Darbuna - Ahmad Muaz Alkhateeb

(CNN)It’s not easy to defuse a crisis complicated by tens of thousands of foreign fighters, many affiliated with ISIS, over 100,000 Iranian-sponsored militiamen, and the armies and intelligence agencies of myriad states. Nor can the horrific humanitarian crises plaguing many Syrian refugee and internally displaced persons camps, where aid gets siphoned off and manipulated by the Assad regime, be easily managed. One trembles to hear every few days of children freezing to death and parents burning themselves or killing their children out of humiliation, poverty, and hunger.

Score-settling between Iran and Israel, Turkey and the Gulf, and the US and Russia stands to come at an inestimable cost for Syrian civilians. As bad as that already is, the clashing is not limited to geopolitics. The first shots of the war over reconstruction spoils have already been fired; over time, their blasts could drown out even the din of Russia’s military assault on civilian-packed Idlib, already underway. Continue reading →

Yesterday, Mr. Mouaz al-Khatib, the President of Our Syria Movement and one of the Syrian opposition’s most influential leaders, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Russia’s intervention in Syria and the diplomatic talks in Vienna. Khatib demanded an end to Russian bombardments of civilians and delineated the terms of a political solution that would be acceptable to the Syrian people. Khatib further expressed his willingness to work with any parties to the conflict interested in a solution along these lines, including members of the Assad regime. The full text of his letter is below.
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In the name of God, the Merciful,
To the patient and proud people of Syria,

Our people have endured the tragedy of the era for four painful years now. The yearning to monopolize power caused grievances and atrocities that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrians, including many women and children. It filled prisons with many more hundreds of thousands, and similar numbers suffering from injuries and disabilities. Continue reading →

In the name of God the most gracious, the most merciful

Social relationships between the two revolutions (1925 – 2011)

Syria is greater than its geographical size on a map. Few countries can compete with its civilization and the intellectual impact it has had on our world. Our alphabet originated from it. Without exception, all civilizations and religions have breathed its air. Its land witnessed historical and cultural events characterized by universal importance. Its internal creative capabilities and varied population, made it a centre of attention to nations of the world during all periods of time. Continue reading →

Statement to the Syrian People,
great creators of life and sculptors of our future history

With regards to a campaign to nominate me as president, recently initiated, I wish to say that I had no previous knowledge of it whatsoever. After consulting with a number of people of trust, we agreed to leave this campaign as it is, without in any way intervening.  Continue reading →

“And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely” (Almaidah - 32)

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“It is time to revisit the Syrian National Coalition’s (SNC) Moaz al-Khatib’s 16-point initiative to help ensure a peaceful transition of authority and an end to the violence in Syria.”