Webinar | Syria and the Region: Prospective Visions

Name: Webinar | Syria and the Region: Prospective Visions
Start: 2024-12-18T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-12-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Online Event

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Webinar MENA political Political Science

Wed, Dec 18, 2024

6:30 PM – 8 PM (GMT+2)

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Thirteen years after the Syrian Revolution took place in 2011, the collapse of the Assad government amidst the tenuous state of the region brought the struggle over Syria back to the forefront of the world’s attention. In this discussion, Syrian writer, thinker, activist and former political prisoner Yassin alHaj Saleh will explore the reasons behind the sudden collapse of the Assad government and the possible paths awaiting Syria as a result of these developments.

Will this moment create a window of possibility for change or will it plunge the country, and the region as a whole, toward more obscure scenarios? How can we begin to analyze the role of regional players and their influence on Syria’s future?

Alternative Policy Solutions is hosting a webinar entitled “Syria and the Region: Prospective Visions” with Syrian writer, thinker, activist and former political prisoner Yassin alHaj Saleh. Saleh will be joined in conversation with Ahmed Khalaf, Alternative Policy Solutions, on Monday 18th of December, 2024 (Live on Facebook).

The webinar will be conducted in Arabic.

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Yassin alHaj Saleh

Saleh was born in al-Raqqah in 1961, and was later arrested in 1980 for his party activism at university, which resulted in a 16-year-long detention. Beside being among the most notable opposition figures to the Syrian government, Saleh is deeply immersed in Syrian affairs, culture and secularism. During the revolution he spent some time in Ghouta, Damascus before leaving for Istanbul during the fall of 2013. Saleh is also a founding member of “Hamisch”, a Syrian cultural house in Istanbul. His wife, Syrian activist Samira Khaleel was abducted by Jaysh al-Islam in Ghouta.

Saleh contributes to several publications in the Arab world and beyond. He published several books with al-Saqi publishing house and writes regular columns for the London based al-Hayah and al-Quds al-Arabi newspapers. Saleh also contributes regularly to the Beirut-based al-Adaab and Kalamon magazines. During the revolution, Saleh’s prominent words echoed from many Syrian, Arab and International podiums. He also played a part in the establishment of al-Joumhouriya platform.

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