Ammar Abdulhamid, a Syrian living in exile in the United States who writes about the democracy movement there and has become an informal spokesman for those who oppose the Assad regime, told All Things Considered host Robert Siegel today that the Syrian president and those in his regime must step down because today’s crackdown and killings show that they are not serious about any of the concessions they have offered in recent days.
And Abdulhamid predicted that the protests will only continue to grow as more Syrians turn against the regime because of its violent response to the protesters’ demands. Continue reading “Protests Will Only Grow, Democracy Activist Predicts”
Author: Ammar
A Syrian dreamer & dissident, not necessarily in that order.
For Syrians, a Sense of Collective Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform
The U.S. called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the use of violence after government forces attacked protesters with live ammunition. Judy Woodruff discusses protesters’ demands and the government’s crackdowns with the International Crisis Group’s Robert Malley and democracy activist and blogger Ammar Abdulhamid. Continue reading “For Syrians, a Sense of Collective Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform”
فيسبوك: 20 نيسان، 2011
– مهما قالوا ومهما فعلوا ستبقى أنظارنا موجهة نحو المستقبل، وستبقى أيادينا بيضاء، وقلوبنا عامرة بالحب لوطننا وأبناء وطننا، لن نتراجع، لن نيأس، لن نستسلم، لن نتخاذل.
Ammar Abdulhamid and Joshua Landis in a debate on Bloggingheads.tv
Joshua Landis (University of Oklahoma, Syria Comment) and Ammar Abdulhamid (Tharwa Foundation,Syrian Revolution Digest) speak about:
- The state of the revolution in Syria 4:58
- Without Bashar al-Assad, will Iraq-style sectarianism reign? 7:50
- Ammar: The opposition is refusing to fall into the trap of violence 7:42
- Best and worst case scenarios for the end of the regime 7:18
- If Assad goes, who will run the country? 7:36
- The future of Syria’s relationship with Iran and Israel 8:17
