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SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE: Back to the Beginning
DESCRIPTION:On March 18th 2011\, the first major protests in Syria took pla
 ce in the Southern City of Daraa\, the birthplace of the Syrian Revolution
 . In commemoration of the anniversary of the Syrian Revolution\, Promise 
 for Relief and Human Development will be hosting a "Back to the Beginning
 " tour around America reviving our commitment to help those in need in Syr
 ia. This tour will feature numerous high profile activists and doctors com
 ing directly from the most dangerous areas in Syria just to speak to YOU.\
 n\nThese speakers and guests will include:\n\nMuhammad Akrad was one the 1
 5 children who sprayed painted Anti-Regime slogans on the school walls in 
 Daraa City to spark the Syrian Revolution. He was later detained by regime
  forces\, tortured\, and has been released since. Ayman's bravery reshaped
  history and we will get to hear the story of how the Syrian Revolution st
 arted directly from him.\n\nSyrian TV STAR Mai Skaf is one of the earliest
  Syrian celebrities to speak out against Bashar Assad. Mai Skaf is a heroi
 ne of the revolution and risked her life to take part in anti regime prote
 sts early in the revolution. Her sacrifice cost her dearly and has caused 
 her since to live in exile in Jordan. She is well known for role in the fi
 lms "Sahil Al-Jihat" and "Dimashq ya basmat al-huzn". (https://www.yahoo.c
 om/movies/s/tv-star-figures-syria-uprising-pays-price-075921926.html)\n\nD
 r. Taiser Al-Zouabi\, head of the Museifra Field Hospital\, one of the pre
 mier field Hospitals in Southern Syria. Dr. Taiser is the general surgeon 
 who performed the autopsy on Hamza Al-Khateeb\, the 13 year old boy who di
 ed under torture early in the revolution and sparked worldwide outrage. Dr
 . Taiser is LEAVING the people in need in Syria JUST to speak to us.\n\nSy
 rian Actor and Intellectual Abdulhakim Qteifan\, played a major role in th
 e movie\, "The NIGHT of the FALL - ليلة السقوط". Qteifan is a we
 ll known activist and staunch supporter of the Syrian Revolution.\n\nDr. 
 Youssef Barakat\, one of the first doctors to risk his life to volunteer i
 n the field hospitals in Syria in the beginning of the revolution. Dr. Bar
 akat is a Urologist who has accomplished amazing tasks\, including complet
 ing 18 surgeries in ONE DAY at one point. Dr. Barakat also helps aid the S
 yrian Refugees in Jordan in and outside of the hospitals.
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