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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
Comic Illustrations: Growing Up In Assad's Syria
Worthwhile comic illustrations that show the story of a Syrian-Danish family who grew up in "Assad's Syria".
The story begins in 1978, when Hafez al Assad, father of the current president Bashar, was in power.
At the time, many parts of the brutal regime, including its infamous intelligence services and its brutal torture prisons, were already installed.
Oppression and mass murder were part of daily life.
Children were the main targets of the regime's propaganda. Their indoctrination began in school, where military education and worshipping Assad and his Ba'ath Party were part of the curriculum. Also, mental and physical abuse were considered normal.
The reason was simple: The next army of the dictator had to be fit to defeat its enemies.
