Syria IV

Sunday, February 13, 2011

The government in Syria is secular. Yet, there is an implied religion: Al-Asad’s. In Saudi Arabia, where they wrote Islamic quotes everywhere, here his holiness name (Al-Asad) is written everywhere. Wherever your eyes reach, there are his pictures, quotes, and instructions. The other parallel implied tradition is Islam. This has something to do with what Al-Asad did once he reached the presidential chair. He wanted to unify people under one them; being proud of Arabic history. Therefore, there’s a hidden instruction to praise Islam.

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