Omar Aziz

Omar Aziz (18 February 1949 – 16 February 2013), also known by the nom de guerre (or kunya)Abu Kamel, was a Syrian anarchist, intellectual, and revolutionary. He is known for his role in working with the Local Coordination Committees during the early stages of the Syrian Civil War and for his writings advocating horizontal organization.

“The Revolution transformed individuals themselves to broaden the horizons of their own lives once they ensured that the conflict was their means of liberation and, thus, marked their continuity and cooperation with the struggle enduringly. They were able to discover their newly defined capabilities of innovation and invention, of rich social engagements and assorted colors, that were different than what they had initially entrusted while being restricted under a single tyrannical killer for half a century.”

-November 2011

“We are no less than Paris Commune workers: they resisted for 70 days and we are still going on for a year and a half.”

-November 2012

“If the Revolution fails, my life and that of my whole generation would be devoid of meaning… all that we have dreamt of and believed in would have been mere illusion.”

 

Texts by Omar
Omar Aziz, Translated: “A Discussion Paper on Local Councils in Syria”

Omar Aziz, “The formation of local councils in Syria, 2011”

Texts on Omar

Omar Aziz, “Abu Kamel,” 1949–2013 - Javier Sethness-Castro