Odai Al-Zoubi, born in Damascus in 1981 is studying for a philosophy doctorate in the University of East Anglia, having studied electrical engineering in Damascus University (1998-2004), and philosophy in the Lebanese University (2003-2007).;
We need to understand what the Syrians want, fear, believe, and why they act in the way they do. It is not an easy task. But it is the only way if you really hold that the future of Syria must be in the hands of the Syrian people and not in the hands of external powers.
Criticizing the uprising, in itself, is not immoral. But what is immoral, is to criticize the uprising without declaring their solidarity with the Syrian people.