Issam Al-Shater

In a single moment, the paintings of an entire lifetime were burned.

Issam Al-Shater is a visual artist and lecturer at the Sweida University of Fine Arts. Issam Al-Shater on Facebook.

Why are you burning my paintings?
Why are you burning my car?
Why are you burning my neighborhood?
Why are you burning my country?
What have we done to you?

We are people who have lived.

We lived through the tragedies and the war that took place.

The natural thing is that we don’t let the subject cool down or be forgotten.

We need people to see that this country is not one of terrorism. It is not a country of terrorism. it is not a sectarian country. It is a country that loves life. Loves civilization. And its people are creative. Despite the tragedies that have occurred.

But that is still our message.