Peace is …

Sameer Al-Doumy, Syria

Peace could have different meanings depending on the geographical spot and its circumstances. In Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, peace could be children playing on swings made of rockets that were sent to kill them, peace could be youth playing soccer at their destroyed school, peace could be children playing with their bikes, not caring about the warplanes and destruction around them, peace could be a man who still makes bread in his destroyed bakery, peace could be people who still going on despite all the tough circumstances around them. Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP

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