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Hussein Malla / AP
A Syrian man, right, reacts next to his brother who was seriously wounded during violence between security forces and armed groups in Latakia, northwest of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, March 27. Syria has been rocked by more than a week of demonstrations that began in the drought-parched southern agricultural city of Daraa and exploded nationwide on Friday, with security forces opening fire on demonstrators in at least six places and killing dozens.
AP photojournalist Hussein Malla shares his experience photographing inside Assad Hospital after the clashes in Syria this weekend.
LATAKIA, Syria — It was mostly quiet inside Assad Hospital when I went there to shoot pictures of people wounded in street violence. But people were angry. And one man’s shouts broke through the relative calm: “By God we will not forgive them! We will take revenge!” The man, who refused to give his name, was distraught over the condition of his brother, who lay in a coma after being shot in the neck. I always feel uneasy when I’m shooting inside a hospital, but I didn’t feel like an intruder this time because this anguished man, unlike others in the hospital, didn’t mind my presence. Under the circumstances, I think he simply didn’t care who was there.
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I don't care which side he is on--he is in pain and I feel sorry for him.
I don't care which side he is on--he is in emotional pain and I feel sorry for him.
What a staged crap photo.
Likewise, I'm sure they weren't protesting over the abuse of women and the criminal acts upon women they commit every day. Finally, retribution against all of the women hating pigs. That world cannot get enough pain and anguish until all women are free to drive cars, vote, talk to another man, etc.
Hi Dan,
I respect your opinion about the picture. But in Syria, women can drive and work and do whatever they need to do. Syrian has a conservative society but people and most other Arabs countries do respect women, a few don't, like everywhere in this world.
Hi Dan,
I respect your opinion about the picture. But in Syria, women can drive and work and do whatever they need to do. Syrian has a conservative society but people and most other Arabs countries do respect women, a few don't, like everywhere in this world.
Dan,
Yes the Syrians weren’t protesting for women rights, rather they were protesting for their political and citizenship rights,
Syrian women , by large, enjoy their rights which you can’t limit to the right of driving a car! 60% of Syrian woman hold a university degree and work in critical positions. Besides Syrian women significantly participate in social and political life! They are well educated, work in all fields, have normal ties with men and protesting for their political rights as well! So they play crucial role in the society.In Syria there is a daily violation of the citizenship rights, not for women rights!
BTW, it was better for u if u only googled “Syrian women” before writing your comment! Because it seems that u know nothing about Syria and the Syrians...!
One of my co-workers is currently in Syria visiting an ailing family member, I hope he is well, and not involved in this merde.
Before you start in, he is a christian, not a muslim. (Interesting that spellchecker says muslim should be capitalized, but not christian!)
Ken,
It doesn’t matter whether he is a Muslim or a Christian or an atheist,Syrians don’t take the sub-identities in their considerations, in Syria there are different religious community who in a harmony with each other since the very past until the very present!
Interesting picture which deeply depicts the painful price of being ruled by an autocratic regime
Change is coming to the Arab and Muslim world; these brutal autocrats must go and let people live their lives in a free democratic society where they have freedom of religion, speech.
Change is coming to the Arab and Muslim world. These brutal dictators and autocrats must leave and let people enjoy the freedom and democracy.
Wasim
the best way to predict your future is to creat it.