Orchestra played in damascus, Performing Arabic Music at the highest level. But when war broke out in 2011, some of the musicians were forced to flee syria. This is the story of an attempt to bring the orchestra back together for a once in a lifetime tour, in the hope of changing the worlds perspective of this nation. Since the beginning of the war in syria, an estimated 9 Million People have fled their homes in search of a new life. One of them is issam. He claimed asylum in america in 2013 after being invited to teach music in a university here. I watch bombs, i watch all kind of military issues, and nobody knows when the bomb will come. Did you know people have been killed 7 a lot, you know, a lot of my friends, a lot of relatives as well. His father and sisters are still living in damascus. He hasnt seen them since he left. Syria, what does syria mean for me, actually, family, you know . Hopefully this will be, like, a bad dream, maybe, and to have a better life, so. Accent. Before
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