Children usually sneak out of their homes to hang out with friends, party late at night, or meet their lovers secretly, except in Syria where they sneak out to participate in pro-democracy demonstrations risking arrest or even death.
A sign raised by a young female student during a demonstration in Aleppo university on 13 June 2012 reads “Mum, please forgive me. I’m demonstrating without your knowledge, so that you don’t worry about me. But mum: fear not, for God is with us.