Global Campaigns in Solidarity with Syria Keep Growing · Global Voices
Leila Nachawati Rego

This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011.
While repression continues in Syria, the Internet has been flooded with initiatives in solidarity with Syrian citizens and their struggle for freedom. Two of the latest are “Call Homs” and “Syrian Sit-in in Youtube.”
“Call Homs” aims to show solidarity with the people of Homs, the Syrian city that has become the symbolic capital of resistance against the regime's brutality. This week, Muslims celebrate the festivity of Eid Al-Adha, and a campaign organized by a group of Syrian expatriates encourages people to dial the area code for Homs and wish a random family Happy Eid. More guidelines can be found  on the Facebook event page.
An audio recorded by Mohammed Al-Mulhim and widely shared on Twitter presents the conversation between a Saudi man and a Homsi lady. Here's the translation:
Salam Aleikom/ Aleikum Es-salam / Who's talking? / This  is Mohammad  AlMudhem, from Saudi Arabia / Oh, son, you got the wrong  number, / Yes,  I know, sister. I´m calling you randomly,  to tell you  just one thing.  /Tell me, dear/ We stand with you in solidarity, with  all our hearts  /God bless you, my son/Listening to you makes me very  happy, sorry to  disturb you, I just wanted to wish you Happy Eid / God  bless you, my  son! / Best wishes and I hope you stay safe / Who's  talking again? /  This is Mohammad Almudhem / God bless you, best wishes  and longest life  to you/ But tell me about you, is your family ok? /  Yes, we are,  thanks so much, God bless you, God bless you!
The campaign spread quickly mainly through blogs, Facebook and Twitter, with hundreds of users sharing the #CallHoms hashtag and their stories:
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011.