Citizenship | Syrian Future Movement Podcast #44
Citizenship reflects a healthy state–citizen bond, balancing rights and duties. It thrives under democracy and equality; its absence is key to Syria’s ongoing crisis.
22nd Nov, 20241 mins
Dr. Zaher BaadaraniWriter
- Citizenship is a true expression of the healthy and comprehensive relationship between the state and the citizen.
- The success of citizenship depends on fulfilling duties in parallel with receiving protected rights—freely and with full conviction—within an inclusive social contract.
- Successful citizenship is based on enhancing individual freedom almost absolutely, limited only by democratically enacted law; therefore, it requires a fully democratic system.
- Sound and healthy citizenship leads to complete equality among citizens, without ranking or classifying them into levels.
- The depth of the Syrian crisis today is a direct result of the absence of healthy citizenship.
- We place our hopes on the maturity of Syrian people's awareness, especially after the revolution, to embed citizenship as a core principle of their social consciousness.
