Razan S
@razanspeaks.bsky.social
Syrian. Niche in narrative, pre-2011 exile communities’ palingenesis and diaspora histories.
Also @intersectSyria.bsky.social for info-bites.
Also @intersectSyria.bsky.social for info-bites.
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Some notes on the events in Syria the past 72 hours (and three months): a thread this morning by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some notes on the events in Syria the past 72 hours (and three months): a thread this morning by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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Following the fall of the Assad regime, Razan Saffour, a Syrian, kicks off 2025 by setting foot on Syrian soil for the first time in her life.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
January 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Following the fall of the Assad regime, Razan Saffour, a Syrian, kicks off 2025 by setting foot on Syrian soil for the first time in her life.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
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Absolutely overwhelming to see @razanspeaks.bsky.social arriving in Syria.
Alf mabrouk, ya Razan!
#solidarity #imnotcryingyourcrying
Alf mabrouk, ya Razan!
#solidarity #imnotcryingyourcrying
Following the fall of the Assad regime, Razan Saffour, a Syrian, kicks off 2025 by setting foot on Syrian soil for the first time in her life.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
These are exceptional moments for Syrians everywhere.
January 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Absolutely overwhelming to see @razanspeaks.bsky.social arriving in Syria.
Alf mabrouk, ya Razan!
#solidarity #imnotcryingyourcrying
Alf mabrouk, ya Razan!
#solidarity #imnotcryingyourcrying
This is the first time in 14 years the New Year in Syria doesn’t begin with bombing, massacres and death by Assad, Iran and Russia.
December 31, 2024 at 9:32 PM
This is the first time in 14 years the New Year in Syria doesn’t begin with bombing, massacres and death by Assad, Iran and Russia.
my uncle, 78, visited Aleppo for the first time since ~1979. he sent my mother a message telling her how he felt standing at my grandfather’s grave for the first time. my grandfather passed away in 1984, in his death waited 40 years for his grave to be prayed on by his eldest son
December 24, 2024 at 12:23 AM
my uncle, 78, visited Aleppo for the first time since ~1979. he sent my mother a message telling her how he felt standing at my grandfather’s grave for the first time. my grandfather passed away in 1984, in his death waited 40 years for his grave to be prayed on by his eldest son
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December 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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A tribute to the martyr Khaled Nabhan and all of Gaza from Al-3asi square yesterday in Hama, Syria. 🤍💔❤️🩹💚
Poster reads: “Gaza, oh soul of our soul.”
📸 Nour Alwan
H/T
@razanspeaks.bsky.social
Poster reads: “Gaza, oh soul of our soul.”
📸 Nour Alwan
H/T
@razanspeaks.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
A tribute to the martyr Khaled Nabhan and all of Gaza from Al-3asi square yesterday in Hama, Syria. 🤍💔❤️🩹💚
Poster reads: “Gaza, oh soul of our soul.”
📸 Nour Alwan
H/T
@razanspeaks.bsky.social
Poster reads: “Gaza, oh soul of our soul.”
📸 Nour Alwan
H/T
@razanspeaks.bsky.social
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“And today in Syria, for the first time ever, nobody fears live bullets, snipers, tear gas and bombs as they take to reclaim their streets. Our streets in our Syria.”
Thread by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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Thread by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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December 13, 2024 at 7:48 AM
“And today in Syria, for the first time ever, nobody fears live bullets, snipers, tear gas and bombs as they take to reclaim their streets. Our streets in our Syria.”
Thread by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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Thread by @razanspeaks.bsky.social.
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Hafez Assad came into power in March 1971. Ever since, Syria had been held hostage to the Assad regime — until 8th December 2024.
Today is the Friday in an Assad-free Syria.
Today is the Friday in an Assad-free Syria.
December 13, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Hafez Assad came into power in March 1971. Ever since, Syria had been held hostage to the Assad regime — until 8th December 2024.
Today is the Friday in an Assad-free Syria.
Today is the Friday in an Assad-free Syria.
Visiting my grandmother’s grave is my father’s priority upon returning to Syria. His mother who he was deprived from for decades, deprived even from speaking to her given his work that rendered contact with his family a threat to them.
My incredible father, Walid Saffour, 74, tells Reuters.
My incredible father, Walid Saffour, 74, tells Reuters.
December 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Visiting my grandmother’s grave is my father’s priority upon returning to Syria. His mother who he was deprived from for decades, deprived even from speaking to her given his work that rendered contact with his family a threat to them.
My incredible father, Walid Saffour, 74, tells Reuters.
My incredible father, Walid Saffour, 74, tells Reuters.
Damascus has been liberated. Syria is free of the Assad regime.
I can’t process anything.
After 54 years of the Assad family holding Syrians hostage - we are free.
I can’t process anything.
After 54 years of the Assad family holding Syrians hostage - we are free.
December 8, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Damascus has been liberated. Syria is free of the Assad regime.
I can’t process anything.
After 54 years of the Assad family holding Syrians hostage - we are free.
I can’t process anything.
After 54 years of the Assad family holding Syrians hostage - we are free.
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@razanspeaks.bsky.social on X:
Baba Amr was one of the most brutalised towns in Homs. The Assad regime, Iran & Hezb pounded it so viciously - bombardment; massacres; sieges - before forcing her to succumb.
Now 13 years later, minarets in Baba Amr are reverberating with the proclamation of victory.
Baba Amr was one of the most brutalised towns in Homs. The Assad regime, Iran & Hezb pounded it so viciously - bombardment; massacres; sieges - before forcing her to succumb.
Now 13 years later, minarets in Baba Amr are reverberating with the proclamation of victory.
December 7, 2024 at 9:49 PM
@razanspeaks.bsky.social on X:
Baba Amr was one of the most brutalised towns in Homs. The Assad regime, Iran & Hezb pounded it so viciously - bombardment; massacres; sieges - before forcing her to succumb.
Now 13 years later, minarets in Baba Amr are reverberating with the proclamation of victory.
Baba Amr was one of the most brutalised towns in Homs. The Assad regime, Iran & Hezb pounded it so viciously - bombardment; massacres; sieges - before forcing her to succumb.
Now 13 years later, minarets in Baba Amr are reverberating with the proclamation of victory.
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A video from the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, one of the most significant areas that witnessed protests during the Syrian revolution. The regime bombarded it with artillery and airstrikes, forcing its residents to flee. Today, its residents are returning as the city of Homs is liberated.
December 7, 2024 at 10:18 PM
A video from the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, one of the most significant areas that witnessed protests during the Syrian revolution. The regime bombarded it with artillery and airstrikes, forcing its residents to flee. Today, its residents are returning as the city of Homs is liberated.
My father’s hometown is liberated from the Assad regime. Homs is liberated.
After 44 years of torture and exile, my father can return home.
After 44 years of torture and exile, my father can return home.
December 7, 2024 at 10:27 PM
My father’s hometown is liberated from the Assad regime. Homs is liberated.
After 44 years of torture and exile, my father can return home.
After 44 years of torture and exile, my father can return home.
As Syrian rebels make their way into rural Homs liberating Rastan and Talbiseh after yesterday’s Hama victory, Russian warplanes bomb both Rastan and rural Hama.
Tell me who the occupying ‘terrorists’ are. Tell me who the violent imperialist foreign powers are.
Tell me who the occupying ‘terrorists’ are. Tell me who the violent imperialist foreign powers are.
December 6, 2024 at 7:26 AM
As Syrian rebels make their way into rural Homs liberating Rastan and Talbiseh after yesterday’s Hama victory, Russian warplanes bomb both Rastan and rural Hama.
Tell me who the occupying ‘terrorists’ are. Tell me who the violent imperialist foreign powers are.
Tell me who the occupying ‘terrorists’ are. Tell me who the violent imperialist foreign powers are.
Hama. The city that gave 40,000 souls in 1982. The city that was besieged, destroyed, entire lineages wiped out in the space of 3 weeks by Assad’s father. Hama the city that broke us all, the city that Syrians have been asking for forgiveness from since 2011. Our Hama is being liberated.
December 5, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Hama. The city that gave 40,000 souls in 1982. The city that was besieged, destroyed, entire lineages wiped out in the space of 3 weeks by Assad’s father. Hama the city that broke us all, the city that Syrians have been asking for forgiveness from since 2011. Our Hama is being liberated.
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“Christians’ main concerns are not about being able to go to church,” writes Fadi Hallisso. “They are about a possible return to the Ottoman millet system, whereby Christians would be regarded not as having full rights… but rather as second-class citizens.”
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Aleppo’s Christians Weigh an Uncertain Future
The city’s takeover by Islamist rebel groups is reviving minority fears of being reduced to second-class citizens
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December 5, 2024 at 12:40 AM
“Christians’ main concerns are not about being able to go to church,” writes Fadi Hallisso. “They are about a possible return to the Ottoman millet system, whereby Christians would be regarded not as having full rights… but rather as second-class citizens.”
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From my Interview today with The News Movement on life in Aleppo under the regime and since liberation, fear and context.
Grateful for all the media outlets across the world reaching out to hear Syrian perspectives.
Grateful for all the media outlets across the world reaching out to hear Syrian perspectives.
December 5, 2024 at 12:08 AM
From my Interview today with The News Movement on life in Aleppo under the regime and since liberation, fear and context.
Grateful for all the media outlets across the world reaching out to hear Syrian perspectives.
Grateful for all the media outlets across the world reaching out to hear Syrian perspectives.
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After 10 years of forced displacement a mother is reunited with her son in Aleppo
December 4, 2024 at 10:47 PM
After 10 years of forced displacement a mother is reunited with her son in Aleppo
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Syria: Can The Tyrant Assad Fall? with Razan Saffour. Episode is out now: youtu.be/rpvZRWf-M9w?...
Syria: Can The Tyrant Assad Fall? With Razan Saffour
YouTube video by The Thinking Muslim
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December 4, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Syria: Can The Tyrant Assad Fall? with Razan Saffour. Episode is out now: youtu.be/rpvZRWf-M9w?...
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Syrian activist @razanspeaks.bsky.social was on the Thinking Muslim Podcast today - show out soon Insha’Allah
December 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Syrian activist @razanspeaks.bsky.social was on the Thinking Muslim Podcast today - show out soon Insha’Allah
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I wrote this for the New Statesman. www.newstatesman.com/world/middle...
Aleppo is just the beginning
The advance on the city is a Syrian drama, reflecting both rebel success and regime failure.
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December 3, 2024 at 12:20 PM
I wrote this for the New Statesman. www.newstatesman.com/world/middle...
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Regime forces have targeted Idlib's university hospital and a number of other health facilities.
The only method the regime knows to retain power is to terrorize civilians
The only method the regime knows to retain power is to terrorize civilians
December 2, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Regime forces have targeted Idlib's university hospital and a number of other health facilities.
The only method the regime knows to retain power is to terrorize civilians
The only method the regime knows to retain power is to terrorize civilians
From my (7am!) interview today for the BBC, on the situation in north Syria.
Correction to be made: over the last few years the monthly* death toll has been 30-200 civilians, not daily, due primarily to Assad and Russian bombardment.
Correction to be made: over the last few years the monthly* death toll has been 30-200 civilians, not daily, due primarily to Assad and Russian bombardment.
December 3, 2024 at 7:33 AM
From my (7am!) interview today for the BBC, on the situation in north Syria.
Correction to be made: over the last few years the monthly* death toll has been 30-200 civilians, not daily, due primarily to Assad and Russian bombardment.
Correction to be made: over the last few years the monthly* death toll has been 30-200 civilians, not daily, due primarily to Assad and Russian bombardment.
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If I don't collapse of exhaustion beforehand, I plan to publish a comprehensive explainer on developments in NW #Syria in #SyriaWeekly's regular newsletter tomorrow.
It'll be free for anyone to read.
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It'll be free for anyone to read.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:33 PM
If I don't collapse of exhaustion beforehand, I plan to publish a comprehensive explainer on developments in NW #Syria in #SyriaWeekly's regular newsletter tomorrow.
It'll be free for anyone to read.
syriaweekly.com
It'll be free for anyone to read.
syriaweekly.com