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My review by @zomareen Book of Damascus (@commapress) for @SyriaDirect syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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My Latest review for @SyriaDirect
Can you truly know a city, even after living in it for decades? @tamhussein in a personal review of The Book of Damascus edited by @zomareen, (@commapress) reflects on his love affair with the Syrian capital—and the hidden lives its fiction reveals. Read more @SyriaDirect . syriadirect.org/the-book-of-…
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Today, the linguistic gains made by Kurds under the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration are unraveling, residents in northeastern Syria say. But how does one rebuild a state without a shared language between its citizens?
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“Holding the powerful to account, even when they're on the same side as you, is one of the most important ways of building a democracy.” @Anand_Gopal_ on why independent journalism is essential to Syria’s political transition. Read more at @SyriaDirect . syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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Assad is gone, but Syria’s revolution is far from over. Journalist and author Anand Gopal @Anand_Gopal_ tells @tamhussein why the struggle for democracy continues, and why the country’s new rulers face an uncertain future. Read More @SyriaDirect : syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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My latest interview for @SyriaDirect with @Anand_Gopal_ on his latest book Days of Love and Rage @PlutoPress read here: syriadirect.org/what-syrias-…
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The Damascus oud maker fighting to keep a generations-old craft alive syriadirect.org/the-damascus…
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Ten years after he and @LeilaShami published "Burning Country", one of the best books on the Syrian revolution, @qunfuz2 follows up with "The Blood Between Us", a compulsively readable account of Syria since Assad's fall. I reviewed it for @SyriaDirect syriadirect.org/a-terrible-b…
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Read @im_PULSE review of Robin Yassin-Kassab (@qunfuz2) The Blood Between Us (@SaqiBooks) here @SyriaDirect : syriadirect.org/a-terrible-b…
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My debut for @SyriaDirect is a review of @qunfuz2's phenomenal book "The Blood Between Us". This highly readable book is the most granular, fair & unflinching account of Syria since the fall of Assad.
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Syria’s diplomatic rehabilitation has moved at breakneck speed. Progress at home has not. After al-Sharaa’s return to the UN, Syria Direct examines the challenges ahead—from Israeli incursions and the Golan Heights to economic hardship and reconstruction. syriadirect.org/syria-is-ris…
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Syria says the al-Tabiyah gas plant is back online—a key step towards restoring domestic gas production. But a Syria Direct investigation found engineering problems, allegations of corruption and internal power struggles behind the official fanfare. syriadirect.org/bad-gas-trou…
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What future is there for Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood?
The Brotherhood faces mounting regional pressure, internal and generational divisions, and an uncertain legal environment for political parties. It must now decide whether to disband, reinvent itself or fight for political relevance.
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“Nearly two years after the fall of the regime, Syrians’ patience is running thin as prices continue to climb.”
From Sep. 17, @Natacha_Danon & @SyriaDirect on how rising fuel prices stir up discontent in the government’s heartland: syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…
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Barring Erdogan, it is quite extraordinary how a former al-Qaeda leader, has managed to do what no Islamist movement or leader has achieved. He has managed to go 'straight'. Whatever method he has used, he's got the West to accept him as a partner, something which they have not done with the Islamic State, the Taliban, the Muslim Brotherhood even Ennahda. That has to rank as a major achievement for anyone who studies Islamist movements.
“Last year I mentioned that Syria has returned. Today, I say that Syria is rising.” Ahmed al-Sharaa returned to the UN with Syria’s diplomatic standing transformed. Now comes the harder task: turning international acceptance into progress at home. Ananya Natchukuri @nat28453 writes for @SyriaDirect : syriadirect.org/syria-is-ris…
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Important investigation causing shockwaves in Syria.
After SD investigation revealed safety concerns at the Al-Tabiya gas plant, authorities struggle to contain fire after gas pipeline blow out. syriadirect.org/bad-gas-trou…
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Fuel price hikes have sparked widespread protests across Syria, with anger reaching Idlib’s Maarat al-Numan, where residents say rising costs threaten livelihoods, reconstruction and the country’s agricultural sector.
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“Normally we have six pumps running, but we only have enough petrol to keep one going.” Iraqi oil tankers are streaming across Syria toward Europe. Along the same roads, Syrians roast in their cars waiting for fuel. Our latest: syriadirect.org/oil-flows-fu…
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Fuel protests have reached Idlib—the historic heartland of the movement from which Syria’s current leadership emerged.
In Maarat al-Numan, protesters blocked the M5 highway as anger over rising living costs grows across Syria. syriadirect.org/fuel-anger-e…
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Pakistan could help train Syria’s new military, drawing on a relationship stretching back decades. But Islamabad is also watching Syria’s Islamist landscape carefully, wary of what developments in Damascus could mean for jihadist movements closer to home. Read more @SyriaDirect: syriadirect.org/the-road-to-…
