“Amal” fled violence in the countryside outside of Damascus with her husband, father, and five children almost two years ago. The family moved to Salamieh, a Syrian town of approximately 100,000 people 33 kilometers southeast of Hama. Salamieh is still under the control of the government armed forces, and many displaced people, mainly Sunnis from Homs, Aleppo, and the Damascus area, have sought refuge there and in surrounding towns. Salamieh also has the reputation of being a diverse and tolerant community, where different political groups, sects, and ethnicities live in relative harmony, and Amal hoped it would be a safe haven.