They fell in love while risking their lives to protest against a regime that routinely arrests, tortures, and executes dissidents. Noura Ghazi decided she wanted to be a lawyer at 13, when her father was a political prisoner. She met Bassel Khartabil in April of 2011, when activists in Damascus were trying to organize what they hoped would be a revolution similar to what had just taken place in Tunisia and Egypt. Bassel was a software developer who had worked overseas and returned to Damascus to take part in the Syrian revolution. The two became famous among Syrian activists when they got engaged. Their romance was seen as one of the revolution's triumphs. But things took a very tragic turn when Bassel was detained by the regime. We are so honored to have Noura Ghazi on as a guest to tell her story. She continues her work as a lawyer campaigning for the rights of Syrians detained and "disappeared" by the regime. Music license Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/ndyyIhwojysFragments by Nomyn https://soundcloud.com/nomynCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/l-fragments

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