Welcome to Assad's Syria

Photographer: Ozgur Can Leonard
From: Leaving the SAR

Welcome to Assad's Syria

The place is covered with pictures of the al-Assad Family: from left to right, Basil, who was heir apparent until he died in a car accident (always depicted with sunglasses), Hafez, papa, the old president, and Bashar, the new president. Although not very democratic, most people seem pretty happy with the way the goverment is running things, especially Bashar. Picture taken in the souq in Damascus.