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Syrian Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Zuheir Salem. Source: Tam Hussein

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

by Tam Hussein | Apr 24, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the least expected. The office of the SMB is so elusive that even the security guard does not know...

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Ghassan Hitto, the Syrian opposition’s newly elected interim prime minister, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo)

Hitto in the Words of Those Who Oppose Him

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 26, 2013 | Opinion

Everyone is on their way to the Arab summit in Doha. For the kings and presidents in attendance, there will be nothing more pressing to discuss than the Syrian crisis and its humanitarian, political, and military repercussions for the country and the region. There is...

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The coffins of Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti and his grandson Ahmed al-Bouti, who both died in a suicide bomb attack, are carried during their funeral ceremony on March 23, 2013 at the Omayyad mosque in Damascus. (AFP Photo)

More Syrian Bloodshed

by Hussein Shobokshi | Mar 25, 2013 | Opinion

Ever since the Syrian regime first rose to power via a suspicious and mysterious military coup, with Hafez Al-Assad and later his son Bashar assuming the presidency, dreadful political crimes have been committed one after the other without the evidence ever being...

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A Syrian internally displaced woman and child are reflected in a puddle of water in the Bab al-Hawa camp along the Turkish border in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. (AFP)

BRICS Leadership Will Be Tested by Syria

by Salman Shaikh | Mar 25, 2013 | Opinion

The humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria is probably the most serious crisis facing the world today. And yet, the international community is struggling to find a way forward. With more than four million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance and three million...

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Ghassan Hitto, the man chosen to head the Syrian opposition’s new interim government, listens to Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Division over Hitto

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 23, 2013 | Opinion

“His origins are Kurdish and he was born in Damascus; this allows him to create good relations with all Syria’s communities. He could become the best mediator to resolve unsettled issues because he belongs to more than one community.” This is how President of...