Assalaamu Alaikum. Greetings of peace, It pains me to write you this message as Syria enters its 8th year of war. Yes, we are entering the 8th year of destruction and violence in one of the most historic places on Earth! Syria is now among the most dangerous countries in the world to be a child. The common people of Syria who have survived this man-made catastrophe for the last 7 years. By many estimations, more than 400,000 people have died in Syria and more than half of Syrias population has been displaced. For those who remain in Syria, many are in hiding, away from the bombs and bloodshed if they can, living in unsanitary conditions, often with no running water, no electricity and little to no food. Its hard to think of life being more miserable. Families must remain in these dungeons to survive. If they risk going out into the war-torn streets, they could be killed.