Video of the Week – The Syrian Spaceman

By Dan Hutton on March 8, 2016 in Video

The Syrian spaceman who became a refugee from Guardian News & Media Ltd on Vimeo.

Muhammed Faris became Syria’s first Syrian astronaut in 1987, and was subsequently used as a propaganda tool by President Hafez al-Assad.

But when the Syrian people rose up against his son Bashar, Faris sided with the Free Syrian Army rebels.

Now a refugee in Istanbul, he reflects on his exile from the beloved country he once saw from space.