Ammar Abdulhamid

Ammar Abdulhamid is a Syrian pro-democracy activist based in Washington, D.C. where he currently serves as fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

The creation of an unbridgeable divide

Syria's civil war is now strongly characterised by militias identifying along sectarian lines. The growing divide between Sunnis and Alawites has profound implications for Syria, and the Middle East.

By Ammar Abdulhamid

/ 24 Jan 2013

Just the facts: truth and the internet

"Just the facts: truth and the internet" took place in April 2006 as part of the PEN New York World Voices festival. For more information see www.pen.

By Jacob Weisberg, Susan Tifft, George Saunders, Carol Darr, Ammar Abdulhamid and Åsne Seierstad

/ 13 Jun 2006