Samir Sadek, George Banna 10/10/2026 In the countries of the region called Arab, there are things that are declared but not practiced, and things that are practiced but not declared, There is a fake sectarian quota system that is…
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From bad to worse, from Assadism to julanism
Osman Ly, Ruba Mansour: June 20, 2026 Anyone who desires a civil, sophisticated, progressive, and secular Syria must curb the rise of fundamentalism through effective, legal, and democratic means, We are not suggesting violence, dictatorial methods, tyranny,…
For the sake of Syria’s future, the current Syria must be buried
Samir Sadek, M. Bitar: May 1, 2026 That is, the future Syria must be free of the likes of us, as expressed by a defected officer years ago , There is a similar sentence that Firas Tlass…
The worst successor to the worst predecessor
George Banna, Mira Al-Bitar The al julani lie like the Assad regime, and as usual, when it is said, for example, that the citizen has several options, the most important of which is choosing the authority, but the…
Al-Julani, the biggest crooked one… Is he deceiving the Syrians
hof hab Regardless of al-Julani’s ideological background, his glorifying behavior fuels his lust for power, and it is essential that people’s perception of rulers changes, so that they are seen as ordinary human beings whose…
Lack of electoral legitimacy and compensation with ideological excess
George Banna, Mufid Bitar: Compensating for the lack of electoral legitimacy an ideological flood is a well-known and possible matter, and the cunning Hafez al-Assad knew that, so as they say, he “handed over”…
Syria is a cemetery of its size
Maha Bitar, George Banna: As is the case with advancement and progress, so is the case with decadence, Both are not born and develop in hours or days, but rather in tens or hundreds…
Shabiha Militias and the Destruction of Syria
: Stephen Starr Since the revolt in Syria descended into civil war, attention has largely focused on the growing effectiveness and influence of jihadist groups fighting in the country.[1] Members of Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham have featured prominently…
Military and Islamist failure: what next
Hazem Saghieh Who can rule in the Arab and Islamic world – the military, or the Islamists? The experiences of the region in the 20th century in general, and of modern Egypt in particular, seem to present such a zero-sum…
Clash of barbarisms
elias khoury The Assad regime and the civil war in Syria In the early days of the Syrian revolution, when, after the overthrow of Ben Ali in Tunisia and Mubarak in Egypt, optimism still prevailed, people believed that the peaceful…