Podcasts about Hafez

In this Conflicted Conversation, Thomas speaks to veteran Singaporean diplomat Prof. Kishore Mahbubani about his thesis that the 21st century will be remembered as ‘the Asian Century', and how the West can prepare peacefully and optimistically for China's return as the fulcrum of world history. Drawing on his books Living the Asian Century, Has China Won?, and Can Asians Think?, Prof. Mahbubani explains: Why the 21st century will be the Asian century and why this need not require Western decline How colonialism shaped Asian self-perception, and the need for intellectual decolonisation How other countries can adopt Singapore's model for success His meeting with Fidel Castro, Hafez al-Assad, and Yasser Arafat The hypocrisy of Western power and diplomacy How the United States keeps the UN weak on purpose Why Pres. Trump's China realism has been a good thing The threat of war in Asia Follow Prof. Mahbubani on X: https://x.com/mahbubani_k Join the Conflicted Community here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm Find us on X: https://x.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. This episode was produced and edited by Thomas Small. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regarded as the pinnacle of Persian literature, his works are a household item for Persian-speaking families and read during the Yalda winter solstice festival and Nowruz spring equinox festival. He was also widely known amongst European intellectuals, with even Engels mentioning him to Marx in a letter.   Hafez lived in Shiraz under the waning Mongol Ilkhanate and at his death in 1390, the region was being incorporated into Timur's empire. What more do we know about Hafez's socio-political and cultural context? There are many mythical tales about Hafez. What can we know about his life? The influence of Hafez can't be underestimated. Tell us about his works. And what translations and secondary resources do you recommend? It should be pointed out that there are wonderful illustrated versions including one owned by the Cartier family of jewellers. And finally let's end with a sample and translation.    Further reading Hafez and the Religion of Love in Classical Persian Poetry. Edited by Leonard Lewioshn. Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz by Dick Davis(partial) Poems from the Divan of Hafiz by Gertrude Bell (partial) The Divan-I Hafiz by Wilberforce Clarke (complete translation)   Ali Hammoud: https://alihammoud7.substack.com/    We are sponsored by IHRC bookshop. Listeners get a 15% discount on all purchases. Visit IHRC bookshop at shop.ihrc.org and use discount code AHP15 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Contact IHRC bookshop for details. 

Le 8 décembre 2024, il y a un an, Bachar al-Assad le dictateur syrien quittait Damas pour Moscou, après la prise de la capitale syrienne par les rebelles de Hayat Tahrir al Cham. Surnommé le «boucher de Damas», Bachar al-Assad dirigeait le pays depuis juillet 2000, succédant à son père Hafez al-Assad, dictateur non moins sanguinaire à la tête du pays depuis 1971. Un chapitre de plus d'un demi-siècle d'horreur, de massacres et d'oppressions se refermait pour le peuple syrien. Non sans séquelles.   À la surprise générale, l'opération des rebelles se déroula en un éclair. Il ne leur fallut pas plus de dix jours pour faire tomber le régime que l'on pensait inébranlable, après 12 années de guerre, plus de deux millions de morts, environ 500.000 disparus et 12 millions de Syriens déplacés à cause de la violence liée au conflit, soit la moitié de la population. Regard sur la Syrie du président Ahmad al-Charaa. Difficultés économiques et sociales, séparation des communautés, insécurité, les défis sont nombreux. Luttes internes, ingérences régionales, pression d'Israël. La Syrie reste un espace stratégique central pour les grandes puissances : sa position géographique, ses accès aux routes régionales, son rôle dans l'équilibre du Levant et les multiples présences militaires en font un territoire où intérêts géopolitiques et enjeux de sécurité internationale s'entrecroisent. Quelles perspectives démocratiques en Syrie, pays au centre des rivalités régionales ?  Invités : Fabrice Balanche, maître de conférences à l'Université Lyon 2, spécialiste du Moyen-Orient. «Les leçons de la crise syrienne», éd. Odile Jacob, ouvrage récompensé par le prix du livre Géopolitique. Hakim Khaldi du Département des Opérations de Médecins sans Frontières à Paris. Spécialiste du Moyen-Orient à MSF où il a effectué de nombreuses missions. «Carnets de bord. Dans la Syrie post-Assad», éd. L'Harmattan. 

Denise Pardo"Tornare al Cairo"Neri Pozza Editorewww.neripozza.itMillenovecentoquaranta. A Kate Lambert bastano pochi giorni al Cairo per innamorarsene perdutamente. Si è lasciata alle spalle una Londra plumbea su cui già soffiano i venti della nuova guerra. La capitale egiziana è luminosa, rifulge perfino di notte del chiarore del deserto, una babele di odori, cibi, lingue, religioni che non conosce barriere né diffidenza, solo accoglienza e curiosità. A un primo sguardo, Kate è come molte donne inglesi, gli occhi azzurri, i capelli dorati, i lineamenti fini. La sua fame di vita però la rende diversa. I luoghi prediletti dalla comunità cosmopolita, come il Shepheard's Hotel e la Pasticceria Groppi, sono magnifici, ma lei preferisce perdersi nei vicoli polverosi, respirare il profumo di gelsomino e di legno di Agar, camminare lungo la Corniche del Nilo. Crede nella libertà dei suoi vent'anni che si spalancano davanti a lei come una promessa. Fino all'incontro con Hafez. Di lui non sa nulla se non ciò che vede, gli abiti occidentali, l'accento di Oxford, anche se percepisce qualcosa di sfuggente e misterioso. Non sa ancora che Hafez ha un profondo legame con Gamal Abd el-Nasser, quel Nasser che trama insieme a un gruppo di ufficiali per rovesciare re Farouk e restituire l'Egitto agli egiziani. Che fomenta il sentimento antibriannico e l'antisemitismo dilaganti per sancire la fine del colonialismo e il nuovo corso del Levante. L'amore tra Kate e Hafez è un terremoto che li trova impreparati e li distoglie dal loro destino. Da Londra al Cairo, da Alessandria a Beirut, arriverà il tempo della scelta fra la loro unione o l'Idea più grande che potrebbe distruggerla. Tornare al Cairo è un romanzo che dice della nostalgia per il dialogo fra civiltà, per il luogo e il tempo in cui la magica alchimia è stata possibile.La amava come non aveva mai amato nessuna donna. Pur essendo straniera e diversa in tutto da lui, gli era complementare, lo definiva nello stesso modo in cui la causa egiziana gli aveva offerto uno scopo nobile, ma non riusciva ancora a fidarsi di lei.Denise Pardo è nata al Cairo. Vive in Italia dal 1961. La casa sul Nilo è il suo primo romanzo.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Miguel Ángel González Suárez te presenta el Informativo de Primera Hora en 'El Remate', el programa matinal de La Diez Capital Radio que arranca tu día con: Las noticias más relevantes de Canarias, España y el mundo, analizadas con rigor y claridad. Miguel Ángel González Suárez te presenta el Informativo de Primera Hora en 'El Remate', el programa matinal de La Diez Capital Radio que arranca tu día con: Las noticias más relevantes de Canarias, España y el mundo, analizadas con rigor y claridad. Se suspenden las clases presenciales hoy por la borrasca Claudia en toda Canarias. La AEMET ha elevado y ampliado avisos por lluvia, viento y fenómenos costeros. Hoy hace un año: La migración irregular en la UE cae un 43% en los 10 primeros meses del año, según Frontex. La UE ha decidido reforzar Frontex, triplicando el número de funcionarios hasta 3.000 y equipándolos con tecnología avanzada, además de realizar licitaciones por valor de 400 millones de euros para comprar drones, gafas de visión nocturna y otros equipos de vigilancia. …y hoy hace 365 días nos enterabamos que: El 92% del dinero que recibió Cruz Roja en subvenciones del Gobierno en 2023 fue a parar a gastos de personal. Cruz Roja Española recibió en el año 2023 casi 514 millones de euros en subvenciones del Gobierno de España, de los cuales el 92% –el equivalente a 475 millones de euros– fue destinado a gastos de personal. Más de cuatro millones fueron a parar a las 64 personas de la «alta dirección» ...y hoy hace un año: Feijóo defiende la gestión de Mazón en la DANA: "Es el único que ha hecho autocrítica y el primero que va a comparecer" Hoy se cumplen 1.370 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. 3 años y 260 días. Hoy es jueves 13 de noviembre de 2025 Día Mundial de la Bondad. Mediante la celebración de este día se reafirman las buenas acciones en las personas y en las comunidades del mundo, siendo la bondad un elemento esencial de la condición humana que une a las divisiones de raza, religión, política y género. En términos generales la bondad es definida como una inclinación o tendencia natural del ser humano a hacer el bien, siempre dispuesto a ayudar a quien lo necesita de una forma amable y generosa. 1898.- Se publica en España el Manifiesto de Joaquín Costa, historiador, político y jurista del regeneracionismo, en el que reclama una revolución desde el poder para salvar el país. 1905.- Noruega decide en plebiscito la Monarquía como forma de gobierno en lugar de la República. Días después el príncipe Carlos de Dinamarca se convierte en rey de Noruega con el nombre de Haakon VII. 1918.- Tras la derrota de Alemania en la Primera Guerra Mundial, Hungría y el representante de los aliados firman el Armisticio de Belgrado, que culmina el proceso de descomposición del imperio Austro-húngaro en los Balcanes. 1922.- El Gobierno español disuelve las Juntas Militares de Defensa y prohíbe asociarse a los militares. 1945.- La Asamblea Constituyente proclama unánimemente a Charles De Gaulle jefe del Gobierno provisional francés. 1970.- En Siria, Hafez al Assad, miembro del Partido Baaz Socialista y de la minoría alauí, da un golpe de Estado y toma el poder, que desempeña hasta su muerte en 2000. Le sucedió su hijo Bashar al Assad. 1982.- Se inaugura en Washington D.C. el Monumento a los Veteranos de Vietnam, obra de la arquitecta de origen chino Maya Lin. 1994.- El centenario Partido Socialista Italiano (PSI) aprueba, en el 47 Congreso, su disolución. 1996.- La Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación, que se celebra en la capital de Italia, aprueba la Declaración de Roma, de medidas concretas contra la desnutrición en el mundo. 2002.- El petrolero griego "Prestige" zozobra frente a las costas de Galicia con 77.000 toneladas de fuel oil y 27 tripulantes a bordo. El día 19, se parte en dos y se hunde provocando la mayor catástrofe ecológica en España. 2009.- La agencia espacial norteamericana NASA encuentra "una cantidad significativa" de agua en la Luna. 2013.- Se inaugura en Nueva York el rascacielos Four World Trade Center, la primera torre de oficinas que abre el complejo del World Trade Center (WTC) después de los atentados terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001. 2021.- China presenta la primera vacuna inhalable contra la covid-19 del mundo. Santoral para el 13 de noviembre. Santos: Leandro, Diego de Alcalá, Estanislao de Kostka y Nicolás I. Gaza, desde la línea amarilla: sin rastro de vida entre polvo, arena y escombros. García Ortiz niega haber filtrado el mail de González Amador y reitera su inocencia: "La verdad no se filtra, se defiende" Sánchez carga contra la oposición "destructiva" y apela al "espíritu de acuerdo" tras el portazo de Junts. Feijóo acusa a Sánchez de "deslealtad" y le niega cualquier apoyo del PP: "No cuente conmigo para nada" Las capitales de Canarias, Barcelona, Gerona y Huelva son las provincias más caras, con un sobrecoste anual por familia que puede alcanzar los 700 euros. Canarias sigue suspendiendo en separación de residuos urbanos: la basura mezclada está en el 83%. La ‘Estadística sobre recogida y tratamiento de residuos’ de 2023, la más reciente, observa que en las Islas la separación de residuos urbanos, los RSO, sigue estancada pues solo alcanza el 17% de lo recogido, por el 24% nacional; Canarias tiene un porcentaje de separación menor que en 2021 (18%), aunque sube dos puntos relativos frente a 2022 (15%). Ya es oficial: el Parlamento aprueba la ley canaria de alquiler vacacional. La nueva norma admite especificidades por islas y territorios y deja en manos de los ayuntamientos la planificación. Los canarios gastarán unos 47,24 euros en comprar Lotería de Navidad, frente a los 76 de media nacional. Dicha cantidad es una estimación pues el dato será definitivo una vez que se reciban las devoluciones de boletos no vendidos. Un vertido ilegal de ácido sulfhídrico causó la muerte de peces en el litoral este de Gran Canaria, según Morales. No obstante, el presidente insular ha señalado que aún se está pendiente de los análisis de las aguas que han resultado contaminadas. 1940.- Se estrena en Estados Unidos la película "Fantasía" de Walt Disney, la primera proyectada con sonido estereofónico.

In this thought-provoking episode of Breaking History, Matt Ehret sits down with journalist and historian Martin Sieff to mark the 30th anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, an event they argue changed the course of Middle Eastern peace. Sieff, a former Washington Times correspondent who covered Rabin firsthand, reveals startling insights into Rabin's secret peace negotiations with Syria's Hafez al-Assad, his conflict with Shimon Peres, and the Israeli deep state divisions that may have sealed his fate. Together, they explore the tangled roots of Zionism, British imperial intrigue, the manipulation of eschatology for political control, and how modern global elites still play by those same occult-inspired rules. From Herzl's utopian vision to Tony Blair's technocratic “peace boards,” from the Balfour Declaration's hidden motives to the modern Abraham Accords, Ehret and Sieff connect a century of hidden agendas shaping today's geopolitical chaos. A sweeping and explosive conversation that exposes how myth, power, and ideology collide to steer world history.

This episode journeys into the vibrant world of the Islamic Golden Age. We'll explore the profound influence of the Quran as a literary text, the epic scope of the Persian Shahnameh, the mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafez, and the global travels of the enchanting collection, One Thousand and One Nights. To unlock full access to all our episodes, consider becoming a premium subscriber on Apple Podcasts or Patreon. And don't forget to visit englishpluspodcast.com for even more content, including articles, in-depth studies, and our brand-new audio series and courses now available in our Patreon Shop!

ماذا تنوى ان تفعله اثيوبيا بعد الملء والسادس وما هى قصة السدين الجديدين؟هل يمكن تنفيذ مشروع منخفض قطارة ؟ لماذا يعتبره د.محمد حافظ استاذ السدود بالجامعة بماليزيا, فنكوش جديد؟ ما هى مشاكل وتكلفة المشروع وهل يمكن انجازه؟

The Wag Festival is one of the oldest named celebrations in Ancient Egypt, a summertime rite honoring both the death of Osiris and the memory of departed loved ones. Each year, the living gathered to share feasts with the dead with offerings of bread, beer, and beef to sustain them in the afterlife. In this episode, we'll explore the festival's connection to the Osiris Myth and uncover its traces in the archaeological record, from tomb reliefs and inscribed stone offering tables to the very first Pyramid Texts in the tomb of Unas. Along the way, you'll hear about some of the specific foods and offerings that graced these ancient tables.TranscriptsFor transcripts of this episode head over to: https://archpodnet.com/tpm/20Links and SourcesSee photos related to episode topics on InstagramLoving the macabre lore? Treat your host to a coffee!More information about the Pyramid Texts including a map of the walls of the Pyramid of Unas, resources to study more Pyramid Texts, and a complete translation of the Pyramid TextsIsis and Osiris by Plutarch free English translationRecipe for Eish Baladi (Egyptian pita)Emelʹjanov, Vladimir Vladimirovič (editor). 2021. Temporal Concepts and Perception of Time in the Ancient Orient: Proceedings of the Workshop “Calendar Festivals of the Ancient Orient” Held in St. Petersburg 20th-21th November 2020. St. Petersburg Centre for Oriental Studies Publishers, St. Petersburg.Gautschy, Rita, Michael E Habicht, Francesco M Galassi, Daniela Rutica, Frank J Rühli, and Rainer Hannig. 2017. A New Astronomically Based Chronological Model for the Egyptian Old Kingdom. Journal of Egyptian History.Hafez, Hayam, and Dalia Mohamed. 2025. An Offering Basin of Mr-Sw-Anx No. 519/1234. مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة 18(28):165–200.Kahl, Jochem. 2022. Manuscripts and Monuments: The Ten Contracts of Djefai-Hapi and Economies of Knowledge. Manuscript and Text Cultures (MTC) 1:83–111.Lappin, David F. Illahun Lunar Texts and the Astronomical Dating of the 12th Dynasty.Puchkov, Alexander. 2024. Sothic Dating of the Egyptian Old Kingdom. The World of the Orient 2024.Romanova, Olena. 2014. “Inscriptions from the Tomb of Metjen in the Context of Egyptian (Auto)-Biographies and Social History of the Beginning of IV Dynasty”, in Ukrainsky Istorichny Zbirnyk 2010 (Ukrainian Historical Collection). Vol. 17. Kyiv, 2014 17:6–33.Soleiman, Saleh. 2017. The Inscribed Lintel of Ptahshepses at Saqqara. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 103(1):103–116.Spalinger A. (2013), "Further Thoughts on the Feast of WAgj", Études et Travaux, T. XXVI, pp. 616-24.ArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN ShopAffiliatesMotion

*This is the Free Content version of my interview with Safa Mirror. To access the full interview, please consider joining Tier 2 by becoming a Patreon member; alternatively, this episode is also available for a one-time purchase on Patreon (under 'Shop' tab). www.patreon.com/RejectedReligion My guest for the month of June is Safa Mirror. Safa is a trans-disciplinary artist, researcher, and Tarologist, delving into the intersections of art, magick, and mysticism. Her research focuses on analyzing, deconstructing, and contextualizing Middle-Eastern mystical traditions, alongside Western esoteric practices.As a performer, she utilizes her research to decipher, translate and perform the mystical Persian poetry of Rumi, Hafez, Nasimi, and others.Additionally, as a Tarologist, she synthesizes her research and performance to engage in the transcendental art of divination, offering insights drawn from both Eastern and Western wisdom traditions. (taken from www.safamirror.com)In this interview, Safa first shares a bit about her background and how she came to work with Tarot. Her work is grounded in Jungian psychology and synchronicity, and she shares her perspectives about this dynamic system. She then explains in more detail her three categories of readings: Tarot, Hafez Reading, and Tarot Divination, and the ideas behind the use of these three. Safa then moves on to talk in detail about Hafez, a Person Sufi lyric poet and mystic, and how she uses the poetry of Hafez in her special readings. Safa offers online readings, as well as on-location readings in Amsterdam. Please see the program notes for more information. It was a joy to talk with Safa about her work and to gain new insights. I hope you enjoy this conversation! PROGRAM NOTESSafa Mirror InformationSafa MirrorSafa Mirror (@safamirror) • Instagram photos and videosFacebookSafa Mirror - YouTubeWarburg Institute Video: Thoth Tarot Guided Tour of the Original Paintings at the Warburg Institute - YouTubeReadings & Workshops:Stores – Black Moon Botanica AmsterdamEktara HeartRecommended Works:The Book of Thoth - The Libri of Aleister Crowley - Hermetic LibraryThe Tarot Index | Sacred Texts ArchiveMary K. Greer's Tarot Blog | "Tarot helps you meet whatever comes in the best possible way."Amazon.com: The Tarot Architect: How to Become the Master Builder of Your Spiritual Temple (Audible Audio Edition): Lon Milo DuQuette, Mary K. Greer - foreword, Tim Fannon, Tantor Media: BooksTarot for Change: Using the Cards for Self-Care, Acceptance, and Growth: Dore, Jessica: 9780593295939: Amazon.com: Books“Renderings” (not translations) of Rumi: Rumi | Coleman Barks and Rumi | United States Maypop Bookstoreand… translators to avoid: Daniel LadinskyMusic and Editing: Daniel P. SheaEnd Production: Stephanie Shea 

Dans le supplément de ce dimanche, en première partie, nous débutons par la Syrie, plus précisément par un reportage dans les régions ouest de la Syrie, littoral de la Méditerranée, ce sont des fiefs de la communauté alaouite, la communauté de l'ex-président Bachar el-Assad réfugié en Russie. La région a connu et connait des vengeance et règlements de compte sanglants entre soutiens des nouvelles autorités et tenants de ce qui fut la terrible dynastie des Assad Bachar et Hafez, avec un fond de dissensions également confessionnelles sunnites alaouites. Bilan : des centaines de morts, dans les gouvernorats de Lattaquié, Tartous, Hama et Homs, le calme n'est toujours pas revenu.  En deuxième partie, Louis Seiller revient sur le génocide de Srebrenica, il y a 30 ans. Quelles séquelles, quelles mémoires ? Trois décennies après le massacre de plus de 8 000 Bosniaques musulmans par les Serbes. Syrie : quatre mois après les massacres, la côte alaouite toujours en proie aux violences Aujourd'hui nous voici en Syrie, sur une bande littorale que l'on appelle le réduit alaouite, fief des soutiens à l'ancien régime de Bachar al-Assad. Quatre mois après les massacres dont a été victime principalement cette communauté, (ils ont fait des centaines de morts) violences et exactions persistent dans ces gouvernorats de Lattaquié, Tartous, Hama et Homs.  Il y a d'un côté : les factions les plus radicales, en soif de vengeance envers un régime qui a multiplié les crimes et qui s'en prend aujourd'hui à la minorité alaouite. De l'autre, les loyalistes à l'ancien régime. Ils appellent à l'insurrection armée et mènent régulièrement des attaques contre les membres de la sécurité générale. Une commission, initiée par le nouveau gouvernement et chargée d'enquêter sur ces violences, doit rendre ses conclusions dans les prochains jours.   Un Grand Reportage de Manon Chapelain qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix. À Srebrenica, à l'ombre du génocide, l'impossible réconciliation Il y a trente ans, du 11 juillet au 17 juillet 1995, plus de 8 000 hommes et adolescents bosniaques musulmans étaient systématiquement assassinés autour de la petite ville de Srebrenica, dans l'est de la Bosnie. Ce massacre a été l'un des points culminants des 3 ans et demi de guerre qui ont opposé les différents peuples de ce pays des Balkans. La justice internationale l'a qualifié de génocide, et elle a condamné à perpétuité ses principaux responsables bosno-serbes. Mais 3 décennies après, la mémoire douloureuse de la guerre et de ce massacre divise toujours Serbes et Bosniaques qui vivent dans la région, le long de la Drina… Un Grand reportage de Louis Seiller qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

Roskilde Festival nærmer sig, og om få dage samles 130.000 mennesker på Dyrskuepladsen med ét fælles håb om at vride flest mulige magiske øjeblikke ud af festivalen. Derfor åbner ’Poptillægget’ de lunkne dåseøl og dykker ned i årets lineup med lommerne fulde af anbefalinger. For hvad bliver årets store fællesskabsøjeblik? Hvilket rave kan holde benene vågne, når klokken bliver tre om natten? Og hvem kan gribe os bedst, når vi trænger til at dansegræde? Vi guider dig hele vejen igennem programmet og går på opdagelse i både velkendte og nye musikoplevelser. PANEL OG ANBEFALINGER Mads Axelsen, radiovært og DJ. Anbefaling: Digtsamlingen ’Fra vinhus til paradis’ af Hafez. Lucas Arturo Ramsøe Willkens, journalist på Politiken. Anbefaling: Albummet ’The Sacrificial Code’ af Kali Malone. Atusa Zamani, DJ. Anbefaling: Albummet ’Tamika’s Lodge’ af African-American Sound Recordings. Vært: Lucia Odoom. Anbefaling: Kom til Poptillæggets livepodcast på Roskilde Festival. Det foregår klokken 16.15 på Flokkr-scenen søndag den 29/6.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode is short and potent reminder that joy is your birthright. In remembering our inevitable death and lack of control around it, we discover that we were ALL made for joy. I share a poem from the Persian mystic, Hafez, that is a mic drop moment you'll want to hear, and invite you to begin to explore what fills your cup, and discover the special moments between despair and joy. In this episode, you will learn:// Why living each day as if it were our last can lead to JOY// Reminders for how to find joy in times of challenge// How joy can help us cultivate resilienceResources:// Episode 93: Wake the F*ck Up// Episode 156: Savoring - When Suffering Is Not Present// If you're new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You'll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.// Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can't wait to see you there!// Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I'd love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here  or on Spotify by clicking here.

In 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 intelligence branches. Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised to protect Syria's minorities, but has struggled to contain a wave of violence directed towards the Alawite community. Emily Wither travels to the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli to meet with Syrian Alawite refugees and a new youth movement. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from Heart and Soul, exploring personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

In 2019, Netflix released a six-episode miniseries starring the English comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen played an Israeli spy, Eli Cohen. The latter Cohen was a Jewish immigrant from Egypt who, once in Israel, was recruited and trained by the Mossad. He then assumed the identity of Kamel Amin Thaabet, a wealthy Arab businessman who, having eventually moved to Damascus, became a backer and confidant of key officials in the Baath party. From his home in Syria, Cohen as Thaabet dispatched vast quantities of military and political intelligence to the Israelis throughout the early 1960s. Viewers of the Netflix show, The Spy, see all of this dramatized, as they also see Cohen's eventual capture, torture, and hanging. The Netflix series, and the story it brings to a new generation of viewers, is true.   Eli Cohen is celebrated as one of Israel's great intelligence agents, one of its great mistaravim, or those who assume the identity of Arabs to carry out their missions. There are streets and institutions and many children and even, in the Golan, a town in Israel named after Eli Cohen. For 60 years the Israeli government has tried to persuade, bribe, cajole, and if necessary steal the Syrian government's Eli Cohen file. During the rule of Hafez and Bashar al-Assad, they could not get them. With the fall of the Assad regime, and with a new regime in Damascus looking to curry favor with the United States and the West, earlier this week the Syrians handed over some 2,500 documents from Syria's Eli Cohen file.   This week, Yossi Melman—a Haaretz reporter, journalist, and author of some eight English-language books on Israeli intelligence—joins Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver to talk about Eli Cohen, what Israel has reclaimed, and why this story remains so important some six decades on.

This week is a loaded episode! Be sure to tap the like, share, and follow button to show us you enjoyed this weeks show! (6:35)Dustin Fincher calls in to provide Donation and Spaghetti Diner Benefit information as his wife, Lindsey Fincher is battling breast cancer. TSP stands behind Dustin, Lindsey, their 5 children, and the entire Fincher Family to support their fight! *Information to help support is provided in the show (10:45) (32:05)We also have a tremendous guest this week and another from a family owned sauce business, Karim Hafez of Soss!Soss, as Karim delicately describes it as "The all in one sauce" or "the sauce that rules them all!" Join us on a journey of not only the inspiration behind the bottle but also the true passion, energy, and culinary science it takes to perfect the "Soss" within it!

Iain Dale talks to Charles Pitt about the thirty year rule of Syrian dictator Hafez Al-Assad.Buy a signed copy of THE DICTATORS https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-dictators-a-warning-from-history-edited-by-iain-dale-signe-copy-coming-in-2024

Depuis l'attaque du 7 octobre 2023, de nombreuses personnalités du Proche-Orient se retrouvent au cœur du conflit : Benyamin Netanyahou, bien sûr, le Premier ministre israélien ; l'ayatollah Ali Khamenei, le guide suprême iranien ; ou encore Hassan Nasrallah, le secrétaire général du Hezbollah libanais. À chaque étape de son histoire depuis le milieu du XXe siècle, d'importants personnages ont fait basculer le conflit israélo-palestinien. Ce sont leurs portraits qu'on dresse dans cette série de podcasts, et qui nous permettent de comprendre ce qui se joue aujourd'hui. Ce quatrième et dernier portrait est consacré à Hafez el-Assad, l'ancien président syrien. Les explications de Frédéric Encel, géopolitologue et chroniqueur à L'Express, et Corentin Pennarguear, journaliste au service Monde. Retrouvez tous les détails de l'épisode ici et inscrivez-vous à notre newsletter. L'équipe : Présentation et écriture : Charlotte BarisMontage et réalisation : Jules KrotCrédits : INA, i24 News, ArteMusique et habillage : Emmanuel Herschon / Studio Torrent Logo : Jérémy CambourPour nous écrire : laloupe@lexpress.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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En mars 2011 débute une guerre qui ne s'arrêtera plus, avec un régime syrien qui franchit tous les paliers de la violence, jusqu'à ce que les Occidentaux appelleront la "ligne rouge", l'usage d'armes chimiques contre la population syrienne. Bachar Al-Assad devient "le boucher de Damas". Une spirale de la violence qui fait du conflit syrien un des plus meurtriers du 21ème siècle. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Le 8 décembre 2024, alors que les rebelles du HTS (Hayat Tahrir al Shams) encerclent Damas, Bachar Al-Assad quitte la Syrie pour aller se réfugier en Russie. C'est la fin de plus de cinquante-quatre ans de règne de la famille Al-Assad sur le pays. De quoi ce basculement à la tête de la Syrie est-il la fin ? Comment les Al-Assad ont-ils pris le pouvoir et réussi à le garder aussi longtemps ? Dans cette série d'Ariane Hasler, produite par Anaïs Kien, Histoire Vivante retrace l'histoire de cette dynastie. Nous sommes en 1946, les Français quittent le territoire qui était sous leur mandat depuis 1920. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Le 12 mars 1971, Hafez Al-Assad est élu président de la Syrie. A 40 ans, il s'est battu pour arriver au pouvoir, a éliminé ceux qui pouvaient l'en empêcher, y compris parmi ses anciens frères d'armes. Pour être sûr de rester en haut de la pyramide politico-militaire qui dirige le pays à travers le parti Baas, il développe un système de surveillance et de répression redoutable. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Hafez Al-Assad régne sur la Syrie pendant trente ans - de 1971 à 2000 - et devient incontournable pour la diplomatie de la région. Son régime autoritaire résiste à une tentative d'assassinat, et surtout, à une crise dont son frère Rifaat, tente de profiter alors que lui est hospitalisé. Mais le vieux Lion de Damas a plus d'un tour dans son sac et, avec le soutien de l'armée, il écrase ce coup d'Etat. Autre coup dur quelques années plus tard : la mort du fils promis à lui succéder : Bassel, le grand frère de Bachar, un play-boy qui porte beau et qui roule vite, trop vite. Hafez Al-Assad doit alors préparer le suivant dans la liste de succession : le petit frère plus effacé : Bachar. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

L'élection de Bachar Al-Assad le 17 juillet 2000, après les trente années de dictature de son père, fait souffler un vent d'espoir. Pendant les premiers moments de son règne, il montre en effet un certain esprit d'ouverture : il relâche plusieurs centaines de prisonniers politiques, dont des frères musulmans, laisse les Syriens s'exprimer davantage. Ce moment suspendu dans l'histoire de la Syrie porte le nom poétique de " Printemps de Damas " mais il ne dure pas. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Il est dit de Tabriz, à Téhéran à Chiraz, qu'à Norouz, les maisons sont transformées en jardins de blé et de lentilles germé. Norouz, célèbre l'équinoxe du printemps, le premier jour de l'année selon le calendrier persan. Cette fête pré-islamique est célébrée en Iran, et dans les tous les anciens pays de l'Empire perse, par la diaspora également. Les Iraniens y sont très attachés, elle incarne la liberté, la résistance, le partage, la victoire de la lumière sur l'ombre et les ténèbres.  Nous célébrons cette nouvelle année à la table d'une famille iranienne installée en France depuis 30 ans. Mirta et deux de ses filles, Mahsa, et Minou l'aînée qui a fait de la cuisine son métier et son moyen d'expression. Pega la troisième se joint à nous pour le repas, dont les herbes fraîches sont les stars, et le poisson blanc aux herbes, le fameux « sabzi polo mahi » et les fameux 7 ingrédients composant le haft sîn, dans le parfum des jacinthes et au son des vers du poète Hafez.Avec Mitra, Mahsa, et Minou Sabahi, mère et filles, toutes cuisinières, seule Minou en a fait son métier, elle est cheffe itinérante, et vit à Marseille. Pour la suivre, sur instagram.Minou a décidé de documenter la cuisine iranienne, en sillonnant le pays, ses marchés, ses racines.Sous les platanes et les pins, elle partagera Norouz à Marseille, le dimanche 23 mars 2025, à la villa Medjé en cuisinant, les photos de Tina Masoumi seront exposées et un concert du groupe iranien Rokh Quartet est prévu à 18h. Toutes les informations à retrouver ici. En imagesPour aller plus loin : Sur les conseils de Mahsa, pour comprendre l'Iran, lisez ou allez voir la pièce « 4211 km » de Aïla Navidi.Au fil de l'émission, nous parlons de Samanou, de Saft sîn, de jujube et d'épines-vinettes, de riz grillé, de cerises, ou d'aubergines farcies aux herbes. Pour cuisiner, en attendant le livre de Minou, vous pouvez lire :- Cuisine familiale d'Iran, les carnets de cuisine d'une famille perse, de Rochane et Fereydoun Garajedagui, éditions Solar- Festins perses, à la table d'une famille iranienne, de Leila Heller avec Lila Charif, Laya Khadavi, et Bahar Tavakolian, éditions Phaïdon- Easy Iran, de Golan Nasseri, éditions Mango- Petits plats comme en Iran, de Sargol Hasani, éditions Marabout- Hâfez, le livre d'or du divan, éditions Seghers- Les livres du poête Rûmi. Programmation musicale :- Meu Lugar de Gabrielle Lima- Et quelques notes de Bahar Bahar de Hayedeh.

La Syrie vit une période de transition historique depuis la chute du régime de Bachar el-Assad en décembre 2024. C'est un moment de grandes aspirations pour les différentes populations du pays, dont une communauté plutôt méconnue, installée au sud de la Syrie. La ville de Soueïda, à une centaine de kilomètres au sud de Damas, est surnommée « La Petite Venezuela ». RFI a pu s'y rendre pour un reportage exclusif. Notre envoyée spéciale Mélissa Barra a rencontré Carmelinda Rouslan qui fabrique des petits drapeaux syriens en macramé, ces drapeaux de la révolution ont trois étoiles et une bande verte et ils étaient interdits sous le régime de Bachar el-Assad : « Nous les avons tissés rapidement, il fallait faire vite. C'est une nouvelle vie qui commence, pleine d'espoir. Les gens ont besoin d'une vie meilleure. » Soueïda est le fief de la plus grosse communauté syrienne vénézuélienne. Cinq artisanes travaillent dans la boutique de Carmelinda. Elles confectionnent des sacs, des accessoires de décoration et même des poupées vêtues de costumes traditionnels vénézuéliens. « Ces femmes travaillent », explique Carmelinda, « ce n'est pas facile car l'économie est en récession et les prix sont élevés. Les femmes doivent faire vivre leurs familles. Comme au Venezuela, toute la famille travaille ».Carmelinda Rouslan est née à Caroca, au nord-est du Venezuela. Elle vit en Syrie, le pays de ses parents, depuis qu'elle a 14 ans. Dans un mélange d'espagnol et d'arabe, elle explique que de nombreux clients ont les mêmes origines. « La terre vénézuélienne est à jamais dans nos cœurs », ajoute-t-elle.Les habitants de Soueïda ont tous un cousin ou une tante en Amérique latine. Selon un historien local, une première vague de Syriens a émigré dans les années 50 au Venezuela pour travailler dans les champs et dans les mines d'or. Puis, après le coup d'État en 1970 de Hafez el-Assad, le père de Bachar, d'autres sont partis pour trouver un emploi dans les exploitations pétrolières. Certains enfants de ces générations sont rentrés en Syrie.Sawsan Almaaz en fait partie. Elle a ouvert dans le centre-ville un restaurant, où se retrouvent tous les mois les membres du groupe d'amitié Syrie Venezuela. « Quand les clients demandent des arepas vénézuéliennes - nos galettes de maïs traditionnelles – nous les préparons. » dit-elle. « On peut se procurer de la farine de maïs mais elle est chère. Elle est importée. L'ancien régime avait mis beaucoup d'impôts sur les produits d'importation. Ils coûtaient trois fois plus cher qu'un produit national. Le prix devrait baisser désormais. D'ailleurs, c'est déjà un peu le cas. »Durant les années 2000, le gouvernement vénézuélien a tissé des liens avec Bachar el-Assad. On dit qu'à ce moment-là, Soueïda a reçu le surnom de « Petite Venezuela ». « Quand Hugo Chavez était en vie, il est venu à Soueïda et a posé la première pierre du club vénézuélien de la ville. La moitié des habitants se sentent Vénézuéliens, par naissance ou par expatriation, ou bien parce que leurs enfants et petits-enfants le sont », explique Aida Hadefi, gérante d'une pharmacie et membre du club d'amitié. « Mon père et ma mère sont arrivés en bateau là-bas. Mes enfants sont nés au Venezuela. Ce pays est notre terre, notre mère. »2011 a marqué un moment décisif dans cette grande histoire de migrations. La guerre civile et la sanglante répression ont déclenché une nouvelle vague d'exil. « La Syrie est belle mais nous avons beaucoup souffert à cause de ce président. Qu'il brûle en enfer ! À cause de lui, nous avons été contraints à l'exil. Beaucoup de gens ont quitté le pays pour le Venezuela, la plupart depuis Soueïda. Maintenant nous sommes heureux. C'est la première fois que je peux en parler publiquement, car avant on pouvait vous couper la tête pour ça. Nous sommes âgés mais je pense au futur de nos enfants et de nos petits-enfants : j'espère que la Syrie va se relever et devenir meilleure qu'avant »La ville de Soueïda a manifesté au quotidien pour le départ de Bachar el-Assad. Elle a été relativement épargnée par la répression. Ses murs exhibent encore les slogans de la liberté et ces femmes vénézuéliennes ne cessent d'entonner l'hymne de la Syrie nouvelle - Lève la tête, tu es un Syrien libre. Les migrants expulsés des États-Unis arrivent au VenezuelaLe New York Times parle d'une victoire importante pour Donald Trump,Le président américain « avait promis pendant sa campagne d'expulser des millions de migrants sans papiers. Pour y parvenir,» poursuit le journal, « il a besoin que le président vénézuélien de plus en plus isolé par les autres dirigeants, accepte de les accueillir ». Le journal El Mundo publie une photo de Nicolás Maduro au Palais de Miraflores à Caracas serrant la main de Richard Grenell, l'envoyé de Donald Trump pour les missions spéciales. Celui-ci a supervisé l'envoi des premiers avions de migrants vénézuéliens. En échange de cette bonne entente, souligne le journal, «l'administration Trump n'a pas pris de sanctions internationales contre le pays, et n'a pas retiré les licences accordées à la compagnie pétrolière américaine Chevron pour produire 200 000 barils de pétrole par jour sur le sol vénézuélien.» Haïti : Tirs nourris à Pétion-villeEn Haïti, selon des témoignages recueillis par l'agence de presse AlterPresse, des tirs nourris ont été entendus dans plusieurs quartiers de la commune de Pétion-ville.D'importantes rafales ont été signalées, ce qui a créé l'inquiétude au sein de la population qui est terrée chez elle, rapporte AlterPresse, des tirs qui ont débuté dans la nuit de samedi et se sont intensifiés hier (10 février 2025) en début d'après-midi, perturbant les activités commerciales et scolaires. Il s'agirait de gangs armés selon l'article, la police ayant repoussé des tentatives du gang armé Kraze Baryé d'envahir plusieurs quartiers de Pétion-ville.Depuis le 7 Février, date charnière en Haïti marquant cette année les 39 ans de la chute de la dictature des Duvalier, la tension monte dans plusieurs communes. Le conseil exécutif intérimaire de Pétionville, Kenscoff et Tabarre ont alerté sur le climat de terreur lié à la menace des attaques de gangs, encore plus prégnants ces jours-ci.AlterPresse | Haïti-Criminalité : Plusieurs communes de Port-au-Prince en alerte face à des menaces d'attaques de gangs armésLes autorités ont, elles, fait paraître un communiqué réaffirmant leur engagement total à combattre l'insécurité et éradiquer les criminels.« La population doit respirer et la peur doit changer de camp », peut-on y lire.  Au même moment, la police nationale a reçu de l'ambassade des États-Unis à Port-au-Prince du matériel neuf ont des armes, des munitions et des véhicules blindés, selon un article à lire dans le Nouvelliste. La PNH reçoit armes, munitions tracteurs et véhicules, dons des USA.Le Nouvelliste revient sur un autre engagement de la présidence haïtienne : poursuivre les personnes sanctionnés par les États-Unis, le Canada et l'ONU.Leslie Voltaire veut des poursuites contre les Haïtiens sanctionnés par les États Unis, le Canada ou l'ONU.« Depuis décembre 2020, les États-Unis, le Canada, et le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies adoptent des sanctions contre des chefs de gangs, des hommes d'affaires et des leaders politiques » haïtiens accusés de « menacer la paix, de financer les activités des gangs armés et de perpétuer des actes de corruption ». Ces personnes seront désormais susceptibles d'être poursuivies en Haïti, le président du Conseil présidentiel de transition a écrit sur son compte X vouloir agir « avec fermeté pour traduire en justice ceux qui sapent la sécurité et la stabilité d'Haïti. »La presse haïtienne se fait aussi l'écho d'un appel lancé par Martine Moïse, la veuve du président assassiné Jovenel Moïse : elle demande à Donald Trump de déclassifier tous les documents relatifs à la mort de son mari.Assassinat de Jovenel Moïse : Martine demande à Trump de « déclassifier » tous les documents y relatifs | Gazette HaitiElle espère que le président américain fera le même geste que celui qu'il a effectué après son investiture pour déclassifier les documents relatifs aux assassinats de l'ancien président John F. Kennedy, de son frère, l'ex-sénateur Robert F. Kennedy, et de Martin Luther King. Plusieurs enquêtes sont en cours suite à l'assassinat de Jovenel Moïse en Haïti et aux États-Unis mais « le processus judiciaire en Haïti progresse lentement », selon le Nouvelliste. S'adressant directement au président américain sur les réseaux sociaux, Martine Moïse fait un parallèle entre les réformes entreprises par son défunt mari et celles menées par le Donald Trump, insistant sur le fait que l'ancien président haïtien a voulu, comme lui, « mettre un terme aux milliards de dollars de corruption empochés par les oligarques». USAID : la bataille des employés de Mana NutritionDans le sud de la Géorgie à Fitzgerald, Mana Nutrition est une ONG qui fabrique des produits alimentaires pour combattre la faim. Depuis que Donald Trump a menacé de geler l'aide internationale américaine, ses employés sont sur la sellette.Allen Galbraith, le manager, rencontré par Edward Maille, témoigne : « Des enfants meurent s'ils n'ont pas accès à nos produits. Tout ce qu'on fait est pour eux, on mesure notre production quotidienne par rapport au nombre d'enfants qu'on peut nourrir. »Il estime que 98% de la production de nourriture est vendue à l'USAID qui a demandé à Mana Nutrition d'arrêter les contrats, avant de revenir sur cette décision. Malgré cette confusion, le manager doute que le gouvernement américain mette fin à ces dépenses.  « Je n'imagine pas quelqu'un s'y opposer et dire « on n'a pas besoin de nourrir ces enfants»… je pense qu'ils vont continuer les financements d'une façon ou d'une autre. »Latranda Williams travaille dans l'odeur de cacahuètes grillées, et elle a effectué un séjour en Ouganda et en Éthiopie :  « On est allé à l'hôpital… et certains des enfants pleuraient à cause de la faim… pas à cause d'une maladie… mais de la faim… ».Mana Nutrition estime avoir nourri en 2022 un million d'enfants grâce à ces produits. Les premières taxes douanières américaines autour de l'acier inquiètent l'Amérique latine et le CanadaL'imposition dans un mois de droits de douanes massifs et généralisés sur l'acier et l'aluminium entrant aux États-Unis est le nouvel acte dans la guerre commerciale lancée par Donald Trump.El Pais parle d'un véritable tsunami pour les économies des principaux exportateurs d'acier, que sont le Canada et le Mexique, ainsi que le Brésil, pays qui est devenu en 2024 le deuxième fournisseur de cet alliage souligne le journal.« La première bataille de la guerre économique avec les États-Unis portera sur l'aluminium et l'acier canadien», titre le journal québécois le Devoir.« Les industriels sont profondément préoccupés », poursuit le quotidien. Prenant l'exemple du premier round de taxes douanières lors du premier mandat de Donald Trump, le quotidien rappelle que dès 2018, « les exportations de produits canadiens en acier ont reculé de 37,8% » alors que « les exportations d'aluminium ont diminué de moitié ».Pour l'entrepreneur mexicain, Carlos Slim, il faut renforcer les échanges avec les autres pays et notamment la Chine. Le magnat des télécoms mexicains pense aussi que les tarifs douaniers ne sont pas faits pour durer. Ses propos sont à lire dans el Milenio. Colombie : l'incertitude après le départ de 4 ministresEn Colombie, une crise politique est ouverte depuis dimanche (9 février 2025) : le président Gustavo Petro a demandé à ses ministres et aux haut-fonctionnaires de démissionner.El Espectador Petro a quitté le gouvernement par intérim avec de l'incertitude sur trois fronts clés : les réformes et les élections | Nouvelles aujourd'hui | LE SPECTATEUR explique que dans « un tweet publié quelques heures avant d'atterrir à l'aéroport de Dubaï, où il entame une tournée au Moyen-Orient, le président Gustavo Petro a clairement indiqué qu'il ne voulait pas de divisions internes entre ses ministres». El Tiempo craint que le départ de ses ministres et notamment du ministre de l'Intérieur n'ait des conséquences sur l'avancement des réformes sociales et notamment celle de la justice. Le départ de Juan Fernando Cristo, poursuit le journal, est une perte car il était un homme rassembleur qui « en 7 mois est parvenu à tempérer les foudres du Congrès colombien touché par plusieurs scandales ». L'actualité des Outre-MerBenoît Ferrand de la 1ère nous parle du Grand Port Maritime de Fort-de-France qui veut devenir un hub incontournable dans les Caraïbes.

Dans le supplément de ce samedi, Grand reportage week-end nous emmène en Syrie, un peu plus d'un mois après le changement de régime, où une guerre déjà fait rage dans le nord du pays. Une coalition de forces jihadistes soutenue par la Turquie s'est élancée dès la fin novembre à l'assaut des régions contrôlées par les Kurdes. 100 000 personnes fuient sur les routes. Notre correspondante les a suivis ville après ville. En deuxième partie, le cap sur la Géorgie, petit pays, grands enjeux géopolitiques. La Russie avance ses pions, les pro-européens y résistent ou choisissent l'exil. Les Kurdes du nord-ouest syrien, perpétuels déplacés, presque oubliésPlus d'un demi-siècle de dynastie Assad en Syrie a pris fin le 8 décembre dernier. De père en fils, de Hafez à Bachar, les Syriens ont vécu dans la peur de ce régime. Voire la terreur. Fin novembre, les islamistes radicaux de Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, partis de leur fief du nord-ouest, commencent à grignoter le terrain ville par ville. Jusqu'à la capitale. Bachar el-Assad fui en catimini en Russie.Depuis, toute la Syrie et le monde s'interrogent sur le nouveau régime islamiste qui essaie de faire bonne figure, mené par Ahmed al-Charaa, qui a préféré faire oublier son nom de guerre Abou al-Joulani. Mais, dans le nord, une guerre est déjà en cours. Une coalition de forces jihadistes soutenues par la Turquie a également lancé une offensive fin novembre. Elle vise les régions contrôlées par les Kurdes au nord d'Alep. Conséquence : plus de 100 000 personnes se sont jetées sur les routes, fuyant vers la région autonome sous contrôle kurde. Cette même population avait déjà connu un sort similaire il y a six ans. De ville en ville, nous avons suivi cet exode toujours en cours.Un Grand reportage de Marie-Charlotte Roupie qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.Géorgie: la démocratie ou l'exilLa Géorgie dans le Caucase a vécu une fin d'année 2024 très mouvementée. Législatives contestées en octobre, désignation d'un président – Kavelachvili, tout aussi rejeté par l'opposition pro-européenne –, et l'ombre de Moscou qui plane avec, notamment, cette annonce du gouvernement du parti Rêve géorgien en fin d'année du report du processus d'adhésion à l'Union européenne. De quoi confirmer l'hémorragie des forces vives de ce pays de 3,7 millions d'habitants.Selon les Nations unies, des centaines de milliers de Géorgiens vivent à l'étranger. Après l'espoir d'un avenir européen, les vagues d'instabilité politique et géopolitique, les conditions économiques précaires, le peu d'avenir professionnel pour les nouvelles générations ont encouragé cet exil, principalement vers l'Europe de l'Ouest, les États-Unis, le Canada et la Turquie. C'est, en fait, depuis 2017 que le Rêve géorgien durcit le ton, multiplie les atteintes aux libertés individuelles, aux droits des minorités et sème le trouble. Les manifestants montent en pression au nom d'une bataille finale. Et, après avoir hésité, un grand nombre de Géorgiens choisissent d'émigrer.Un Grand reportage de Arnaud Contreras qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

The Syrian writer and political theorist, Yassin al-Haj Saleh, has lived a remarkable life. As a student activist affiliated with one of Syria's communist parties, Yassin spent 16 years in Hafez al Assad's prisons. Then, shortly after the revolution of 2011, Yassin's wife, Samira Khalil, was abucted by the Islamist militia Jaysh al Islam. Samira was also an activist and hasn't been heard from in over ten years. Yassin was kind enough to speak to us about the fate of his wife and the others abducted, the "Douma 4" and about his thoughts on Syria's past, present and future. If you enjoy Kalam Podcast and want to support the show, there is an excellent way to do so - by signing up to our Patreon. For just $3/month you'll gain access to full length interviews with all our guests and lots of bonus material - including our series Kalam Shorts: 10-15 explainers of concepts like Zionism and Orientalism. Join at patreon.com/kalampodcastFor continuous updates on the podcast and content about Palestine and the Middle East, follow us on Instagram @kalampodcast Please subscribe to Kalam Podcast in whatever podcast application you're listening to right now - and give us a rating. It helps other people find out about us.

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Long-time Des Moines resident Dr. Ahmad Yasser Al-Shash recalled the warning signs of authoritarianism as Hafez al-Assad rose to power shortly before Al-Shash immigrated to the U.S.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comWhat the hell just happened in Syria? We asked one of the sharpest scholars on the subject to give us a primer. Aaron Zelin is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he also directs the “Islamic State Worldwide Activity Map” project. He's also a visiting research scholar in the politics department at Brandeis and the founder of the website Jihadology. His first book is titled Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia's Missionaries of Jihad, and his forthcoming book covers the history of Syrian jihadism. We talk about the entire history of Syria, as it faces what could be a turning point. For two clips of our convo — on the evil of the Assad dynasty, and the sudden fall of Bashar al-Assad — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: how Aaron's career was influenced by 9/11 at age 15; becoming an expert on jihadism; St. Paul at Damascus; the Ottoman Empire; the Arab Congress; Syria's independence from France after WWII; the subsequent coups; the Sunni majority in Syria; the rise of the Alawites; the Druze and Christians; the Kurds; the optimism in the ‘60s/‘70s for Arab liberalization; pan Arabism and Nasser; the Muslim Brotherhood; Hafez al-Assad coming to power in 1971; his son Bashar educated in the UK; how a former Nazi for real helped shape the regime; al-Qaeda and bin Laden; the Islamic State; “Baby It's Cold Outside”; the secret police of Syria; the 1982 massacre in Hama; Bashar coming to power in 2000 because of his older brother's early death; Bashar seen as nerdy and uncharismatic; the Damascus Spring; the Iraq War; the rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani; his imprisonment in Abu Ghraib; Zarqawi; the Arab Spring; civil war erupting in Syria in 2011; the Free Syrian Army; the Assad regime torturing kids; the refugee crisis; Russia getting bogged down in Ukraine; Hezbollah and Hamas decimated; Iran on the defense; how the Assad regime collapsed in ten days; and Golani's potential as a reformer.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Brianna Wu on trans lives, Mary Matalin on our sick culture, Adam Kirsch on his book On Settler Colonialism, John Gray on the state of liberal democracy, Jon Rauch on his new book on “Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy,” Nick Denton on the evolution of new media, and Ross Douthat on how everyone should be religious. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

On March 8, 1963, the Baath party overthrew the government of Syria, and since then the Assad family has ruled the country—until last weekend, when the son of Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, fled to Russia. The 60-year Baathist domination of Syria came to an end, deposed by a Sunni Islamist organization called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).   Whereas many current conversations are, appropriately, focused on the military and political revolution that Syrians are now living through, the ideological revolution deserves equal consideration. There is no way of knowing how long the current government in Syria, or the Syrian state as we know it, will endure. We don't know if the new regime will be just and serve its people well, or whether it will be corrupt and tyrannical. We don't know how Syria will relate to the West, to America, or to Israel. But by recovering the ideological genealogy of Baathism, from which Syria's present rulers fought to free their country, we can begin to try to understand Arab politics the way that Arab intellectuals do. To that end, Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver is joined by Hussein Aboubakr Mansour, a writer, student of the modern Middle East, and senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

Did you know that Syrians welcomed Bashar al-Assad as "a breath of fresh air" when he initially assumed power? My guest, Dr. David Lesch, has visited Syria 35 times. In 15 of those visits, he met with Mr. Assad to write his biography. But after the biography was published, Mr. Assad invited Dr. Lesch back for more meetings! What you may find amazing about Dr. Lesch's meetings with Mr. Assad is the wide latitude he enjoyed in his conversations with Syria's president - he could essentially ask him whatever he wanted, including whether or not Mr. Assad ordered the killing of a certain foreign leader. In this interview, Dr. Lesch tells us the story behind the story, and we also talk about the following: transition from Hafez to Bashar Bashar: Syria's hope Syria's lost hope - the turning point for Bashar The Alawites Syria's obsession with the Golan Heights A 2012 prediction that the House of Assad will fall? *****

The fall of Bashar al-Assad marked the historic end of more than 50 years of cruel tyranny that began with his father Hafez, who took power in 1970. The world watched moving scenes of Syrians being freed from the regime's dungeons after a 13-year-long civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people. But who are Syria's new leaders? Who are the rebels that toppled Assad? In this episode, Sefa Secen, an expert on Syria and Middle East security, delves into the country's murky future and dark past.

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's home town of Qardaha. Also: "Christmas lights" galaxy reveals how Universe formed.

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December 11th 2024 Yuriy recounts his extraordinary encounter with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad during a journalistic assignment in the early days of the Syrian war. He provides a vivid portrayal of Assad's unexpected demeanor and reflects on the dictator's troubled background and eventual downfall. You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com    You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family   Yuriy's Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy   Buy Yuriy a coffee here: https://bmc.link/yuriymat  Subscribe to his substack: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/  ----more---- TRANSCRIPT: (Apple Podcasts & Podbean app users can enjoy accurate closed captions)   It is December 11,  Friends, I apologize for my long silence- it's just what with the onset of winter, I fell ill and it was incredibly difficult for me to write or even speak. Besides, I had almost no free time. But now is right moment to tell you a story I've been meaning to share.  I've already mentioned it, but working as a journalist gave me the opportunity to visit places I had only dreamed of: the fort in Gaza, where Napoleon stayed during his Egyptian campaign; the Temple City of Lalish in Iraq, sacred to all Yazidis. As a journalist, I also got to meet my favorite musician, the legendary Chicago Bluesman, Lurrie Bell, and many other fascinating people. And I also happened to meet the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad. As it turned out, meeting with him was not all that difficult. It was 2012, the war in Syria was just beginning, and he was as open to the press as possible. At that time, I was working in the Middle East and decided to take a chance by sending a West for an interview to the Syrian Ministry of Information- and they approved it.  There were a few unexpected challenges though. For instance, I did not own a suit and had to borrow one from a foreign colleague. A government official I coordinated the interview with, lent me a tie, and even the shoes werent mine. I borrowed those too, so I showed up entirely dressed in our people's clothes. The only time I looked worse was when I unexpectedly found myself transported from the trenches directly to the office of Kyrgyzstan president. I was wearing dirty cargo pants with knee pads and t-shirt featuring a frog smoking a massive joint. If you are interested, I'll tell you that story separately some day, but for now, back to al-Assad. We met at his residence in Damascus. I was escorted there under the watchful eye of local intelligence agents after a thorough search. The residence, which I assume is one of many, was built in a European style. You know, a small mansion like the ones you'd find in Berlin or Vienna. Al-Assad himself, opened the door. He spoke English fluently- much better than I do. But that was not, what struck me most.  What truly surprised me, that this bloody tyrant, a man who mercilessly ordered the killing and torture of unarmed people was, a total hen pecked man. Along with us in the residence was his media consultant, Luna al-Shibl, whom I already knew as the person who had approved my interview request. Everyone around referred to her exclusively as 'Madame Luna.'  As we talked, she wandered around the room, sat at Assad's computer, and gave him advice in Arabic. At times it seemed as though he was waiting for her instructions. He did not look very confident overall. When he spoke slogans -ranting about global terrorism, how he was the sole defender against it and similar nonsense- he seemed to come alive. He probably even believed his own propaganda. But when the conversation shifted to other topics, he wilted and his already small chin seemed to disappear entirely.  He struck me as a confused man who did not belong in his position. Don't get me wrong- I'm not defending him in any way. Not at all. He's a criminal who has killed countless people and nearly destroyed his own country, and at the same time, he was insecure and it was obvious that his parents did not care much for him. It was his brother, Basil, who was supposed to become president. Basil was chosen by his father, president Hafez al-Assad, as the sole successor to the throne. But Basil died in a car accident , and Hafez began molding Bashar into the new dictator.  I think his extreme cruelty partly stems from his need to prove to everyone that he was worthy of the seat he was placed in, that he was a genuine Middle Eastern despot who did not care about human lives. And the end of his reign as a dictator is fitting. I congratulate with Syrian people on the downfall of a horrific dictatorship. And I remind you, if you like what I'm doing, you can support me and my family. All the details are in the episode description. Thank you.

This week we talk about coups, the Arab Spring, and Bashar al-Assad.We also discuss militias, Al Qaeda, and Iran.Recommended Book: The Algebraist by Iain M. BanksTranscriptIn the early 2010s, a series of uprisings against unpopular, authoritarian governments spread across the Middle East—a wave of action that became known as the Arab Spring.Tunisia was where it started, a man setting himself on fire in protest against the nation's brazenly corrupt government and all that he'd suffered under that government, and the spreading of this final gesture on social media, which was burgeoning at the time, amplified by the still relatively newfound availability and popularity of smartphones, the mobile internet, and the common capacity to share images and videos of things as they happen to folks around the world via social media, led to a bunch of protests and riots and uprisings in Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, and Algeria, initially, before then spreading to other, mostly Arab majority, mostly authoritarian-led nations.The impact of this cascade of unrest in this region was immediately felt; within just two years, by early 2012, those ruling Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen had been toppled, there were attempts to topple the Bahraini and Syrian governments, there were massive protests in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Algeria, and Sudan, and relatively minor protests, which were still meaningful because of the potential punishments for folks who rocked the boat in these countries, smaller protests erupted in Djibouti, Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Mauritania.Several rulers and their ruling parties committed to stepping down soon, or to not run for reelection—some of them actually stuck with that commitment, though others rode out this period of tumult and then quietly backtracked.Some nations saw long-lasting periods of unrest following this eruption; Jordan had trouble keeping a government in office for years, for instance, while Yemen overthrew its government in 2012 and 2015, and that spun-out into a civil war between the official government and the Iran-backed Houthis, which continues today, gumming up the Red Sea and significantly disrupting global shipping as a consequence.What I'd like to talk about today, though, is another seriously disruptive sequence of events that have shaped the region, and a lot of things globally, as well, since the first sparks of what became the Arab Spring—namely, the Syrian Civil war—and some movement we've seen in this conflict over the past week that could result in a dramatically new state of affairs across the region.—In 1963, inspired by their brethren's successful coup in nearby Iraq, the military wing of the Arab nationalist Ba'ath party of Syria launched a coup against the country's post-colonial democratic government, installing in its stead a totalitarian party-run government.One of the leaders of this coup, Hafez al-Assad, became the country's president in 1971, which basically meant he was the all-powerful leader of a military dictatorship, and he used those powers to even further consolidate his influence over the mechanisms of state, which meant he also had the ability to name his own successor.He initially planned to install his brother as leader when he stepped down or died, but that brother attempted to overthrow him when he was ill in 1983 and 1984, so when he got better, he exiled said brother and chose his eldest son, Bassel al-Assad, instead.Bassel died in a car accident in 1994, though, so Hafez was left with his third choice, Bashar al-Assad, which wasn't a popular choice, in part because it was considered not ideal for him to choose a family member, rather than someone else from the leading party, but also because Bashar had no political experience at the time, so this was straight-up nepotism: the only reason he was selected was that he was family.In mid-2000, Hafez died, and Bashar stepped into the role of president. The next few years were tumultuous for the new leader, who faced heightened calls for more transparency in the government, and a return to democracy, or some form of it at least, in Syria.This, added to Bashar's lack of influence with his fellow party members, led to a wave of retirements and purgings amongst the government and military higher-ups—those veteran politicians and generals replaced by loyalists with less experience and credibility.He then made a series of economic decisions that were really good for the Assad family and their allies, but really bad for pretty much everyone else in the country, which made him and his government even less popular with much of the Syrian population, even amongst those who formerly supported his ascension and ambitions.All of this pushback from the people nudged Bashar al-Assad into implementing an increasingly stern police state, which pitted various ethnic and religious groups against each other in order to keep them from unifying against the government, and which used terror and repression to slap down or kill anyone who stood up to the abuse.When the Arab Spring, which I mentioned in the intro, rippled across the Arab world beginning in 2011, protestors in Syria were treated horribly by the Assad government—the crackdown incredibly violent and punitive, even compared to that of other repressive, totalitarian governments in the region.This led to more pushback from Syrian citizens, who began to demand, with increasing intensity, that the Assad-run government step down, and that the Ba'athists running the dictatorship be replaced by democratically elected officials.This didn't go over well with Assad, who launched a campaign of even more brutal, violent crackdowns, mass arrests, and the torture and execution of people who spoke out on this subject—leading to thousands of confirmed deaths, and tens of thousands of people wounded by government forces.This response didn't go over super well with the people, and these protests and the pushback against them spiraled into a full-on civil uprising later in 2011, a bunch of people leaving the Syrian military to join the rebels, and the country breaking up into pieces, each chunk of land controlled by a different militia, some of these militias working well together, unifying against the government, while others also fought other militias—a remnant of the military government's efforts to keep their potential opposition fighting each other, rather than them.This conflict was officially declared a civil war by the UN in mid-2012, and the UN and other such organizations have been fretting and speaking out about the human rights violations and other atrocities committed during this conflict ever since, though little has been done by external forces, practically, to end it—instead it's become one of many proxy conflicts, various sides supported, mostly with weapons and other resources, though sometimes with training, and in rare instances with actual soldiers on the ground, by the US, Turkey, Russia, Iran, the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Britain, France, Israel, and the Netherlands.This conflict has demanded the country's full attention for more than a decade, then, and it's had influence even beyond Syria's borders, as groups like the Islamic State, or ISIS has been able to grow and flourish within Syria, due to all the chaos and lack of stability, refugees from Syria have flooded across borders, fleeing the violence and causing all sorts of unintended disruptions in neighboring and even some further-afield countries where, in some cases, millions of these refugees have had to be taken care of, which in turn has influenced immigration-related politics even as far away as the European Union. Also due to that lack of internal control, crime has flourished in Syria, including drug-related crime. And that's lets to a huge production and distribution network for an illegal, almost everywhere, amphetamine called Captagon, which is addictive, and the pills often contain dangerous filler chemicals that are cheaper to produce.This has increased drug crime throughout the region, and the Syrian government derives a substantial amount of revenue from these illicit activities—it's responsible for about 80% of global Captagon production, as of early 2024.All of which brings us to late-2024.By this point, Syria had been broken up into about seven or eight pieces, each controlled by some militia group or government, while other portions—which make up a substantial volume of the country's total landmass—are considered to be up in the air, no dominant factions able to claim them.Al-Assad's government has received a fair bit of support, both in terms of resources, and in terms of boots on the ground, from Iran and Russia, over the years, especially in the mid-20-teens. And due in large part to that assistance, his forces were able to retake most of the opposition's strongholds by late 2018.There was a significant ceasefire at the tail-end of 2019, which lasted until March of 2020. This ceasefire stemmed from a successful operation launched by the Syrian government and its allies, especially Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, against the main opposition and some of their allies—basically a group of different rebel factions that were working together against Assad, and this included groups backed by the Turkish government.On March 5, 2020, Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin, which were backing opposite sides of this portion of the Syrian civil war, agreed on a ceasefire that began the following day, which among other things included a safety corridor along a major highway, separating the groups from each other, that corridor patrolled by soldiers from Turkey and Russia.This served to end most frontline fighting, as these groups didn't want to start fighting these much larger, more powerful nations—Russia and Turkey—while trying to strike their enemies, though there were still smaller scuffles and attacks, when either side could hurt their opponent without being caught.In November of 2024, though, a coalition of anti-Assad militias launched a new offensive against the Syrian government's forces, which was ostensibly sparked by heavily shelling by those forces against civilians in rural areas outside Aleppo, the country's second-largest city.On the 29th of November, those forces captured most of Aleppo, and then plowed their way through previously government-held towns and cities at a fairly rapid clip, capturing another regional capitol, Hama on December 5, and securing Damascus, the capitol of the country, on December 8.This ended the 13-year civil war that's plagued Syria since all the way back in 2011; Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, according to Russian and Iranian officials, and he resigned before he hopped on that flight; Russian state media is saying that Assad and his family have been granted asylum by the Russian government.This is a rapidly developing story, and we'll know more over the next few weeks, as the dust settles, but right now it looks like the Syrian government has been toppled by rebel forces led by a man named Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, a 42-year-old child of Syrian exiles who was born in Saudi Arabia, and who spent the early 2000s fighting against US occupation forces in Iraq as part of Al Qaeda.He apparently spent a few years in an Iraqi prison, then led an Al Qaeda affiliate group, which evolved into its own thing when he broke ties with Al Qaeda's leadership.This new group that he formed, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, tried to differentiate itself from groups like Al Qaeda by saying they didn't want to play a role in the global jihad, they just wanted to reform the government in Syria. As part of that pivot, they started governing and building infrastructure across the chunk of Syria they claimed, even to the point of collecting taxes and providing civilians with identity cards; though throughout this period they were also known for ruling with an iron fist, and for being hardcore authoritarians, dedicated to implementing a hard-line version of Islamist ideological law.In the midst of their blitz-like capture of Syria, though, representatives from this group have said they'll implement a religiously tolerant representative government, and they won't tell women in the country how to dress.Following the capture of Damascus, Syria's Prime Minister said that he would remain in the country, and that he was ready to work with whomever takes the reins as things settle down, happy to make the transition a smooth and peaceful one, essentially, whatever that might mean in practice.The US military has taken this opportunity to strike dozens of Islamic State facilities and leaders across the country, marking one of the biggest such actions in recent months, and military leaders have said they would continue to strike terrorist groups on Syrian soil—probably as part of an effort to keep the new Syrian government, whatever its composition, from working with IS and its allies.Russia has requested a closed-door meeting with the United Nations Security Council to discuss Syria's collapse, and it's been reported that they failed to come to Assad's aid because they're too tied up in Ukraine, and they weren't able to move forces from North Africa rapidly enough to do much good; though there's a chance they'll still shift whatever chess pieces they can to the area in order to influence the composition of the new government, as it's forming.Iran has said they welcome whatever type of government the Syrian people decide to establish, though it's likely they'll try to nudge that formation in their favor, as Syria has long been an ally and client state of theirs, and they are no doubt keen to maintain that reality as much as possible, and bare-minimum to avoid the establishment of an enemy along their border.And Israel has entered what's supposed to be a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights because this zone is on the Syrian border; they've also captured a buffer zone within Syria itself. They've launched airstrikes on suspected chemical weapon sites in Syria, to prevent them from falling into extremist hands, they've said, and Israeli leaders said they want to keep any issues in their neighbor from impacting Israeli citizens. And Iraq's government has announced that they're doing the same along their shared border with Syria, so the whole region is bulwarking their potential weak points, just in case something goes wrong and violence spreads, rather than being tamped down by all this change.Israel's prime minister, and other higher ups in the government, have also claimed responsibility for Assad's toppling, saying it was their efforts against Iran and its proxy forces, like Hezbollah, that set the stage for the rebels to do what they did—as otherwise these forces would have been too strong and too united for it to work.Notably, the now-in-charge rebel group has been a longtime enemy of Iran and Hezbollah, so while there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding all of this, Israel's government is no doubt generally happy with how things have progressed, so far, as this could mean Syria is no longer a reliable corridor for them, especially for the purposes of getting weapons to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, along Israel's northern border.That said, this same group isn't exactly a fan of Israel, and is backed by Turkey, which has been highly critical of Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon.So it's an incredibly tumultuous moment in Syria, right now, and in this region, as a whole, because the conflict in Syria has been super impactful on everyone thereabouts, to varying degrees, and this ending to this long-lasting civil war could lead to some positive outcomes, like Syrian refugees who have been scattered across neighboring countries being able to return home without facing the threat of violence, and the release of political prisoners from infamous facilities, some of which have already been emptied by the rebels—but especially in the short-term there's a lot of uncertainty, and it'll likely be a while before that uncertainty solidifies into something more knowable and predictable, as at the moment, much of the country is still controlled by various militia groups backed by different international actors, including Kurdish-led forces backed by the US, and forces allied with Turkey in the north.So this change of official governance may shuffle the deck, but rather than stabilizing things, it could result in a new conflict catalyzed by the power vacuum left by the Assad government and its allies, if rebel forces—many of which have been labeled terrorists by governments around the world, which is another wrinkle in all this—if they fail to rally behind one group or individual, and instead start fighting each other for the opportunity to become the country's new dominant force.Show 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Meno di due settimane sono bastate a spazzar via un regime che da decenni, prima con Hafez al-Assad e poi con il figlio Bashar, ha regnato a Damasco tra molteplici denunce di violazioni dei diritti umani. Come è potuto accadere e quale futuro si prospetta ora per la Siria?

 On Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, where he's been granted political asylum. This comes after rebels seized Damascus, Syria's capital city, on that same day.Assad's fall from power marks the end of 50 years of brutal rule by his family. His father, Hafez al-Assad, a longtime military officer, was known for his iron fist.Joshua Landis is the head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and a leading expert on Syria.He explains the significance of Bashar al-Assad's fall, and looks back on the Assad family's half a century in power.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

Este domingo Siria y el resto del mundo asistieron a un hito histórico: la caída del régimen de Bashar Al Assad, segundo y último representante de una dinastía que ha dominado el país desde que en 1971 su padre, Hafez Al Assad, tomó el poder tras un golpe de Estado. Bashar Al Assad llevaba casi un cuarto de siglo en la presidencia, aunque los últimos trece años ha tenido que librar una sangrienta guerra civil en varios frentes que, tras una prolongada pausa, se reactivó hace unos días con la captura de la ciudad de Alepo por parte de las milicias rebeldes que operaban en el norte del país. El régimen de los Al Assad ha durado más de cinco décadas y ha estado caracterizado por el culto a la personalidad y el control absoluto sobre la política y la vida pública de Siria. Tras la muerte de Hafez en 2000, Bashar, un oftalmólogo educado en Occidente, heredó la presidencia y fue bien recibido en las cancillerías occidentales ya que se pensaba que traería reformas. Pero la realidad fue otra, especialmente tras la primavera árabe de 2011, cuando desató una brutal represión contra los que salieron a la calle a protestar. A aquello le sucedió un levantamiento armado y una guerra civil. La caída de Bashar Al Assad ha sido tan rápida como inesperada. Las fuerzas rebeldes, acaudilladas por el grupo Hayat Tahrir al Sham, iniciaron una ofensiva relámpago que comenzó en Alepo a finales de noviembre y en los días siguientes se extendió a otras ciudades importantes como Hama y Homs. En cuestión de días, lograron cercar y finalmente tomar Damasco, la capital. Las celebraciones en las calles de Siria, con ciudadanos derribando estatuas y retratos de los Assad, mostraron que seguramente esto ya no tenga vuelta atrás. La huida de Assad de Damasco fue confirmada por varios medios y fuentes oficiales. Tenía previsto comparecer por televisión el sábado por la noche, pero no lo hizo. Horas más tarde se supo que había tomado un avión hacia un destino desconocido. Se habló de Teherán, también de Abu Dhabi, incluso algunas fuentes aseguraban que el avión fue derribado en el desierto sirio. A última hora del domingo se supo que estaba en Moscú, donde el Gobierno ruso le concedió asilo político. Lo que parece claro es que en los últimos días todos sus aliados le habían abandonado. Rusia e Irán, sus principales apoyos durante la guerra civil, no intervinieron para detener el avance rebelde. Ambos están ocupados con otros asuntos más urgentes y probablemente consideraron que el régimen de Assad ya no se podía sostener. El impacto de la caída de Assad es importante no sólo para Siria, sino para todo Oriente Próximo. Israel, por ejemplo, ve con buenos ojos este cambio, ya que desvía la atención del Líbano y podría conducir a una tregua duradera con Hezbolá. Para Estados Unidos y Rusia la reconfiguración política de Siria supone todo un desafío ya que se trata de un país central en aquella región. En el interior del país la Coalición Nacional Siria y otros grupos de oposición han comenzado a trabajar en el modo en el que se repartirán el poder. Por ahora han prometido una Siria libre, democrática y pluralista, pero, habida cuenta de los antecedentes de muchos de ellos, es difícil que Siria camine en esa dirección. La incertidumbre sobre el futuro inmediato de Siria es máxima. La guerra civil ha devastado la infraestructura y la cohesión social del país, ha dejando miles de muertos y mantiene a millones de sirios desplazados, muchos de ellos en el extranjero. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:48 La caída de Assad 28:53 El registro turístico 34:05 El 'gran hermano' turístico 39:44 Divorcio por la DANA · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #siria #assad Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Multitud de sirios celebraron el domingo la caída del presidente, Bashar al Asad, derrocado por una fulgurante ofensiva de grupos rebeldes liderados por islamistas poniendo fin a más de medio siglo de gobierno de la dinastía fundada por Hafez al Asad. En Corea del Sur, la oposición acusa al partido gobernante de orquestar un "segundo golpe" de Estado.

UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic Predictions, Full Card Breakdown and Parlay Picks with MattyBetss & Austin Swaim. See more at https://linktw.in/wAUXlT We partner with WINIBLE to deliver you our picks in realtime, use code MATTY to receive 5 free days. Plays will be sent directly to your phone via text or email (up to you) the second we upload them. Matty and Austin break down each fight, and give their leans as well as build a parlay at the end for all of the degens! 00:00 UFC 309 Intro 5:05 - 11:30 - Hardy vs Moura 11:30 - 17:35 - Elliott vs Hafez 17:35 - 22:50 - Gall vs Brahimaj 22:50 - 27:36 - Tybura vs Diniz 27:36 - 29:35 - Romero vs Onama 29:35 - 36:14 - Miller vs Jackson 36:14 - 42:14 - Weidman vs Anders 42:14 - 48:37 - Mc.Ghee vs Martinez 48:37 - 56:35 - Ruffy vs Llontop 56:35 - 1:04:27 - Silva vs Araujo 1:04:27 - 1:14:50 - Craig vs Nickal 1:14:50 - 1:23:00 - Chandler vs Oliveira 1:23:00 - 1:32:06 Jones vs Miocic 1:40:23 Cycle Parlay 1:48:43 "Safe" Parlay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mattybetss/support

Jeff 'Chalkx' Fox and Daniel 'Gumby' Vreeland are back in your earholes with their UFC 309 prelims betting guide! It's November and it's UFC pay-per-view time, which means we're off to The World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden for UFC 309. The boys preview a busy prelim portion of the fight card on this episode and find plenty of live dogs. Listen in and tag along! Time Stamps:0:00 - Intro5:25 - Veronica Hardy vs Eduarda Moura9:37 - Oban Elliott vs Bassil Hafez15:51 - Mickey Gall vs Ramiz Brahimaj19:24 - Marcin Tybura vs Jhonata Diniz22:52 - Roberto Romero vs David Onama25:53 - Jim Miller vs Damon Jackson32:02 - Eryk Anders vs Chris Weidman36:50 - Jonathan Martinez vs Marcus McGhee  JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.ioFOLLOW The Sports Gambling Podcast On Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/gamblingpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFOLLOW The Hosts On Social MediaSean Green - http://www.twitter.com/seantgreenRyan Kramer - http://www.twitter.com/kramercentric================================================================Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)================================================================

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Jeff 'Chalkx' Fox and Daniel 'Gumby' Vreeland are back in your earholes with their UFC 309 prelims betting guide! It's November and it's UFC pay-per-view time, which means we're off to The World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden for UFC 309. The boys preview a busy prelim portion of the fight card on this episode and find plenty of live dogs. Listen in and tag along! Time Stamps:0:00 - Intro5:25 - Veronica Hardy vs Eduarda Moura9:37 - Oban Elliott vs Bassil Hafez15:51 - Mickey Gall vs Ramiz Brahimaj19:24 - Marcin Tybura vs Jhonata Diniz22:52 - Roberto Romero vs David Onama25:53 - Jim Miller vs Damon Jackson32:02 - Eryk Anders vs Chris Weidman36:50 - Jonathan Martinez vs Marcus McGhee  JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersNFL Freeroll Football Contest - $3500 up for grabs http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/freerollPromo code FOOTBALL - 10% off everything http://sg.pn/storeUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.ioWATCH the Sports Gambling PodcastYouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeTwitch - https://sg.pn/TwitchFOLLOW The Sports Gambling Podcast On Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/gamblingpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFOLLOW The Hosts On Social MediaJeff Fox - http://www.twitter.com/jefffoxwriterDaniel Vreeland - http://www.twitter.com/gumbyvreelandShow - http://www.twitter.com/sgpnmmaGambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

In this interview, John Pinna speaks with Abbie Hafez about her journey from Christianity to Islam. Abbie discusses growing up in a small Christian community in Michigan, her unexpected move to Dubai, and her gradual exposure to Islam through her Muslim husband. She describes the profound emotional and spiritual impact of reading the Quran and praying for the first time, which led to her conversion. Abbie shares her experiences with online criticism and support after posting about her faith journey on social media, as well as her family's reactions to her conversion. She emphasizes the importance of finding a supportive in-person Muslim community and views her faith as a gradually growing flower. Throughout the interview, Abbie stresses the personal nature of faith, the diversity within Islam, and her belief that everyone's spiritual journey is unique and should not be forced. Special Guest: Abbey Havez.

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Selected poems of Hafez taken from the text 'Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved' - translated by Thomas Rain Crowe. Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in Shiraz. Very little is known about his life, but it is thought that he may have memorized the Qur'an after hearing his father recite passages. He is one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, and his influence can be felt to this day. As the author of numerous ghazals expressing love, spirituality, and protest, he and his work continue to be important to Iranians, and many of his poems are used as proverbs or sayings. Music - 'Discovering love at the source of longing' from the album 'The Great Intimacy' by Sujatha Maheshwari Image/Art - 'Light upon Light' by Jennifer Baird

On Episode 3,464, the guys went over the UFC, Bellator and Boxing results. They also had two interviews. The first guest was Bassil Hafez, who will be fighting Mickey Gall, and then the guys welcomed Miranda Maverick, who will be fighting Tracy Cortez.