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Akram Touma is a trustee of the Syrian Association for Citizens' Dignity. He served as deputy prime minister of the Syrian interim government. He is a civil engineer from the Damascus region.
Comment: Caught between forced recruitment or arrest by Assad's security forces, the choice for many Syrians is an impossible one, writes Akram Touma.
