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Israel Today: Ongoing War ReportIsrael Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-01-15 at 19:10HEADLINES- Alawites Seek Safety Amid Syrian Marginalization- Exiled Prince Pushes Cyrus Accords for Iran- Phase II Gaza Governance PlanThe time is now 2:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.At 2:00 PM, the latest from the Middle East and related global developments highlights shifting dynamics among Syria’s minority communities, evolving leadership questions inside Iran, and ongoing debates among Washington, Jerusalem, and regional partners about security, governance, and conflict management.In Syria, a long arc of sectarian tension co...
2026-01-1512 min
Daily SumUpSyria Imposes Overnight Curfew In Latakia After Deadly Alawite UnrestSyria Imposes Overnight Curfew In Latakia After Deadly Alawite Unrest... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-3101 minDaily SumUpSyria Imposes Overnight Curfew In Latakia After Deadly Alawite UnrestSyria Imposes Overnight Curfew In Latakia After Deadly Alawite Unrest... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-12-3101 min
The Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts12/5/25 Brandt Burleson on How He Helped Israel Propagandize American Christians
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Scott interviews Brandt Burleson about how he stumbled into his former job at an Israeli consulate, what they had him doing, why they were interested in him and what he thinks of all that now.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)
Brandt Burleson holds a MA in International Affairs from American University. He w...
2025-12-1045 min
The Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute12/5/25 Brandt Burleson on How He Helped Israel Propagandize American Christians
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Scott interviews Brandt Burleson about how he stumbled into his former job at an Israeli consulate, what they had him doing, why they were interested in him and what he thinks of all that now.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)
Brandt Burleson holds a MA in International Affairs from American University. He w...
2025-12-1045 min
Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews12/5/25 Brandt Burleson on How He Helped Israel Propagandize American ChristiansScott interviews Brandt Burleson about how he stumbled into his former job at an Israeli consulate, what they had him doing, why they were interested in him and what he thinks of all that now.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)
Brandt Burleson holds a MA in International Affairs from American...
2025-12-1045 minThe Libertarian Institute - All Podcasts12/5/25 William Van Wagenen on Life in Post-Assad Syria
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Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about some of the horrific crimes taking place in Syria now that Bin Ladenite Islamists have taken over the country. They explore some of these stories and discuss the level of attention these are getting in the Western press and the broader geopolitical context behind this consequential regime change.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of...
2025-12-1045 minThe Scott Horton Show from The Libertarian Institute12/5/25 William Van Wagenen on Life in Post-Assad Syria
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Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about some of the horrific crimes taking place in Syria now that Bin Ladenite Islamists have taken over the country. They explore some of these stories and discuss the level of attention these are getting in the Western press and the broader geopolitical context behind this consequential regime change.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of...
2025-12-1045 minScott Horton Show - Just the Interviews12/5/25 William Van Wagenen on Life in Post-Assad SyriaScott interviews William Van Wagenen about some of the horrific crimes taking place in Syria now that Bin Ladenite Islamists have taken over the country. They explore some of these stories and discuss the level of attention these are getting in the Western press and the broader geopolitical context behind this consequential regime change.
Discussed on the show:
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by William Van Wagenen
“The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
“Inside Syria’s state-back...
2025-12-1045 min
Inside IslamThe History and Beliefs of the Nusayri-Alawite Sect | Dr Yasir Qadhi Why do Nusayri-Alawite beliefs diverge so radically from mainstream Islam? Dr. Yasir Qadhi today traces history, theology, politics, and secrecy shaping Syria’s ruling minority nowIf this podcast helps you learn about Islam, leave a 5⭐ rating. It helps more people find it and spreads the message of Islam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-1333 min
The WorldView in 5 MinutesSyria’s President to visit White House in historic first, 1,100 flights canceled Sunday amid nationwide air travel disruption, Two farmers rescue 20 kids from burning school busIt’s Monday, November 10th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
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Syria’s President to visit White House in historic first
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is slated to visit the White House today, marking the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to Washington, D.C., reports International Christian Concern.
Al-Sharaa seized power in December 2024 after a rapid coup that toppled longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad.
In the months since coming to power...
2025-11-1000 min
JASON T POWERS's showNicolas De Santo: HTS JokesSource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_al-SharaaWikipedia is WILD on this guy!War crimes of al-Nusra (2012–2016)Under al-Shara’a’s leadership, al-Nusra Front and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham perpetrated a series of war crimes, suicide bombings, forced conversions, ethnic cleansing and sectarian massacres against Syria’s Christian, Alawite, Shia and Druze minorities. These included the January 2012 al-Midan bombing, which killed 26 people and wounded 63.[40] In 2015, al-Nusra fighters killed Druze villagers during the Qalb Loze massacre.[41][42][43] The Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya news network claimed that al-Nusra’s leadership denounced the attack, asserting that the a...
2025-10-1203 min
Trending Middle EastTrump's plan for Gaza, and central Syria instabilityDonald Trump has unveiled a detailed plan to end the war in Gaza. Gunmen have killed four Alawite workers in central Syria. The UAE has unveiled a series of changes to visas.
On today's episode of Trending Middle East:
White House releases plan for immediate end to Gaza war
Four Alawite villagers killed as Syria seeks greater overseas support for stability
UAE launches new AI specialists visa and expands humanitarian permit
This episode features Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Jordan Correspondent.
Editor’s note: We want to hear from yo...
2025-09-3004 min
Max BlumenthalUS hosts Syria's former Al Qaeda leader amid sectarian violenceThe new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades. But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to the US by a leading veteran of Al Qaeda and ISIS. Just last year, al-Sharra/al-Jolani – the founding leader of Al Qaeda in Syria and a former deputy leader of ISIS -- was on the US terrorism list with a $10 million reward for his arre...
2025-09-2457 min
The Grayzone podcast with Max BlumenthalUS hosts Syria's former Al Qaeda leader amid sectarian violenceThe new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades.But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to the US by a leading veteran of Al Qaeda and ISIS.Just last year, al-Sharra/al-Jolani – the founding leader of Al Qaeda in Syria and a former deputy leader of ISIS -- was on the US terrorism list with...
2025-09-2457 min
Pushback with Aaron MateUS hosts Syria's ruling fmr. Al Qaeda leader amid sectarian violence at homeThe new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Mohammed al-Jolani, is in New York for what is widely being described as the first visit by a sitting Syrian president to the US in nearly six decades.
But even more significant is another fact: it’s also the first state visit to the US by a leading veteran of Al Qaeda and ISIS.
Just last year, al-Sharra/al-Jolani – the founding leader of Al Qaeda in Syria and a former deputy leader of ISIS -- was on the US terrorism list with a $10 million reward for his arrest. But after leading the over...
2025-09-2257 minTrending Middle EastHamas leader dead, and Syrian forces attack Alawite hubMohammed Sinwar, the presumed leader of Hamas in Gaza, is dead. Syrian security forces have killed several gunmen in the coastal Alawite heartland. Sudan's paramilitary commander is now the head of a parallel government.
On today's episode of Trending Middle East:
Latest: Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Sinwar
Sudan's RSF chief Gen Mohamed Dagalo sworn in as head of parallel Darfur-based government
This episode features Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Jordan Correspondent; and Hamza Hendawi, Cairo Correspondent.
Editor’s note: We want to hear from you! Help us improve ou...
2025-09-0104 min
Tatsu’s Newsletter Podcast2011-2025 Arab Spring Ends with $676B Syrian Regime Change 🤡July 8, 2025“You are talking about war. You cannot talk about war as if it’s a picnic. You have destruction, you have killing, you have everything. That’s why war is bad.”—Bashar al-Assad, September 2013, Syrian presidential palace in DamascusInterviewed by Greg Palkot, Fox News Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Dennis Kucinich, Fox News contributor and former U.S. CongressmanCaption: The transformation of Ahmad al-Sharaa from jihadist commander to Syria’s interim president represents the culmination of America’s longest and most expensive democracy promotion project.Imagine that Osama bin Laden is a...
2025-07-0828 min
Collectivitis Podcast#88 - The Persecution of the Alawites in SyriaPietro is joined by Lili, a Lebanese-Syrian born woman who lives in Australia, and tells the heartbreaking story of the persecution of the Alawite community in Syria. Lili starts by giving a detailed rundown of the Syrian conflict, fomented by US funding of terrorist groups, and intensified when, under Obama, the US (and Australia) involved themselves militarily to enact regime change. Lili details her experience, and that of her family, as well as the broader Alawite community whose suffering is largely ignored by media and humanitarian groups in service of the US's dogged support for...
2025-07-0759 minTrending Middle EastDisappearances of Alawite women, and a 'terrorist cell' in BeirutCriminal gangs are thought to be behind the disappearance of a growing number of Alawite women in Syria. Members of what has been described as a terrorist cell were arrested in Beirut. Hamas officials have said the group is positively engaging with mediators for a ceasefire.
On today's episode of Trending Middle East:
'Get the money fast if you want her alive': Syria's Alawite women and girls disappear in abductions
Beirut 'terrorist cell' plotted day of attacks mirroring shock of Israel’s pager assault, security sources say
Hamas says it is 'p...
2025-07-0205 min
The Documentary PodcastThe future of the AlawitesIn the wake of the Assad regime’s fall in Syria, thousands of Alawites, a minority Shia sect historically linked to the former regime, have fled to Lebanon. They are seeking refuge from discrimination and sectarian violence that has left over 1,000 civilians dead, including women and children. The late Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, became the most powerful Alawite when he seized control of Syria in a coup in 1970. Under the rule of Hafez al-Assad and then his son Bashar - the ruling Assad’s recruited heavily from the Alawite community placing them in top posts in state, security and inte...
2025-06-0626 min
The InterviewSurviving Syria’s sectarian violenceTim Franks speaks to a British-Syrian Alawite who came under attack, along with her family, during the sectarian violence on Syria’s coast in March.The Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam and its followers make up around 10 per cent of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni.The recent violence came after fighters loyal to the country's overthrown former president, Bashar al-Assad, who is an Alawite himself, led deadly raids on the new government’s security forces.Those attacks resurrected deep-seated anger over Assad’s repressive dictatorship, with Alawite civilians seen by som...
2025-05-2622 min
Max BlumenthalLebanese nun fights to save Alawites massacred in the 'new' SyriaMax Blumenthal speaks to Mother Superior Agnes Mariam De La Croix, a Lebanese Christian nun, as she organizes a second convoy of aid and food to the Alawite community which has been massacred by jihadist allies of the new Syrian government run by "interim president" Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Speaking from Kurdish-held territory in Syria, Mother Agnes details a human rights catastrophe that has been largely ignored by Western media, from the oppression and killing of the country's minorities to the growing plague of kidnappings of young Alawite women, and condemns the cruelty of continued US sanctions on Damascus.
2025-05-0255 min
Wednesday BreakfastSyrian Alawite Community, Cuban History, Food Sovereignty, Palm Sunday Rally for Refugee RightsJan Bartlett's Interview with a member of the Syrian Alawite Community discussing the situation for Alawite communityCuban History with Sasha Gillies LekakisZena Cumpston on Food Sovereignty David Glanz on Palm Sunday Rally for Refugee Rights
2025-04-0100 min
Tuesday HometimePalestine at present | Pine Gap, Gaza & the late Desmond Ball | Korean survivors of 1945 A-Bombs | Alawite community in Syria: history & present | AUKUS report: Australians for War Powers ReformHis Week That Was – Kevin Healy, Recipient of the 2023-4 Al Quds Jerusalem Peace Prize Dr Helen McCue, speaking about the present situation in Palestine, Academic, researcher, military analyst & peace activist, Professor Richard Tanter on the past and present role of Pine Gap, including in the genocide in Gaza. Also his work and friendship with the late Desmond Ball. Human rights activist Brad Wolf, and his time in the US with Korean survivors of the 1945 A-Bombs in Japan, Lili, a member of the Australian Alawite community talking about the history of the Alawite community in Syria, and the situation under the present Isl...
2025-03-2500 min
The Peter Zeihan Podcast SeriesA Fresh Mess In Syria || Peter ZeihanGovernment-backed paramilitary forces (supported by Turkey) in Syria's Alawite enclave brutally suppressed the Alawite opposition. The Alawites are now seeking protection at Russian military bases as the Sunni-led government consolidates power.Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihanFull Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/zeihan/a-fresh-mess-in-syria
2025-03-1803 min
Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté“Rampage in Syria” – Dennis Kucinich and Joshua Landis on Massacres Under New Al Qaeda Gov’tThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.usefulidiotspodcast.comSubscribe for the full episode at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here:“There have been widespread massacres along the coast of Alawites,” reports Professor Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma. “This is a religious minority in Syria. They're also the community that backed Bashar al-Assad's regime. Most of the top officers in his security forces and intelligence service were Alawites. And so for that reason, the entire...
2025-03-141h 08
Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté“Rampage in Syria” – Dennis Kucinich and Joshua Landis on Massacres Under New Al Qaeda Gov’tGo to our sponsor https://venice.ai/useful and use code useful to enjoy private, uncensored AI. Using our code will get you 20% off a pro plan.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at http://betterhelp.com/USEFUL and get on your way to being your best self.Check out DeleteMe and use our code IDIOTS for a great deal: https://joindeleteme.comSupport local jobs and get variety of high-quality clothing and activewear at https://www.american-giant.com and get 20% off your first order with promo co...
2025-03-141h 08
Brandpunt14th March 2025 Christians under siege in Syria and Democratic Republic of CongoTopic for discussion this morning, somewhat of a somber topic, and many Christians in South Africa asking why there's not a bigger outcry for what's happening to Christians in our so-called modern day society. In recent months, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC and Syria have witnessed alarming escalations in violence and murder and killings against Christian communities. In the DRC, suspected militants from the Allied Democratic Forces brutally beheaded 70 Christians in a Protestant church in Kasanga, Lombardo territory. That happened on the 13th of this year. The atrocity is part of a series of attacks that have led...
2025-03-1415 min
The EditionMassacre of the innocents, saving endangered languages & Gen Z’s ‘Boom Boom’ aestheticThis week: sectarian persecution returnsPaul Wood, Colin Freeman and Father Benedict Kiely write in the magazine this week about the religious persecution that minorities are facing across the world from Syria to the Congo. In Syria, there have been reports of massacres with hundreds of civilians from the Alawite Muslim minority targeted, in part because of their association with the fallen Assad regime. Reports suggest that the groups responsible are linked to the new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani). For some, the true face of the country’s new masters has been re...
2025-03-1337 min
Israel UpdateIs Israel Wrong About Syria?There is much that is patently false about the rhetoric regarding the savagery in Syria. But it should not distract Israel from the real game: the geopolitical problem is the Iranian attempt to use the Alawite minority in order to regain a foothold in Syria. And one cannot begin to make sense of the chaos without taking account of this development. Also in this episode: former heads of Shin Bet use mafia-style threats to reveal secrets about the Netanyahu family if the prime minister dares to fire the sitting head of Shin Bet, Ronnen Bar.
2025-03-131h 14
Antiwar News With Dave DeCamp3/13/25: Russia Waits for Details on 30-Day Ceasefire, Killing of Alawites in Syria Continues, and MoreFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiwarcom/Phone bank for Defend the Guard: https://defendtheguard.us/phonebankChapters00:00 - Intro00:21 - Russia Waits for Details on 30-Day Ceasefire03:41 - Zelensky Says He Won't Agree to Territorial Concessions05:49 - Russian Commander: Ukrainian Forces Surrounded in Kursk08:32 - Killing of Alawite Civilians in Syria Continues11:45 - US Encouraged Kurds To Sign Deal With Syrian Government15:37 - MSF Condemns Israeli Siege of Gaza17:41 - Trump: Chuck Schumer Is a 'Palestinian, Not Jewish Anymore'21:10 - US Gave...
2025-03-1333 min
State of the World from NPRRising Sectarian Violence In SyriaIn a part of Syria that had been a stronghold of deposed dictator Bashar Al-Assad, there has been a wave of violence against Alawites, the religious minority of the Assad family. Hundreds of Alawites have been killed and hundreds more have fled their homes in fear. The episode highlights the challenges the new government in Syria faces in uniting the country. But as we learn from an incident in a different Alawite community, this isn't the first episode of violence against the sect.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2025-03-1105 min
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelElbridge Colby & the GOP Foreign Policy Shake Up, Trump's Israel Bear Hug?, Mahmoud Khalil's Detainment, & the Syria Information War Shell Game w/ Matthew Petti
On this edition of Parallax Views, Matthew Petti, an assistant editor at Reason magazine whose beat is national security issues, returns to the program to discuss his recent articles "Bipartisan war hawks go after Trump defense pick Elbridge Colby", "Is Trump borrowing Biden’s ‘bear hug’ approach to Israel?", and "Who is the Palestinian Columbia student detained for his protest activity?". We'll also discuss the situation in Syria, specifically the uprising and massacre of Alawite civilians in the past week. In regards to Syria, we'll dissect the information war shell game that's currently taking place and how variou...
2025-03-111h 12
Kalam46. Alawite Civilians Massacred in Syria with Orwa AjjoubOver the past few days close to 1,000 civilians, overwhelmingly from the Awalite minority, have been killed in Syria.Beginning when clashes erupted between remnants of Assad loyalists and the new HTS-led government, mainly Sunni Muslim militias and civilians descended on Northwestern Syria and committed unspeakable crimes against their Alawite neighbours.Orwa Ajjoub is a Syrian analyst and friend of the show. He is born and raised in Damascus but currently lives in Malmö, Sweden.If you enjoy Kalam Podcast and want to support the show, there is an excellent way to do so...
2025-03-1138 min
Dr.Liu國際新聞摘要分析劉必榮教授一周國際新聞評論 2025.3.11#敘利亞情勢
敘利亞在去年12/8小阿塞德大馬士革政府垮台後遭叛軍攻下，而敘利亞主要城市有二，一是叛軍居首的伊德利布，另一則為大馬士革。北方的伊德利布叛軍結合許多不同派系或組織，從北往南打進大馬士革後，一直期盼維持秩序並在不同教派間建立包容政府，3/6卻依然發生教派間攻擊，被攻擊的是前阿塞德政府什葉派的旁支阿拉維教派（Alawite），大本營巴尼亞斯重災區，兩天造成至少一千人喪生…
#加拿大情勢
加拿大總理小杜魯道自2015年擔任總理領導自由黨取得政權已逾九年，然而，時至今日經濟卻日趨衰退，加上川普選上美國總統後表示將加徵加拿大25%關稅，導致小杜魯道與其財長方慧蘭（Chrystia Freeland）意見分歧，方慧蘭憤而辭職，在黨內分裂的情況下，逼宮聲不斷擴大，小杜魯道辭去黨魁一職，並待選出新任黨魁後接任總理； 3/9自由黨進行黨魁選舉，出線的是擔任過加拿大與英國央行總裁的政治素人卡尼（Mark Carney）…
#美墨情勢
3/6川普與墨西哥總統薛恩鮑姆（Claudia Sheinbaum）通了電話，決定暫緩美加墨自由貿易協定涵蓋項目25%的增稅；川普原訂此增稅是為了能夠管制非法移民及毒品，薛恩鮑姆則引用美國數據讓川普看見墨西哥成果，而她表示第二個對等關稅因兩國基本上是沒有稅的，因此墨西哥並不擔心。薛恩鮑姆的冷靜沉著獲得川普的讚賞…
#韓國情勢
3/7韓國法院撤銷對尹錫悅的羈押，檢察官經過二十七小時的內部辯論與決策，3/8將其釋放。根據辯方律師表示，宣布羈押的前提是調查，公調處並無調查內亂之權，而無論公調處或檢察廳卻都有調查，並在尹錫悅羈押期間，兩單位擅自協商平分了羈押一事，整起事件程序不完備，因而釋放尹錫悅；然而，這並不表示尹錫悅被無罪釋放，他還有憲法法院的官司在走…
#烏克蘭情勢
3/10烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基到訪沙烏地，原美俄兩國與澤倫斯基要在沙烏地談判，卻因其在美國談判的不歡而散停滯；而週一澤倫斯基去了沙烏地，與王儲MBS（Mohammed bin Salman）會面，烏克蘭團隊也將在今日與美國團隊談判如何停戰…
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2025-03-1113 min
Chronicles of the End TimesThe Syrian Massacre: 10,000 Lives IgnoredSend us a textA devastating humanitarian crisis unfolds silently in Syria as more than 10,000 Alawites, Christians and Kurds have been brutally slaughtered in coastal regions. Why does this massacre fail to generate global outrage? The contrast between worldwide protests when Israel is involved in conflict versus the deafening silence when "Arabs kill Arabs" reveals a disturbing double standard in our moral compass.I share critical insights from Amir Safati's recent report, highlighting an extraordinary development: Alawite leaders in Syria, traditionally aligned with Assad, Hezbollah, and Iran, have formally reached out to Israel for protection...
2025-03-1112 min
dcOntario leader threatens the US with a power cutCanada's most populous province has imposed a twenty-five percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States in response to tariffs imposed by Washington. The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, said he would be prepared to cut off power supplies altogether unless the US changed course. He said the surcharge would raise a total of up to four hundred thousand dollars a day from the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota. On Sunday, Canada's next Prime Minister, Mark Carney, said the national government was right to retaliate against US tariffs. He said Canada would maintain its own duties on...
2025-03-1036 min
The Fox News RundownEvening Edition: Assad Loyalists Targeted By Syrian Security ForcesDeadly violence breaking out between government forces and Assad loyalists in the western part of Syria this weekend leads to the death of over 15-hundred people including over a thousand civilians. Syrian security forces, loyal to the new Sunni Islamist-regime, were attacked which led to what some describe as revenge killings in the Assad supporting Alawite minority community. Stories are circulating of entire families being murdered in their homes and belongings being looted. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Dr. David Adesnik, vice president of research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies an...
2025-03-1015 minThe Fox News RundownEvening Edition: Assad Loyalists Targeted By Syrian Security ForcesDeadly violence breaking out between government forces and Assad loyalists in the western part of Syria this weekend leads to the death of over 15-hundred people including over a thousand civilians. Syrian security forces, loyal to the new Sunni Islamist-regime, were attacked which led to what some describe as revenge killings in the Assad supporting Alawite minority community. Stories are circulating of entire families being murdered in their homes and belongings being looted. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Dr. David Adesnik, vice president of research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies an...
2025-03-1015 min
OSV NewscastSyria Violence, USAID Slashed, Pope Francis Joins Lenten RetreatThanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 10, 2025. In this episode: Dr. Tim Millea of the Catholic Medical Association told OSV News that efforts to promote Restorative Reproductive Medicine as an alternative to infertility interventions such as IVF, which is against church teaching, require greater awareness -- especially from the Trump administration, which as expanded IVF access -- in order to gain traction. Christian leaders in Syria are condemning violent clashes between pro-Assad militants and other forces...
2025-03-1006 min
S2 UndergroundThe Wire - March 10, 2025//The Wire//1900Z March 10, 2025////ROUTINE////BLUF: CHAOS CONTINUES IN SYRIA. MAJOR SHIP COLLISION IN NORTH SEA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-North Sea: Early this morning a serious vessel collision was reported between two large cargo vessels. The M/V STENA IMMACULATE was lying at anchor when she was struck by the M/V SOLONG this morning. The collision resulted in a large and uncontrolled fire, which caused the crews of both vessels to abandon ship. Various Coast Guard forces carried out large-scale rescue operations throughout the day, recovering approximately 32x mariners f...
2025-03-1002 min
Kan EnglishIsrael's Druze look at Syria with concernIn the aftermath of a bloody weekend that left hundreds of people dead, the IDF is closely monitoring the fighting in northern Syria between troops loyal to Syria's leader Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa , formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, and members of the Alawite community, supporters of the ousted Alawite president, Bashar Assad. Israel's Druze community are also following developments closely and praised the promise from Prime Minister Netanyahu that no harm would come to Syria's Druze residents. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Amir Khnifess, Chair of the Israel Druze Center. (Photo: AP)
2025-03-1009 min
3 ThingsThe Catch Up: 10 MarchThis is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 10th of March and here are the headlines.Proceedings in Lok Sabha resumed after being adjourned due to chaos over the PM SHRI scheme. Speaker Om Birla urged MPs to be seated and respect Parliament or face action. Meanwhile, the opposition staged a walk-out in the Rajya Sabha. Tensions are rising between the government and opposition, with concerns over electoral roll manipulation, violence in Manipur, and India’s handling of the Trump administration. The government aims to secure Parliament's approval for...
2025-03-1003 min
Sott Radio NetworkNewsReal: Massacres in Syria: Terrorist Regime Brutally Suppresses Alawite ResistanceMayhem in Syria this weekend as hundreds - and possibly thousands - of Alawite Syrians are slaughtered by the new 'diverse, jihad-reformed' Western-backed regime in Damascus. Although the spark was apparently armed resistance by the local population against 'policing' incursions by HTS militia, their brutal response of collective punishment was beyond the pale. Qui bono? The usual suspects. And the prognosis is terrible for the entire East Mediterranean/Levant region. Also in this NewsReal,...
2025-03-102h 14dcSyrian president calls for unity after hundreds of civilians killedSyrian state media say there have been clashes between the security forces and followers of former President Assad in the country's coastal region, after interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa claimed the area was under control. More than a thousand people are reported to have keen killed in several days of violence. We speak to a Syrian woman from the minority Alawite sect in the region and hear from our correspondent in the capital, Damascus. Also on the programme: the runners and riders in the race to become Canada's next prime minister; and the Belfast rap group celebrating the Irish language through...
2025-03-0947 min
Loki Luck III {LL-3} PodcastEp. 1817: Syria's Regime Targeting Christians & The Truth About ApartheidI've done a lengthy rant & narrated these footnotes:* Syria’s New Islamist Regime Escalates the Persecution of Christians as Fears of Massacres by Jihadists Growhttps://expose-news.com/2025/03/08/syrias-new-islamist-regime/* Hundreds Killed in Syria’s Northwest in Fighting, Mass Executionshttps://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/07/hundreds-killed-in-syrias-northwest-in-fighting-mass-executions/* Sectarian Violence Sweeps Syria as Western-Backed Security Forces Rampage in Alawite Townshttps://thecradle.co/articles/sectarian-violence-sweeps-syria-as-western-backed-security-forces-rampage-in-alawite-towns* The Truth About Apartheidhttps://realnewsandhistory.com/apartheid/ Music Credit by The Orchard Enterprises "Faster Than Light Introduction" Contact, LL3.Podcast@proton.me Donations:* PayPal - https://paypal.me/LokiLuck3* Cash App - https://cash.app/LokiLuck3* Steemt @ LL3-Podcast #Syria #Genocide #Apartheid #Nullificati...
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Loki Luck III {LL-3} PodcastEp. 1817: Syria's Regime Targeting Christians & The Truth About ApartheidI've done a lengthy rant & narrated these footnotes:* Syria’s New Islamist Regime Escalates the Persecution of Christians as Fears of Massacres by Jihadists Growhttps://expose-news.com/2025/03/08/syrias-new-islamist-regime/* Hundreds Killed in Syria’s Northwest in Fighting, Mass Executionshttps://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/07/hundreds-killed-in-syrias-northwest-in-fighting-mass-executions/* Sectarian Violence Sweeps Syria as Western-Backed Security Forces Rampage in Alawite Townshttps://thecradle.co/articles/sectarian-violence-sweeps-syria-as-western-backed-security-forces-rampage-in-alawite-towns* The Truth About Apartheidhttps://realnewsandhistory.com/apartheid/ Music Credit by The Orchard Enterprises "Faster Than Light Introduction"...
2025-03-081h 00dcOver 500 killed in clashes in Western SyriaOver 500 people have been killed in violent clashes between gunmen loyal to ousted President Bashar al Assad and the authorities. Assad is from the Alawite religious minority and there are reports suggesting that the community is being targeted - with many civilians being killed. We speak to a Syrian woman trying to contact her family from abroad and an expert helps us understand Syria's new government.Also in the programme: the network outsmarting AI Chatbots to spread Russian propaganda; and we go to Greenland to judge the mood ahead of the upcoming elections at a time when US President Donald...
2025-03-0847 min
I - On Defense Podcast426: President Trump Sends Letter to Iran Supreme Leader + US & Ukraine to Discuss Peace in Saudi Arabia + France - Germany - Italy - UK - Support Arab Rebuild Plan for Gaza + MoreFor review:1. President Trump Sends Letter to Iran Supreme Leader. US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic.2. New Syrian government consolidating security against Pro-Assad forces in the Alawite Minority. A Syria war monitor reported on Saturday that over 530 civilians from the Alawite minority had been killed in recent days by security forces, as authorities clash with militants loyal to the former government of Bashar al-Assad. The civilian deaths bring the overall toll to 745 peo...
2025-03-0818 mindcFourteen people killed in Russian attacks across UkraineThe attacks came hours after the United States confirmed that it had limited Ukraine's access to commercial satellite imagery, on top of pausing military and intelligence aid.Also on the programme: we'll have more on reports that the minority Alawite community has been targeted by government troops in Latakia, Syria; and did illegal drugs, taken by some at the Nova festival in Israel attacked by Hamas on October 7th, help them recover from the trauma?(Picture: emergency services in Dobropillya, in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Credit: Donetsk Emergency Service)
2025-03-0847 minS2 UndergroundThe Wire - March 7, 2025//The Wire//2300Z March 7, 2025////ROUTINE////BLUF: GERMANY BEGINS REARMAMENT CAMPAIGN ALONG WITH POLAND. FACTIONAL VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN SYRIA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Europe: Rearmament campaigns have intensified over the past few days among most Western-oriented nations. Germany has announced plans to double their defense budget, raising their defense cost to roughly €100 billion per year. This is in addition to a €500 billion investment in their infrastructure. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the implementation of a nationwide training program to prepare all adult males in the country for war.AC: As th...
2025-03-0803 mindcWorst violence in Syria since Assad fall as more than 130 killed in clashesA war monitoring group says the number of people summarily executed by Syrian security forces in former president Bashar al-Assad's Latakia stronghold has risen to 134. We speak to a Syrian Alawite in the area. Also on the programme: President Trump seems to give his backing to an overnight Russian bombardment of Ukraine; a call to arms in Poland to counter the threat from Russia - military training for all adult men. We hear of the power of the micro-influencers and Lady Gaga on what she says is her angriest song ever. (Photo: A man rides his motorcycle in front of...
2025-03-0742 min
Human Rights SentinelAnti-Shiism Incidents: January 2025Send us a textAnti-Shiism Incidents: January 2025 Report by Shia Rights Watch Executive Summary:This report from Shia Rights Watch (SRW) documents a significant number of human rights violations targeting Shia Muslims globally during January 2025. The incidents detailed include terrorist attacks, armed assaults, state-sponsored oppression, and systematic discrimination. The report emphasizes that the documented cases represent only a fraction of the actual violations due to challenges in verification and access to information. The most affected countries are Pakistan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia, with Syria exhibiting a p...
2025-03-0720 mindcDozens killed after violent clashes in SyriaSyrian security forces are reported to have carried out a mass execution of fifty-two people of the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says activists have released footage showing dozens of bodies in civilian clothing piled in the yard of a house. The incident follows clashes in the province between government forces and supporters of the former president Bashar al-Assad, which left more than seventy people dead. We speak to a local resident in Latakia. Also in the programme: Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a missile and drone attack overnight; and...
2025-03-0744 min
CounterVortex PodcastFree Syria and the Kurdish question IIIn Episode 268 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg examines the continued fighting in Syria since the fall of the Bashar Assad dictatorship in December. The recent outburst of violence in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast made headlines, but this week also saw anti-regime protests by Druze in Syria's south. And fighting has never stopped between forces aligned with the new transition government and those of the Kurdish autonomous zone in the northeast. The situation is complicated by continuing military adventures on Syrian territory by foreign powers—Israel, Turkey, Russia and the US. Will Syrians be able to overcome th...
2025-03-0619 min
Common Threads: An Interfaith DialogueWho Are the Alawites? Parts 1 & 2With the exile of Syria's Bashar Al-Assad recently, much interest has been focused on the sect of Islam of which he was a member. However, there are some who claim that the denomination known as Alawite is not Islam at all, but a heretical break-off sect. To understand this somewhat intricate situation we speak with Dr. Stefan Winter who has studied religion in Syria and Turkey for decades.
Stefan Winter is a Canadian historian specializing in the study of Ottoman Syria. He teaches at the Université du Québec à Montréal and has been visiting professor at Koç University in Istan...
2025-02-2855 min
Mission CompassLenny LaBarbera - Mission Compass Season 5: Episode 7This week on Mission Compass, Tim is joined by Lenny LaBarbera to discuss his book I’ve Been There and to talk about Lenny’s journey of recovery from addiction through the grace of God. Faye Whatford also joins the show to share about the unreached Alawite people of Syria and how you can be praying for the Gospel to reach them.
2025-02-1726 minAntiwar News With Dave DeCamp2/4/25: US Moves Forward $1 Billion in Arms for Israel, Trump Wants Deal for Ukraine's Minerals, and MoreFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiwarcom/Phone bank for Defend the Guard: https://defendtheguard.us/phonebankChapters00:00 - Intro00:21 - Trump Asks Congress for $1 Billion Arms to Israel03:32 - Gaza Media Office: Israel Killed Nearly 62,000 Palestinians06:10 - Israelis Overwhelmingly Support Trump's Plan to 'Clean Out' Gaza08:48 - Trump Considering Sending 24,000 Rifles to Israel10:10 - Trump Wants Ukraine Rare Earth for Military Aid12:49 - Report: US Weapons Shipments to Ukraine Resume After Brief Pause15:46 - 20 Killed in Car Bombing in Syria's Manbij17:25 - 15...
2025-02-0427 min
Mission Network News - 4.5 minutesMission Network News (Thu, 16 Jan 2025 - 4.5 min)Today's Headlines2025 World Watch List released: India maintains 11th spotChristians respond as Malawi hosts influx of Mozambican refugeesAlawite religious group targeted in Syria by militants
2025-01-1604 min
Mission Network News - 1 minuteMission Network News (Thu, 16 Jan 2025 - 1 min)Today's Headlines2025 World Watch List released: India maintains 11th spotChristians respond as Malawi hosts influx of Mozambican refugeesAlawite religious group targeted in Syria by militants
2025-01-1601 min
Mission Network News - 2 minutesMission Network News (Thu, 16 Jan 2025 - 2 min)Today's Headlines2025 World Watch List released: India maintains 11th spotChristians respond as Malawi hosts influx of Mozambican refugeesAlawite religious group targeted in Syria by militants
2025-01-1601 min
The BriefThe Fall of Assad: Winners, Losers and Regional ConsequencesIn a rapidly changing Middle East, Jim Clancy and guest Ken Robinson delve into the complex dynamics following the takeover of Syria by a rebel alliance led by HTS and Abu Mohammed al-Julani. They explore geopolitical shifts, including implications for Iran and Hezbollah, Turkey’s interests, and the precarious situation faced by the Alawite minority. The conversation also touches on the U.S. and international involvement, the evolving role of Israel, and the urgent need for diplomatic solutions that foster stability and hope for the people of Syria and the wider region.
2025-01-1037 min
Millennial Media OffensiveMMO #151 - Nefarious FogHappy 2025! Start your year off on the Offensive. After a week off in honor of baby Jesus, we’ve returned to unpack the deranged world and it’s horrific events. We talk about Elon and Vivek’s love of Indians and the surrounding controversy. Hit on the NOLA terrorist attack and learn live about possible connections to an exploding Tesla in front of a Trump Tower. We hit on the Ring of fire that is the black sea including new tensions in Moldova, Serbia, and Syria. Russia is knocking Azerbaijani birds out of the sky, while Ukraine kicks off Skynet...
2025-01-022h 53dcProtests have erupted in Syria after a video showed an attack on an Alawite shrineThe new HTS administration said the footage is from earlier this month. Large rallies have been seen in the cities of Tartus and Latakia, strongholds of the deposed president Assad's Alawite minority. Also on the programme: We hear from locals in Bethlehem, in the Occupied West Bank, who are doubling their efforts to find hope during the Christmas holidays amidst an economic downturn and tensions with Israel; and the Newshour presenters compete in the Christmas quiz.(Photo: A Syrian opposition flag is seen beside a defaced portrait of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a wall in Damascus on 14 December 2024...
2024-12-2554 min
Al Profit PodcastSyria: Billions off Meth and Ghost Thugs - Al Profit Fall of AssadTurns out Bashar Al-Assad was running a giant Narco-state. Production of Capta-gon which are "stimulant" pills and are known as the "poor-man's cokaine" in the Middle East, brought in BILLIONS in revenue per year. As for Ghost the Thugs... the guy in the thumbnail (photo from 2012) was a "SHABIHA"Shabiha (Levantine Arabic: شَبِّيحَة Šabbīḥa, pronounced [ʃabˈbiːħa]; also romanized Shabeeha or Shabbiha; lit. 'ghosts') is a colloquial and generally derogatory term for various loosely-organised Syrian militias loyal to the Assad family prior to the collapse of the Assad regime, used particularly during the initial phase of th...
2024-12-1824 mindc"We had to hide": Mayotte cyclone survivorCyclone Chido brought wind speeds of more than 220km per hour, flattening areas where the poorest people lived in sheet-metal roof shacks. The French President Emmanuel Macron said he will be travelling to the French Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean in "the coming days", as he pledged to support fellow citizens, civil servants and emergency services involved in rescue efforts. We hear from Senator Salama Ramia from Mayotte who sits in the French Senate in Paris.Also on the programme: why members of the Alawite community of ousted Syrian President Assad are fearful of the future despite assurances from...
2024-12-1647 minState of the World from NPRWill Sectarian Groups Get Along in a New Syria?As the future of Syria begins to emerge, one minority group is particularly fearful about how they'll be treated. The Alawites feel like they were mistreated by now-deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad, but because he was a member of that sect, they are also unfairly tied to him in the minds of other Syrians. We go to an Alawite neighborhood of Damascus to hear their concerns.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2024-12-1607 min
Il Corsivo di Daniele BiacchessiIl vuoto lasciato da Assad | 12/12/2024 | Il CorsivoSpesso, in Occidente, si tende a parlare di un “popolo siriano”, come se si trattasse di un gruppo nazionale omogeneo. In realtà, la popolazione che vive nel territorio siriano è assai variegata, essendo composta, in larga misura, da cittadini arabi di fede sunnita, ai quali vanno ad aggiungersi due minoranze piuttosto rilevanti (e cioè, un 12 % di arabi appartenenti alla setta sciita degli Alawiti ed un ulteriore 9% di Curdi). La componente cristiana del Paese, almeno fino a una decina di anni fa, raggiungeva, invece, la percentuale del 10%, ma è, comunque, sempre stata decisamente frazionata al suo interno, tra una pluralità di confessioni (cristiani arabi, as...
2024-12-1202 minIl Corsivo di Daniele BiacchessiIl vuoto lasciato da Assad | 12/12/2024 | Il CorsivoSpesso, in Occidente, si tende a parlare di un “popolo siriano”, come se si trattasse di un gruppo nazionale omogeneo. In realtà, la popolazione che vive nel territorio siriano è assai variegata, essendo composta, in larga misura, da cittadini arabi di fede sunnita, ai quali vanno ad aggiungersi due minoranze piuttosto rilevanti (e cioè, un 12 % di arabi appartenenti alla setta sciita degli Alawiti ed un ulteriore 9% di Curdi). La componente cristiana del Paese, almeno fino a una decina di anni fa, raggiungeva, invece, la percentuale del 10%, ma è, comunque, sempre stata decisamente frazionata al suo interno, tra una pluralità di confessioni (cristiani arabi, as...
2024-12-1202 min
Furthermore with Amanda HeadSyria’s Collapse, U.S. Missteps & What Comes Next in the Middle East by former National Security Council Director Steven SimonOn this episode of the podcast, Steven Simon, former Senior Director of the White House National Security Council, dives into the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, analyzing the influence of regional dynamics such as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and Turkey’s strategic interventions. Simon explores Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) grip on Damascus, the precarious state of the Alawite minority, and the multifaceted role of the U.S. involvement, from sanctions and aid to the critical need for Kurdish protection. Additionally, Simon also shares his perspective on the challenges awaiting the incoming Trump Administration, particularly the balancing act betw...
2024-12-1127 min
Geeta's WorldSyria Crisis : Will HTS leader al-Jolani be a reformist or Al-Qaeda lite? | Geeta's World, Ep 112On December 8, rebel forces stormed Damascus and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, who had been ruling Syria since 2000. Reports suggest Assad has fled to Russia, where he has sought asylum. For over 53 years, the Assad family—first Hafez, then Bashar—has governed Syria. So how did the Assads, an Alawite Shia family, a minority in Syria, maintain control in a predominantly Sunni country? Now, the question is: who will govern Syria? One potential leader is HTS chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. He has pledged to protect minorities and women and says he has no intentions to impose strict Isla...
2024-12-1147 min
The Chris Hedges ReportThe Fall of Assad & What it Means for The Mid East (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges ReportThe fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ending a 55-year dynasty begun by his father, dramatically shifts the pieces on the chessboard of the Middle East. The rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, is armed and backed by Turkey and was once allied with Al Qaeda. It is sanctioned as a terrorist group. Turkey’s primary goal is to prevent an independent Kurdish state in northern Syria where Kurds have formed an autonomous enclave. But it may not only be Turkey that is behind the overthrow of Assad. It may also be Israel. Israel has...
2024-12-101h 10
The Whole RabbitSecrets of the Ahl al Najm w/ AlawiteAnonSend us comments, suggestions and ideas here! On this week’s episode we’re joined by Iskandar, known widely on the internet as Alawite Anon, the same fellow who’s anonymous post on 4chan went viral a few weeks ago and found itself as the topic of discussion for our episode dubiously labeled “Interview with a Gnostic Muslim.” As fate would have it, he tracked us down and instead of punching us in the nose (which was probably warranted) he offered himself as a subject of interview about his ancient faith and the
2024-04-161h 03The Whole RabbitThe Anonymous Teachings of a Gnostic MuslimSend us comments, suggestions and ideas here! On this week’s episode we overcome the temptation to take a week off recording and discuss the fascinating claims outlined in a post made to an Anonymous image board by someone claiming to be an initiate of the inner, esoteric core of the Alawite religion which abounds in Syria, originates as an occult off-shoot of 9th Shia Islam and resembles in its hidden teachings the wisdom of the early Christian Gnostics. In the free section of the show we ex...
2024-03-0851 min
Holy WatermelonHow YOU Could Become a GodApotheosis is the process of becoming a god, and that gift isn't always limited to the dead.Some classic examples include Asclepius, Ariadne, and Glaucus.Apotheosis also appears in the Abrahamic tradition, in a varity of manifestations, including the Alawite tradition, which elevates Ali ibn Abi Talib to godhood. We examine the diference between Apotheosis and Theosis in the Christian tradition. Preston expounds on the exaltation promised in the Latter-day Saint tradition. We look at the worship of mortals in cults of personality (Jim Jones, Amy Carlson, Joseph Kony, Nirmala Srivastava, and Alan J...
2024-02-2659 min
The Daniel Rosehill PodcastThe Crazy Geopolitics Of Ghajar - A Village Split Between Two Warring CountriesToday, Lebanese citizens waving the flag of the Hizbullah paramilitary organization broke through a UNIFIL fence designed to prevent residents of Southern Lebanon from approaching the village of Ghajar - an Alawite village located partially over the Blue Line that today serves as the de facto border between Israel and Lebanon.How did this tiny village of only 2,500 residents become such a volatile point of friction in the shadow war taking place between Israel and Hizbullah?This video takes a look at the complicated history of the village and how it end up in its current...
2023-12-3105 min
The Lede[Rebroadcast] Catfishing a Killer — with Ugur Umit Ungor, Annsar Shahhoud and Rasha ElassThis episode originally aired May 27, 2022, and takes listeners behind the scenes of a groundbreaking New Lines investigation by genocide researchers Uğur Ümit Üngör and Annsar Shahhoud. This week, that investigation won the prestigious Chair's Award at the 2023 Drum Awards for Online Media, and so we’re rebroadcasting it for those who might have missed it when it first aired.
When Amjad Youssef met “Anna,” a young Alawite Syrian who was studying abroad, the military man was skeptical at first. But as the weeks unfolded, he began to open up to his fellow pro-regime partisan ove...
2023-06-1638 min
Got You Covered: Stories of Modern Modesty12. The Gentle Strength of Kindness with ModestlyCOne afternoon last summer I was doom scrolling on TikTok and saw a video that stopped me in my tracks. A woman in a simple white dress and a steel blue hijab pointed up to the words above her head: Islamic versus Western Modesty. She flipped her hijab up off her chest exposing a waist-cinching twist. She said, “we all know the pull these dresses had on hijabis last year” she admits, “I still have a few in my closet. Here’s what I’m doing to make it a little better”. I honestly didn’t even watch the rest of the vi...
2023-02-2058 minGot You Covered: Stories of Modern Modesty[Unedited] ModestlyC with Aiden KentOne afternoon last summer I was doom scrolling on TikTok and saw a video that stopped me in my tracks. A woman in a simple white dress and a steel blue hijab pointed up to the words above her head: Islamic versus Western Modesty. She flipped her hijab up off her chest exposing a waist-cinching twist. She said, “we all know the pull these dresses had on hijabis last year” she admits, “I still have a few in my closet. Here’s what I’m doing to make it a little better”. I honestly didn’t even watch the rest of the vi...
2023-02-201h 43
Al FusaicCivilizations in Review: Saadi SultanateThe Saadi Sultanate is the last dynasty in Morocco before the modern and current Alawite ruling family. Lasting roughly 150 years, this dynasty is best known for its trading prowess throughout Europe and Northern Africa and is architectural marvels. Its name “Saadi” stems from the Arabic word for happiness, unlike many other empire’s whose name stems from a key ruler or geographic feature. They are also known as a Sharifian empire, or a community directly descended from the Prophet Muhammed, PBUH. The El Badi Palace in Marrakech which still stands today, is one of its best-known architectural marvels. Thank you to...
2021-10-1627 min
Final Draft - Great ConversationsBook Club - Michael Mohammed Ahmad's The Other Half of YouThe Other Half of You is situated firmly within Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s body of work. Beginning with The Tribe and following through The Lebs we discover unfolding the story of Bani Adam. Bani is a young Lebanese Australian man. He is an Alawite Muslim; a member of a family, a tribe, but also a young man trying to figure out where he belongs in a contradictory society that does not seem to make room for men like himThe Other Half of You is a continuation of this quest for identity both as an individual and wi...
2021-08-1204 min
Thoughts of A Broken SinnerLet Syria Be GladSyria is a country located in the Middle East with a population of around 17 million people. Of those 17 million people around 8-9 million of them are considered unreached and 89% of them are Muslim. Of the 38 people groups there the Syrians are the largest but one I want to focus on specifically is the Alawite people group. In this group there are over 1 million people who have not access at all to the gospel or any sort of gospel resources. Lets pray earnestly today for Syria and this frontier people group.
2021-08-0203 min
What Happened to Syria?Episode 8 - The Assad Family and Regime (Part 1, 1930 to 1970)How did the Assad family seize power in Syria? The answer lies in a man named Hafez al-Assad (basically, imagine an alternate version of Bashar al-Assad with confidence and a modicum of masculinity).
Hafez rises from a poor country boy from the Alawite heartland, the bottom rung of the Syrian socioeconomic power, to becoming the most powerful man in the country over the first forty years of his life.
The consequences of Hafez al-Assad's military and political career would lead directly to the events of 2011.
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2021-07-021h 22
Published...Or NotMadeleine Ryan and Michael AhmadMichael Mohammed Ahmad’s protagonist, Bani Adam, is encouraged to marry but must negotiate the customs and traditions inherent within his Lebanese Alawite community while simultaneously establishing where he stands in current day Australia as a young Muslim man. ‘The Other Half of You’ continues the saga that began in ‘The Lebs’. A Room called Earth takes place in just 24 hours but Madeleine Ryan has given us a universe of thoughts of how men and women live with each other and themselves. Is it possible to meet the perfect person, your soul mate, at a party?
2021-06-2400 min
The Poor Prole’s AlmanacThe ReImagining Miniseries: A Comparative Analysis of Syria and the United States: Parallels in Economics, Politics, and Societal CollapseThis episode of "The Poor Proles Almanac" uses the Syrian Civil War as a model to explore the potential for a similar societal collapse in the United States. The hosts, Elliott and Andy, acknowledge that history doesn't repeat itself verbatim but argue that examining historical parallels can provide valuable insights into potential future scenarios. The episode focuses on the interplay of economics, politics, religion, and social unrest as key factors contributing to the Syrian crisis, drawing alarming parallels to current trends in the United States.
Syria: A History of Internal Divisions and External Interference
The episode...
2020-12-211h 28
One Step Forward#020: Helping your city through the hardest times | Rabih OmarRabih Omar is a proud citizen of Tripoli, Lebanon’s second city, and has worked there on humanitarian and peacebuilding challenges for his whole career.
We talk in depth about his experience working for different international organisations that have come to his city, what foreign “experts” tend to get wrong, and how he keeps his motivation up despite near-constant political destabilisation.
Episode notes:
[04:45] What it was like growing up in Tripoli, through the end of the Lebanese civil war
[10:30] How Rabih moved on from early traumas, and ended up working in the field of conflict resolution & local development
[16:45] What social cohesi...
2019-05-131h 04
Syrian Civil War Podcast011 Understanding the Alawite ft. Dr. GoldsmithCheck us out at Syriancivilwarpodcast.wordpress.com
In this first episode of the new season we will take a look at the Alawite with an interview with Dr. Leon Goldsmith. Then we will do a news round up featuring rebel infighting, the battle for Raqqa, President Trump's chance in policy and the new advance by Hezbollah
2017-08-1837 min
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2017-06-221h 03
The BS FilterSyrian Civil WarPart 4 of our series on the Syrian civil war focuses on the history of the Alawites, a bizarre and minor Islamic sect that spent most of its 1100 year history being oppressed (and beheaded) by the Sunni majority – until Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite, became the President of Syria in 1970. They were originally called the Nusayris after Muhammad ibn Nusayr (died 868 CE) and considered by many Muslims to be worse than infidels, perhaps even secret Christians. So the Nusayris fled Iraq into northwestern Syria after being threatened with three fatwas. From that point on, Sunnis used the term “Nusayri” to mean “pariah.”...
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The Bullshit FilterSyrian Civil War 1.4Part 4 of our series on the Syrian civil war focuses on the history of the Alawites, a bizarre and minor Islamic sect that spent most of its 1100 year history being oppressed (and beheaded) by the Sunni majority - until Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite, became the President of Syria in 1970. They were originally [...]The post Syrian Civil War 1.4 appeared first on The BS Filter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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POMEPS Middle East Political Science PodcastSectarian Dangers in the Middle East: A Conversation with Raymond Hinnebusch (S. 5, Ep. 13)"Sectarianism tends to internally fracture societies. It's extremely dangerous," says Raymond Hinnebusch. "Compare that to the way pan-Arabism was used to integrate the various Arabic speaking minorities who previously felt excluded, but if Arab identity was the common identity, it didn't matter if you were a Sunni or Shia, an Alawite or Druze, you were included in the community."
Marc Lynch speaks with Hinnebusch about international relations in the Middle East and emerging sectarianism in the region. Hinnebusch is a professor of international relations at the University of St. Andrews.
"People have many identities and sect may only be one...
2016-08-2416 min
SundayCathedral money makers, Donald Trump and the religious right, Managing Britain's mosquesRevelations that senior members of two mosques in Scotland have held office in a proscribed organisation have raised fears of a 'power crisis' in some British mosques. Edward chairs a panel to discuss and debate these concerns.Deans from Anglican cathedrals gather in Liverpool for their annual conference next week. On the agenda, how to use the cathedral space to maximise revenue. Kevin Bocquet hears how pop concerts help bring in funds for salaries and roof repairs.Jasvinder Sanghera is the founder of Karma Nirvana, a charity that supports victims and survivors of forced marriage...
2016-04-0343 min
Unreported WorldNeighbours At War (Series 2014 Episode 6)Neighbours At War. Krisnan Guru-Murthy and director Adam Pletts manage to film on both sides of the lines in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, where Sunni Muslim fighters are besieging an Alawite neighbourhood in a conflict mirroring that happening in Syria.Guru-Murthy uncovers a vicious low-level war of sniping, assassinations and kneecappings, and meets commanders and gunmen who revel in killing their neighbours, and whose hate has taken over their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2014-05-1622 min
Radio America NewsBoykin Talks Syria, Navy Yard ShootingsMajor changes need to be enacted in conducting government and contractor background checks and in evaluating those who already have clearance, according to Lt. Gen. William G. "Jerry" Boykin in the wake of Monday's horrific murders at the Washington Navy Yard.
Boykin, who is executive vice president at the Family Research Council, is also blasting the Obama administration for its handling of Syria, saying the president bungled an already wrongheaded policy and is now actively supporting Syrian opposition forces engaged in genocide.
Twelve people were murdered at the Navy Yard Monday morning. Authorities eventually took down...
2013-09-1709 min
Beyond BeliefSunni and Shia in IslamAt times in history religion can appear to be a destructive force. Today the current conflict in the middle-east is increasingly defined along sectarian lines. From Iraq where a thousand people were killed in sectarian violence in July, the highest monthly death toll for five years according the UN; to Pakistan, where the minority Shia community has experienced repeated attacks by hard-line Sunni militant groups; to Syria where the ruling Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam, is embroiled in an increasing bloody civil war with the largely Sunni rebel forces.A fault line has emerged throughout...
2013-09-1627 min