl, is one the Syrian Refugees who suffered a lot due to
this war. Her story begins alike other
Syrian Refugees, struggling for the survival. She was lucky enough to escape
from Syria and managed to reach Egypt and started her new life there. Her old
life was vanished, but still she didn’t give up and worked very hard to
survive. She did multiple jobs to
continue her studies. She felt safe in the streets of Egypt but her peace
didn’t last longer. One day, a gang of notorious people tried to kidnap her but
she escaped. This incident shattered her confidence and it was impossible for
her to survive. Streets of Egypt haunted her every single moment.
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| Source: Daily Mail |
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| Source: Daily Mail |
Somehow she managed to get into it. She could hear people crying for help and dying. In the deep dark sea, she was helplessly sitting in a ring when an old man approached her and handed over her nine months granddaughter Malek and gave up his life by allowing himself to drown. Soon after, Bassem couldn’t make it and left Doaa, apologizing that he couldn’t fulfil his promise and drowned, leaving Doaa in tears. Moment after this tragic incident a mother struggling with her 18 months old daughter Masa, came and asked Doaa, to save her daughter’s life. Masa’s mother couldn’t survive and gave up her life to deadly sea.
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| Source: TED |
Doaa kept soothing the crying kids by reciting verses from the Quran, playing with them and telling them stories. With no food, no shelter and dark sea all around, holding two small girls and supporting them with water ring, it was hope that kept her alive.
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| Source: Marie Clarie (Masa (on right),18 months, photo taken in Egypt just before boarding the boat bound for Italy, 2014) |
On the night of the fourth
day, she saw a ship and shouted to her highest level and soon got the attention
of the ship and they saved her and the two little angels. Doaa not only
survived, but also heroically saved two lives. Sadly, little Malek couldn’t
survive and died in the rescuing ship. In-spite of the fact she was afraid of the
water, she still managed to escape death with her HOPE. Yes, if you hope for
the best you will somehow get better reward in return. One must hope for the
best and help others to achieve inner peace and good reward in return.
And whosoever fears Allah…He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. ~ (Al Quran 65:2-3)
And whosoever fears Allah…He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. ~ (Al Quran 65:2-3)
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