On stage, the "Heroes of the Shadows" transform Syria’s wounded memory into a political and poetic cry. (Credit: Hamza Hariri)
The play "Abtal al-Zoll" ('The Heroes of the Shadows') by Oussama Hallal and Hachim Adnan, with its epic sweep, political density and striking staging, today seems perfectly suited to celebrate the liberation of Syria from the Assad regime. It also stands as a direct response to the videos of Bashar al-Assad — refugee in "luxurious exile," surrounded by millions in cash — broadcast yesterday with his adviser Luna Chebel, where he mocks his people, displays contempt for his country, disregards his army, sneers at the destruction of Ghouta and Jobar, and ridicules his own allies.The play, bordering on a political manifesto, resolutely aligns itself with the marginalized, the martyrs, the revolutionaries, the exiles, the murdered, the detainees and all those — women, men, children, elderly — who died under...
The play "Abtal al-Zoll" ('The Heroes of the Shadows') by Oussama Hallal and Hachim Adnan, with its epic sweep, political density and striking staging, today seems perfectly suited to celebrate the liberation of Syria from the Assad regime. It also stands as a direct response to the videos of Bashar al-Assad — refugee in "luxurious exile," surrounded by millions in cash — broadcast yesterday with his adviser Luna Chebel, where he mocks his people, displays contempt for his country, disregards his army, sneers at the destruction of Ghouta and Jobar, and ridicules his own allies.The play, bordering on a political manifesto, resolutely aligns itself with the marginalized, the martyrs, the revolutionaries, the exiles, the murdered, the detainees and all those — women, men, children, elderly — who died...
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