Three years later, the thawra’s survivors are still neglected

Iman Jalloul speaks very fast, too fast. “I’m not going to take up too much of your time. Besides, my eyesight is no longer perfect,” she said, intimidated by the politicians, doctors, activists and journalists staring at her. The mother of six from Koura lost an eye after parliamentary police officers shot her during the Aug. 8, 2020 day of rage of. One week after her surgery, she returned to the pavement with her daughters. Jalloul joined five other thawra survivors Monday night, the third anniversary of the Oct. 17 uprising, to speak about their lives following the eye injuries they suffered while exercising their civil rights. The occasion, hosted by Rabweh’s LIQAA meeting space, was a book launch for Some Lost Their Sight for the Birth of a Nation. Some 20 percent of the book’s proceeds will go to those injured.It’s cold...