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From the People of Syria We, the people of Syria, extend our hearts to Syria, From Ohio to Aleppo. Too often our story has been told only through headlines of war, rubble, and silence. This book sees us differently -- not as faceless victims, but as a people rooted in endurance, beauty, and hope. For fourteen years, our electricity faltered, our water ran dry, and our voices were muted. Families were torn apart, children left classrooms, and walls that once carried painted ceilings collapsed into dust. And yet, we continued. We strung laundry across broken balconies, lit candles when the power failed, and still taught our children to laugh. The Alo family came from Ohio to walk among us with respect. In Aleppo, they stood in the shadow of the Citadel, wandered the souks, and spoke with shopkeepers who rebuild life each day. In Damascus, they prayed in the Umayyad Mosque, marveled at its octagonal domes and mosaics of paradise, and sat in jasmine-scented courtyards where fountains whispered peace. They did not look away from our wounds -- they saw the poverty, the graffiti calling for hurriya (freedom), the scars on our walls. But they also saw our joy, our hospitality, and our resilience. We endorse this book because it tells the truth: that Syria is both broken and beautiful, scarred and strong. It shows the cracks in our walls and the jasmine that climbs them, the rubble in our streets and the children who still laugh there. Let this book travel where we cannot, carrying our story into homes and hearts far away. May it remind the world that Syria is not gone, not defeated, not finished. We are here. We endure. And with every page, we rise again. We are Syria. We are alive. We are unbroken. And we bless this book with our name, our hope, and our future.

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Dr. Mohammed Alo is a board-certified cardiologist, educator, and avid traveler from Ohio whose love of photography and history has taken him far beyond the clinic. In Syria, From Ohio to Aleppo, he turns his lens on the streets of Aleppo and Damascus, capturing not only castles, mosques, churches, and souks but also the people and stories that bring them to life. What began as a journey to explore his family's Syrian roots became an unforgettable adventure of meeting new relatives, learning centuries of history firsthand, and documenting it all in photojournalistic style. With each image and reflection, Dr. Alo weaves together the heritage of his ancestors and the wonder of discovering Syria anew.

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