Asad’s cramped diplomatic style--using passive constructions, abstractions, and indirectness in his speech - conveys deep reluctance to come to terms with Israel. It may also indicate an …

Hafiz al-Asad’s rise to power in November 1970 brought about a new era, as he softened his predecessors’ anti-Islamic tone. Although himself an ‘Alawi, Asad prayed in Sunni mosques, …

Sep 1, 2000 · - See Asad’s speech on the Ba`th revolution day of March 8th in 1988,Tishrin, Mar. 9, 1988; Faruq al-Shar` address to the members of athe union of Arab writers in Damascus in …

Sep 8, 2023 · Asad Noor, human rights activist, former Muslim, and counter-Islamist fled his native Bangladesh due to death threats for his statements about the Quran and Muhammad, …

Dec 13, 2024 · The Sayyida Zaynab Shrine and Shi’a in Syria After Assad’s Downfall: Interview The Sayyida Zaynab Shrine in the Damascus Area Proved to Be a Key Rallying Cause for …

Sep 1, 1994 · It covers preparatory meetings that Asad and Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shar` hold with the members of the Syrian negotiating team and follow-up sessions of the various …

Dec 27, 2024 · Erdogan’s decision to refuse to cede a small corner of northwest Syria to the Assad regime enabled the slow growth of the forces that would eventually destroy Assad.

Jun 1, 2001 · After a brief introduction on the Asad system of rule, he takes up the two main changes of 1990-91 (the Kuwait war, the Soviet collapse) and takes up three main topics—the …

Jun 28, 1994 · An enormous bronze statue of Asad--ten times larger than life--looms over the city of Hama, serving as a palpable reminder of his brutal 1982 suppression of Islamic agitation …

Dec 15, 1994 · Asad sponsors a dozen or so terrorist groups-ethnic, religious, ideological-against each of Turkey and Israel. New dams in Turkey permit Ankara to make life-and-death …