“American Misconceptions of Syria”

by Feras Aboukhater | Xchanges 14.2, Spring 2020

What Syrians Can Do

First of all, they should believe that this misunderstanding will not stay forever and that no one is capable of changing it except themselves. Syrians should work hard to get peace back to their country because that’s the hardest step of the process. Of course, I don’t have the authority or the ability to tell them how because that’s further from the scope of my paper; however, I believe that it can be done because Syrians have an incredible determination that can never be underestimated. Another thing, and this is directed for Syrians living abroad, is that they should never get tired of trying to change people’s views of their country and always feel proud of where they are from because it is the country of civilizations where one of the first complex civilizations arose.