Yasser Ashkar
Former instructor at Istanbul University. Ashkar is a Founding Member of the Association of Syrian Refugees, Human Rights Activist and Journalist. He currently lives in Michigan, USA.
‘Smile, General!’: Syrian TV series raises controversy
'Smile, General!' is a #TV #series that will set a precedent in #Syrian and #Arab drama as the norm is to avoid dealing with these kinds of topics
Asma Assad selling Syria’s antiquities to the highest bidder
The name of Asma #Assad appears in every major project in the capital #Damascus and #Syria as a whole
Assad starves Syrians to bring them to their knees
The economy has never ever been worse than it is these days with the #Syrian Pound hitting an unprecedented low
The shameful fall of Syria’s Aleppo 6 years ago
December 15, 2022 marked the sixth anniversary of the fall of #Aleppo to the #Assad regime
Hafez Assad’s ‘Corrective Movement’: Mother of Syria’s evil
Fifty-two years ago, #HafezAssad staged a military coup with the goal of ruling #Syria forever. His son #BasharAssad is paving the way for his own son
News Report | First consultative meeting of Syrian Americans held in Washington DC
The participants agreed that Syrians themselves must first be willing to set aside their differences and become a united front for their efforts to have any chance of succeeding
Hafez Assad’s ‘Liberation’ War: The 49-year-old lie
"There are still many mysteries and speculations concerning the 1973 war with Israel," writes Yasser Ashkar
Saad Fansa: A Syrian writer, photographer and excavator
"I could NOT accept the killing of innocent people and demonstrators demanding [...] a better life," says #SaadFansa to #SYRIAWISE
Opinion | Assad’s pop-up in Aleppo: A message in all directions
"But the most important question for the Syrian people in this regard is whether Turkey also gave the visit its green light," writes Yasser Ashkar.
Opinion | Assad family: Perfecting the art of perversion and abduction
"... both [Hafez and Bashar Assad] relied on repression, refusal of peace, and brutal bloodshed," writes Yasser Ashkar.