Joseph Daher is a Swiss-Syrian socialist activist, academic, and founder of the blog Syria Freedom Forever. He is the author of Hezbollah: Political Economy of the Party of God (2016, Pluto Press).
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPopular oral culture and sectarianism, a materialist analysisHow and by whom is sectarianism produced and maintained? And for what reasons?العربية
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria, the uprising and the media sceneThe Syrian revolutionary process is a more thoroughly documented uprising than has ever been seen before in history, notably thanks to these democratic media.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMilitias and crony capitalism to hamper Syria reconstructionReconstruction is a main project of the regime and crony capitalists, linked with a plan to consolidate their political and economic power, while rewarding foreign allies for their assistance with a share of the market.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTowards an inclusive and pluralistic citizenship in SyriaTalk about building a new form of citizenship in Syria might seem unrealistic today, but in fact, it should be seen as a long-term strategy.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: grassroots democracy, future prospects (Part II)Part two of this interview with Joseph Daher explores some of the experiments in grassroots democracy and the possible futures in Syria.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRevolution and counter-revolution in Syria (Part I)This first part of an interview with Joseph Daher offers an in-depth look at the forces involved in the Syrian revolution, and those fighting against it.