This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...
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Not to be missed: Ramadan nights with Sharmoofers, Massar Egbari, Mohamed Adaweya, tribute to Amer El-Touny
Their lineup features Hani El-Dakkak on guitar and lead vocals, Ahmed Hafez on bass guitar ... Amina Samir, Taha Hussein, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, and Haitham Mahmoud. Mostafa Mohalel is a Sufi singer who ...
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This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
Mohammed Qudmani said even going to the mosque ... On a government building, the faces of former presidents Bashar and Hafez Assad are partly cut off from a painting; in their place, “The ...
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Syria’s sects: Delicate mix for its new Islamist leaders
ALAWITES - The small Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, which reveres Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Islam's Prophet Mohammed ... The late Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, became ...
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In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
For half a century, Hafez al-Assad and his son ... leader Ahmed al-Sharaa – formerly known by his nom du guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and once linked to Al-Qaeda – ousted Assad in a ...
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RSF's Military Alliances Reshape the Map of Sudan's War
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have formed the largest military coalition in Sudan's history, incorporating six armed factions, including the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Sudan ...
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This Ramadan, Relief and Hope Bump against Uncertainty in the New Syria
Sahar Diab had visited Damascus’ famed Umayyad Mosque previously. But as the Syrian lawyer went there to pray during her country’s first Ramadan after the end of the Assad family’s iron-fisted rule, ...