Unrest in Sweida (E2)

Leila is joined by US-based academic Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad to talk about her recent book ‘Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements’. This episode explores the erasure of Syrians from their own story during the revolution, and the implications an ...  Show more

Leila and Justin are joined by Razan Rashidi, Executive Director of The Syria Campaign, to talk about Transitional Justice. Tens of thousands of Syrians were forcibly disappeared at the hands of the Assad regime, as well as other actors. Only a small number were released from pri ...  Show more

Ben and Nizar are joined by Rima Majed, assistant professor of sociology at the American University of Beirut to discuss recent attempts to sectarianize the protests, the class dynamics at play, and how protesters are coming together to organize based on profession. Also covered: ...  Show more

Thuraya, Angie, Mohammad, and Edward join Breht to discuss recent events in Syria. Together they discuss what happened, Syria under the Assad government, the hope and concerns of the the Syrian people,  the role Syria plays in the axis of resistance, Syria's connections to Palest ...  Show more

Violence has flared up again in Syria, this time in the southern province of Suweida. Fighting has broken out between the government forces and two minority groups: the Druze and the Bedouins. It’s not the first time that the stability of the country has been shaken since the fal ...  Show more

For episode 177, Leila is joined by Serge from Buzuruna Juzuruna, an agro-ecological farm and heirloom seed producer in the Bekka Valley working on food autonomy, and Abir from Hostel Beirut, a worker owned cooperative in the heart of the Lebanese capital committed to social and ...  Show more