In late 2011, a group of young activists from Masyaf, Hama, who were brought together in their belief in the revolution, gathered to establish the Revolutionary Youth of Masyaf. The main catalyst for the group was the dissapointment of its member for their failure to make a noticeable contribution to the civil movement in Syria, due to the vulnerability of its tools and visions. The group also aimed to releive some of the sectarian tension in the community which ran the risk of destroying civil peace and national unity in the area.
Since its founding, one of the group's main objectives has been to “transform the hostility between the residents of Masyaf, into an environment of citizenship and respect of individual rights,” according to one of the activists in an interview with Syria Untold. The group tried through many campaigns and activities to explain the standpoint of a wide range of people who support the uprising and vice-versa, in order to deal with the reciprocal hate and transform it into something positive.
The group's activities varied with the different talents and abilities of its diverse membership. Members of the group featured in a number of demonstrations in Masyaf, Qamishlo, Amuda, Hama, Damascus and its outskirts. The group also participated in the “Stop the killing” campaigns, and cooperated with a number of Kurdish youths to establish the Wasl, an Arab-Kurdish communication committees. The group has also created a Facebook page and a blog, in which they have introduced their little town to the world, and celebrated the creative produce of the uprising, as well as criticizing its flaws. Culturally, the group has conducted many debates and discussions that began with a meeting with renowned opposition member, Faiq al-Meer. The group also printed and distributed two issues of their magazine Graffiti, but they couldn't continue working on the magazine due to lack of funding.
