Loading ...
|
Syria Books |
|
Islam Books |
|
Middle East Books |
This following analysis was sent to me by an outraged reader: (This is not my analysis) I am dismayed by the analysis provided by the anonymous retired diplomat. Below is my response to his argument that only 2% are involved in the protests. By examining many youtube videos of the Syrian protesters, one will conclude [...]
A Friend writes: I think they are ready for the national dialogue now. I was watching Syrian TV minutes ago and 2 MP said the following: MP Mohammad Habash: “The era of the mukhabarat in Syria is OVER. I know that they don’t like me saying this but I don’t care” MP Ghaboush: “I call [...]
The following is a press release from the liberal wing of the Syrian Opposition. It is notable because it does not include anyone that I know who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood or Islamic currents of the opposition or speaks for it. Many of the animators of the movement are academics in the US – [...]
This hour On Point: Uprising and crackdown in Syria. On Point is an NPR radio chat show with host Tom Ashbrook Guests: * Anthony Shadid joins us from Beirut, Lebanon. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times. * Rami Khouri also joins us from Beirut. He is an internationally-syndicated columnist [...]
A new blogger in Damascus who writes like a dream and gives us a wonderful new voice and perspective on life in Syria. Read Amina about her confrontation with two young Alawite intelligence agents – a wonderful account of the successful deployment of “the Damsacus gambit” on Syria’s complicated chessboard of religion, class, gender, patriarchy, [...]
|
Director: Center
for Middle East Studies and Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma 405-819-7955 landis@ou.edu |
