In 2007, Telemadrid premiered a mini-documentary about Spaniards fascinated by Syria. Unfortunately, it is in spanish but if you have a way to translate or add transcriptions that will help!

Some of the testimonies given during the documentary:

▪️"Syria is a very safe country, there is no crime or delinquency.”

▪️"There are all religions, a very varied mosaic of people. Most of them are Sunni, but they have everything.”

▪️"I never had a problem [going home alone]. I would come back at 2, 3 and even 4 in the morning.”

▪️Siria serves as a refuge for hundreds of thousands of Iraqis fleeing the “war in Iraq.”

▪️If Syria is dangerous: “No, this is not Iraq, this is not Afghanistan”.

▪️“The beauty of Aleppo is that it keeps different cultures and religions without problems”.

▪️Sobre if the houses are expensive: “Well, look, this one cost me a little more than 2 million. You (Spaniards) have exorbitant prices. When I hear the news and see 20 million…”