Damascus, Syria – When the al-Assad regime fell in December 2024, Yasseen Tasabehji and his family did not originally plan on returning to Syria. The family visited in April 2025 with the idea of possibly opening a climbing gym – a couple of the siblings are serious climbers. And not all Syrians have returned to the country with the plan that it will be their final destination. Back at the climbing gym, Tasabehji said that on returning to Syria, he noticed there were social and sectarian divides in the country. The issues are much bigger than one climbing gym can solve, even with the family’s impressive credentials and plans to build a well-adjusted community.