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The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria
For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...
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No going back as post-Assad Syria enters a new era after five decades of terror
During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
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The challenge facing Syria's Alawites
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights around ... sent a representative to al-Qardaha to meet with village leaders. The new interim government has also sent forces to guard a ...
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NPR visits Qardaha, hometown of ousted Syrian President Assad
Alawites make up only 10% of the Syrian population of about 23 million ... AL-SHALCHI: Yeah, so the village is called Qardaha, and it's in the middle of the Latakia province.
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NPR visits Qardaha, hometown of ousted Syrian President Assad
We visit the hometown of the ousted Syrian President, Bashir al-Assad. Qardaha lies in northwest Syria, considered the heartlands of the Alawite religious sect.
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NPR visits Qardaha, hometown of ousted Syrian President Assad
Alawites make up only 10% of the Syrian population of about 23 million people ... AL-SHALCHI: Yeah, so the village is called Qardaha, and it's in the middle of the Latakia province. And you wouldn't ...