Syrian Bride

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As a woman who dreams of that perfect wedding day – and I don’t believe having such dreams is anti feminist – this story is especially distressing to me. I am not naive, I do not think life is a fairytale. I know everything is temporary, everything ends. But it is that temporality of life that makes dreams, hopes and aspirations so important.

However for this young woman these dreams, hopes and aspirations have been viciously ripped away from her. On her wedding day she faces the reality that she will never see her family again.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY1Ig58rIxk[/youtube]

I’m tired of the consequences of politics. I’m fed up that too many people have to face the reality that their dreams will never be fulfilled, so why bother trying? I’m sick of politics’ theft of our dreams and our lives. To me this is just another symptom of the necessity for radical change.

–I would also recommend watching ‘The Syrian Bride’ which depicts this situation, vividly.–