Damascus-SANA
Under a giant fig tree in the city of Douma, the uncle (Abu Abdo), who is over 55 years old, collects the crops he grows of eggplant, peppers and figs and puts them in boxes in preparation for deportation to the market and then sells them, embodying an image of determination and determination to continue life after his city was liberated from terrorism Hashem Al-Hablani, nicknamed (Abu Abdo), stands with his firm stature as if his feet were embedded in the ground like the roots of the trees he has been taking care of for more than forty years, describing to SANA’s delegate his relationship with the land in terms full of love and determination, which he started by saying, “Every day I go out to my land, I feel that I am still that young man who beats.” He is striving to fulfill his hopes and dreams, for the land is my love and my love.”
Abu Abdo, whose palms were marked by the lines of long years of work, used to grow summer and winter crops such as wheat, barley, beans, zucchini, eggplant and peppers to supply the markets of Damascus with the bounties of his land, which was scarce and almost barren because of the war on our homeland and during the presence of armed terrorist groups in the city, stressing that the situation today is better Much more than before and continues to work on his land to reap the fruits of its giving and its bounties..Today, I cultivate about 40 dunums of land and more than 15 workers help me harvest the crop, in addition to my 15 family members. Abu Abdo continues that his work increases during the agricultural seasons despite some difficulties due to the economic siege on Syria, which affected the work, especially obtaining fuel for recycling Water pumps, fertilizers and transportation, which led to an increase in the price of some agricultural crops. Uncle Abu Abdo concluded by saying, “My work on the land preserved my dignity and helped me face the difficulties of life. It also enabled me to educate my children in schools and universities. Today, all the people of Duma go to cultivate their land because it is a source of livelihood that helps them continue their lives and meet their needs.” “.
