The Homeland Above All

Syria has endured years of conflict, division and profound human suffering. Yet the future of a nation cannot be built by remaining captive to its past.The Homeland Above All presents a national vision for a new Syria founded on Citizenship, the Rule of Law, strong institutions, justice, human dignity and equal rights for all Syrians.Across twenty-four chapters, Saadi Moussly examines the foundations upon which a stable and prosperous State can be built-from the Constitution, National Reconciliation and the judiciary to education, healthcare, economic reconstruction, good governance, security, sovereignty and Syria's place in the wider world.This book does not claim to offer a ready-made political programme. It offers instead a framework for national reflection: a Syria in which differences are respected, authority is accountable, institutions stand above individuals, and no citizen is greater or lesser because of religion, ethnicity, region or political affiliation.At its heart lies one principle: The Homeland Above All-and one responsibility shared by every generation: to leave our children and grandchildren a Syria better than the one we inherited.