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The conscience of Syria: An interview with activist and intellectual Yassin al-Haj Saleh

Published on: 26 March 2014

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A popular Syrian intellectual responds to questions on the Syrian conflict and the west. Throughout, Yassin confronts and reframes several western fears and constructs about Islamists, intervention and the development of the uprising.

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