There’s a common Arabic phrase, inshallah, which means ‘if God wills it.’
All of this is to say that I was supposed to travel into Syria but ultimately could not.
Inshallah, we will try again.
However, I am coming back from Turkey with a lot of wonder for Syrians.
The war in Ukraine has now lasted more than 600 days. The dominant feeling is one of exhaustion. But after my trip – it feels self-pitying to talk about the war. in this way.