Background
He was born in Darayya, a suburb of Damascus on 21 December 1979.
He was born in Darayya, a suburb of Damascus on 21 December 1979.
He studied at the Faculty of Science of Damascus University but did not finish his degree.
He was one of a group of activists who were called the Daraya Youths. He participated in a number of civil action between 1989 and 2003 when he was arrested for 2 years. He also participated in many demonstrations during Syrian uprising, while insisting on non-violence of the action on the ground, including: not insulting or provoking regime soldiers and security forces, giving flowers to army soldiers who were sent to crush the protests, and giving water bottles to soldiers.