Stories of Syrian Refugees encapsulate the Arab World’s new Nakba – While some societies evolve, we stumble on from one Nakba to the next. We can blame the world as much as we want, and we will have a point, but change will not come until we acknowledge our part in our repeated victimization. “Canned” responses and ideologies will not produce the needed change.
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Syria: the method and the madness
There is method to the madness that is currently unfolding in Syria. When you consider the patterns and timing of arms flows into the country, consider who the final recipients are, and consider when certain battles start and stop, when certain explosions or massacres happen, you can only come to this conclusion. Continue reading “Syria: the method and the madness”
The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
Written on: September 1, 2012
Updated and finalized on: September 11, 2012
The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
A Trip Report (Turkey, August 10-30)
Background
The trip was arranged for the purpose of helping an independent American film company do a documentary on the Syrian Revolution. Khawla Yusuf and I were invited as advisers and interview subjects. But while the film crew made their rounds, Khawla and I had ample time and opportunity to meet with important activists and conduct our own interviews. Continue reading “The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today”
White House Dismisses Reports of Aid to Syrian Rebels
A quote in VOA:
Syrian human rights activist Ammar Abdulhamid, with the Washington-based Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, says his contacts in Syria tell him there is no evidence of a surge in aid to the rebels.
“I do not really see any intensification of these efforts. I see a lot of leaks, it seems to me, that were sort of primed to show that something is being done. But the reality is, so far on the ground, we have not detected any real involvement by the U.S. in the ongoing military operations in the country,” Abdulhamid said. Continue reading “White House Dismisses Reports of Aid to Syrian Rebels”
The Ammar Abdulhamid Archive 