Freedom and challenges: Syrians return to schools post-Assad

A week after the unexpected fall of the Assad regime, Syrians are returning to schools with a fresh sense of freedom.

With rebels now in charge, people feel a mix of emotions: happiness for new freedoms, sadness from years of oppression, and a mix of hopes and worries about the future.

Maysoun al-Ali, principal of Nahla Zaidan school, stated, “Today is the first day of classes since the regime fell. We are now in free Syria. Our country…