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For I__ neither a submitter nor a hating retaliator, I acknowledge the boundaries of my existence; yet, I still care. I care regardless of the way they choose to reduce me to the brand that is the birthmark of the accident of my conception. I care less about what that brand signifies in terms of my character, potential, and intentions. For the harmed I care. For the real victims. It__ the most basic of my mandatory civil duties. Only in caring, am I a citizen of the world.
Asaad Almohammad An Ishmael of Syria
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For I__ neither a submitter nor a hating retaliator, I acknowledge the boundaries of my existence; yet, I still care. I care regardless of the way they choose to reduce me to the brand that is the birthmark of the accident of my conception. I care less about what that brand signifies in terms of my character, potential, and intentions. For the harmed I care. For the real victims. It__ the most basic of my mandatory civil duties. Only in caring, am I a citizen of the world.

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