Over the past century, the Islamic world has witnessed innumerable troubles.<\/p>\n
The shadow of oppression enveloped the cities, moved through the streets, and descended into the most secluded corners of the houses.<\/p>\n
The 1982 massacre in the city of Hama, Syria, stands as one of the bloodiest episodes in chapters of this tragic past.<\/p>\n
Airstrikes ordered by a dictator claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people, and Hama was reduced to devastation.<\/p>\n
At the moment of this massacre, Syrian pilot Ragheed Ahmad Al Tatari listened to his conscience and refused to obey the order to bomb innocent people.<\/p>\n
He resisted the massacre order from Hafiz al-Assad and bore the price of his defiance with a 43-year-long struggle in Sednaya Prison, enduring inhumane conditions.<\/p>\n
After enduring years of captivity, he was finally liberated with the downfall of the Assad regime.<\/p>\n
Ra\u011fid El Tatari reminds us of the highest meaning of conscience, courage, and benevolence by dedicating his life to prison to avoid massacring his people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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