Fri 30 May 2025:
The new Syrian government has had to deal with a bewildering array of internal and external challenges. How it deals with these will determine the future integrity and progress of the country.
Today we welcome back onto the show historian Dr Diana Darke who told us previously that she will return back to the country and her house in the old city of Damascus after a period of being barred from entering. She tells us about the new Syria, its hopes and challenges.
Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction 2:20 – Return to Syria after blacklisting 6:35 – Donate to Baitulmaal 7:38 – Sense of freedom? 13:23 – HTS bureaucracy? 22:00 – Secure to visit Damascus? 27:09 – Sanctions lifted 32:11 – Experience under Assad 34:29 – Al-Sharaa’s statecraft 41:44 – Muslims and Christians 47:23 – Banks in Syria 50:22 – Guidebook on Syria 54:55 – How to help Syria?
-Source: The Thinking Muslim
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