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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.

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