I am aware that a petition has a limited range of action, but isn't that better than no action at all?
Big plans for Damascus are underway. By "big", I mean: expropriations, demolition of houses and markets without regard for historical value or beauty, loss of jobs, and another big scar added to the face of Damascus.
Here are a couple of links on the subject, providing you can read Arabic:
http://www.syria-news.com/readnews.php?sy_seq=49301
http://www.syria-news.com/readnews.php?sy_seq=49690
Don't let that happen! The city needs care, not a commercial project built over a dead body.
Please sign this petition. It may not be comprehensive enough or accurate enough, but it is a first step in the righ direction, in my opinion:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/damascus/index.html
