A Syrian-French couple published a very strong and beautiful statement following the terrifying Paris attacks in which 129 lives were lost.
Hamid Sulaiman fled from Syria in 2012 and met Aurélie Ruby in France. The couple have been together for three years after meeting in a theatre in Paris and both work as artists.
Sulaiman and Ruby posed topless in the busy Place de la République, kissing and holding a sign, telling those who are intolerant to “fuck off” because “love always wins.”
The message they have for the world “Only love can fight hate” is more powerful than we could have imagined. Watch them here: