Rime Allaf - Articles

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123. Syrian women, backbone of the revolution Rime Allaf - Jan 2012 Bitterlemons International On January 10, while President Bashar Assad addressed his supporters in Damascus, Syrian authorities handed the tiny tortured body of a four-month old baby girl to her uncle in Homs. Arrested with her parents a few days earlier, one can only assume, knowing the Syrian regime's documented brutality, that baby Afaf had been thrown into a cell with her mother and submitted to horrific treatment, terrorizing her and her mother and leading to her untimely death.... 122. Qatar's influence increases in the Middle East Rime Allaf - Dec 2011 The Guardian Syrian media have been busy since the uprising, weaving fantastic conspiracy theories, of open-air studios in secret locations where fake demonstrations are filmed, of campaigns stemming from personal animosity and of dubious Islamist agendas – all emanating from a single source. The proof, we are always told, is in the USB stick waved at the camera by various regime spokespeople promising to reveal, one day, compromising information involving a number of Gulf potentates.... 121. Syrian isolation marks regime's nadir Rime Allaf - Dec 2011 CNN It would be hard to claim surprise at the array of sanctions which were finally imposed on the Syrian regime in the last weeks, following months of seemingly endless warnings from friends and foes alike. Yet, judging by the reaction of various officials in Damascus, the regime does seem stunned by this shock to its system, having been living in denial about the evolving situation it created.... 120. Syria's pre-Assad past could be a reassuring omen for its future Rime Allaf - Nov 2011 The Guardian The notion of a modern political awakening in the Arab world was first whispered more than a decade ago in Syria, when an assortment of intellectuals, artists, writers and activists lit the spark of what would become known as the Damascus spring. ... 119. Syria and the Arab League's Peace Plan Rime Allaf - Nov 2011 Chatham House On 6 November, the first day of Eid Al-Adha, Syrian regime forces were filmed firing heavily and indiscriminately at unarmed civilians in Qaboun, Damascus.... 118. A Warning to Dictators - Qaddafi's End, the Mideast's Future Rime Allaf - Oct 2011 New York Times There was hardly anyone in the Arab world who did not have an opinion of Muammar Qaddafi. He was so outrageously provocative and different compared with the other 20 or so blander dictators. He was the incoherent fool who made the most sense when addressing Arab summits and spiting his fellow leaders by mocking their every stance; he was entertainingly candid at times, but despised.... 117. From conspiracy to vox populi Rime Allaf - Aug 2011 Bitterlemons International For years, it seemed that nothing could happen in the Levant without the involvement of Syria, according to its regular critics--a claim that simultaneously annoyed and pleased the Syrian regime. On the one hand, the regime protested the automatic assumption that Syria was to blame for everything that went wrong. On the other hand, however, with the proverbial cards at its disposal in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and beyond, the Syrian regime never tired of alluding to its own importance in maintaining a status quo that was supposed to benefit everyone concerned. ... 116. Assad's allies become critics as uprising persists Rime Allaf - Jun 2011 Canberra Times Syrians want change and aren't afraid to put their lives on the line. Up until a few weeks ago, the conventional wisdom in the Middle East was that the Arab Spring had run into the stifling heat of an unexpectedly early summer. Dictators prematurely departing their eternal thrones was, Arab potentates and their allies had decided, the kind of trend that needed stopping as was the notion of civilians thinking they could dictate their own destiny. Sure, the cumbersome Muammar Gaddafi would be removed eventually but other revolutions would be stopped before they gained traction, whether by persuasion, dissuasion or repression.... 115. Assad has run out of friends, and out of time Rime Allaf - Jun 2011 The Daily Telegraph The Syrian regime has its back against the wall now that its people have found their voice, says Rime Allaf. Up until a few weeks ago, the conventional wisdom in the Middle East was that the Arab Spring had run into the stifling heat of an unexpectedly early summer. Dictators prematurely departing their eternal thrones was, Arab potentates and their allies had decided, the kind of trend that needed stopping – as was the notion of civilians thinking they could dictate their own destiny.... 114. Young Turks and the Syrian spring Rime Allaf - May 2011 Bitterlemons International Since the day Turkish leaders decided to turn their attention to the immediate neighborhood while Europe kept them waiting, Turkey's standing has gone from strength to strength in the Arab and Muslim worlds, even as it remains the only Israeli ally in the region and a member of NATO to boot. The more Turkey adopted regional causes, the more Washington and Tel Aviv worried....

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