Rouzaina… the true face of Syria

I did not regret missing Rouzaina Lazkani’s television work as much as I regretted discovering—too late—that Syria had been hiding its true face in a place we had not looked closely enough. Rouzaina, chosen by President Ahmad al‑Shar’a as part of the complementary third of the People’s Assembly, is not merely an actress stepping into politics. She is a distilled image of a Syria trying to break free from the era of rigid interpretations and step into the era of life. I cannot write about Rouzaina the actress; I was not fortunate enough to watch her performances. But I can write about the Syria I know well through years of journalism—Syria that now reveals itself in small but decisive details: […]