Zwawi's land
“So what do Syrians think of us?” the young man asked as he bagged my purchases. My heart sank: What was I to tell him? There was a hopeful look in his eye as he waited for my reply. It was one of those situations where you can’t lie but you can’t tell the truth either. “ Well, they have many misconceptions about Libya and Libyans”. Suddenly all heads were turned in my direction waiting for me to elaborate. I cleared my throat as I tried to think of a convincing semi-truth:” Syrian are under the... Sign in to see full entry.