Today, we share with you the beautiful words left by the peaceful activist Ghiath Matar, Syria's "Little Ghandi". He was killed by Assad, but his ode to freedom and to the Syrian revolution will forever remain.
"My brothers and sisters, the free youth of the revolution"
"My brothers and sisters, the free youth of the revolution"
"My brothers and sisters, the free youth of the revolution, you who walked with me on the path of freedom during the most beautiful days of my life.
If news of my martyrdom pains you, know that I was granted happiness and freedom, and that I hope to return to life, to raise again the banner of truth, justice, dignity and freedom and to be martyred again...
Do not think that they have beaten me with this bullet that they fired
No, by my Lord! I was victorious and fulfilled my cause every moment I went out to the streets to say no to injustice and tyranny and yes to freedom, justice and dignity.
No, by my Lord! I was victorious and fulfilled my cause every moment I went out to the streets to say no to injustice and tyranny and yes to freedom, justice and dignity.
My will to you is to stand on the same principle that we went out to the streets for, and to work to achieve all the slogans that we raised to become a tangible reality. To stand up and proclaim your courage, no matter how they try to harm you or shake your ranks.
Do not allow them to change you.
Do not cheapen my blood and the blood of martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of a free Syria.
Do not cheapen my blood and the blood of martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of a free Syria.
Do not sell our sacrifices for any price, do not negotiate with your executioner, but extract from him your rights with your steadfastness and your insistence on achieving victory.
I saw freedom at the door, I saw it so close, to you and to me
Every time we went out
I saw freedom at the door, I saw it so close, to you and to me
Every time we went out
When our chants shook the earth and caused terror in the hearts of cowards, I saw freedom approaching, and victory being achieved ... I now see it from my world coming closer to you, so be patient, for victory is but an hour of patience.
Do not despair, even if the whole world fights you and denies you. Do not stop, even if they block you or erect barriers and obstacles in your ranks. Do not retreat, or they will beat you, destroy you and kill the dream with you.
Do not give in and sell our precious blood, and every effort we made in the way of a free and dignified homeland. Remember me whenever the cheering rises, whenever women ululate at the wedding ceremonies of martyrs, whenever a new demand of ours is fulfilled in the way of freedom
Remember me when you celebrate the fall of the regime and the liberation of the homeland from those who abuse it. Remember me every time you plant a Jasmine sapling in Syrian soil, every time you lay a brick in a building, and every time you see the future in the eyes of children
And remember that I gave my soul and blood for that moment.
May God maintain you on the road of peaceful struggle, and grant victory with your hands, oh heroes.
May God maintain you on the road of peaceful struggle, and grant victory with your hands, oh heroes.
The Syrian citizen Ghiath Matar
Who dreamed of a better future for his children, brothers, sisters, and for all Syrians
Better than the one we and our parents went through"
Who dreamed of a better future for his children, brothers, sisters, and for all Syrians
Better than the one we and our parents went through"
Find his story, and his will in english and arabic, on the blog: …esofthesyrianrevolution.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/ghi…
