Syrian actress Fadwa Suleiman fearlessly showed her anti-regime sentiment by joining protests last year against President Bashar al-Assad. (File Photo)
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Reuters Amman
Syrian actress Fadwa Suleiman says she was drawn to a life in drama because of its promise of freedom.
Disillusioned at the level of state control even in theatre and film, she joined protests last year against President Bashar al-Assad and now takes the stage at demonstrations in the city of Homs, center of resistance to his family's four-decade rule.
Cutting her hair short like a boy and moving from house to house to evade capture, Suleiman has become one of the most recognized faces of the 10-month uprising against Assad.
She played no part in the early demonstrations that broke out in March, but a deep-seated rebellious streak - which only increased when she joined the state-run High Conservatory for Theatre Arts - drew her towards the protests.
“I chose to study theatre because I thought theatre means freedom to think and to express oneself,” Suleiman told Reuters in a Skype interview from Homs.
Describing her time at the conservatory, which like most culture in Syria is controlled by the state, she said she slowly discovered that “my country wants to drain every culture and content from its citizens.”
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Reuters Amman
Syrian actress Fadwa Suleiman says she was drawn to a life in drama because of its promise of freedom.
Disillusioned at the level of state control even in theatre and film, she joined protests last year against President Bashar al-Assad and now takes the stage at demonstrations in the city of Homs, center of resistance to his family's four-decade rule.
Cutting her hair short like a boy and moving from house to house to evade capture, Suleiman has become one of the most recognized faces of the 10-month uprising against Assad.
She played no part in the early demonstrations that broke out in March, but a deep-seated rebellious streak - which only increased when she joined the state-run High Conservatory for Theatre Arts - drew her towards the protests.
“I chose to study theatre because I thought theatre means freedom to think and to express oneself,” Suleiman told Reuters in a Skype interview from Homs.
Describing her time at the conservatory, which like most culture in Syria is controlled by the state, she said she slowly discovered that “my country wants to drain every culture and content from its citizens.”
FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Syrian actress treads new stage in Syrian protests
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