 Jihad had fire in his chest Umm Jihad said She recalled the time she and Jihad passed a man beating his donkey on the street Her son stopped and rebuked the man even though Umm Jihad insisted it was none of their business If that s how he cared about donkeys what about Syria she mused Jihad was tired from Jordan and the government He was always talking and no one listened to him He wanted action not words Jihad went to Syria to die Umm Jihad said and she had no choice but to accept it 