October 2011
4 posts
Assad’s Alawites: An entrenched community
Nir Rosen spends time deep inside Syria’s pro-regime Alawite community.
Nir Rosen Last Modified: 12 Oct 2011 13:14
Driving near the high-altitude resort of Slonfeh in the Alawite mountains of the Latakia region, I passed a funeral tent for a Syrian soldier killed in the region the previous week, one of two military “martyrs”...
Assad’s Alawites: The guardians of the throne
Syria’s Alawite community have a history of persecution, but dominate the ruling family’s security forces.
Nir Rosen Last Modified: 10 Oct 2011 17:49
As we left the central Syrian city of Homs, Abu Laith pulled a 9mm Llama pistol from under his shirt, loaded it and placed it in the gap between our seats. He was a sergeant...
A conversation with Grand Mufti Hassoun
Grand Mufti Hassoun, whose 22-year-old son was recently assassinated in Syria, is a supporter of Bashar al-Assad. Nir Rosen Last Modified: 03 Oct 2011 15:13
As the Syrian uprising turns more violent, the latest victim in a spate of assassinations is Saria Hassoun, the 22-year-old son of Syria’s Grand Mufti, Shiekh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun. The...
Part 3 of 3 in my Series on Syrian Demonstrations
The tides of mosques
Protesters were hoping Ramadan would prove a turning point, yet the powerful regime managed to quash most dissent.
Nir Rosen Last Modified: 02 Oct 2011 15:50
This is the final instalment of a three-part feature by Al Jazeera journalist Nir Rosen. For the previous chapters, click here: Ghosts in the mosques [part...
