Leila
@leilashami.bsky.social
Co-author of 'Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War'
Co-founder @fromtheperiphery.com & host of @syriapodcast.bsky.social & co-host @thefirethesetimes.com
Member @thepeopleswant.bsky.social
Blogs at: https://leilashami.wordpress.com/
Co-founder @fromtheperiphery.com & host of @syriapodcast.bsky.social & co-host @thefirethesetimes.com
Member @thepeopleswant.bsky.social
Blogs at: https://leilashami.wordpress.com/
Cedric, who I recently spoke to for @syriapodcast.bsky.social published a moving first hand testimony of the violent attacks in Sweida in July
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Syria: A Testimony by a Foreigner Caught in the Suwayda Massacres
Photo Credits: Santiago Montag Between February 28 and July 22, 2025, the author was in the Suwayda province in Southern Syria, where his family, belonging to the Druze community, resides. He witnes...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Cedric, who I recently spoke to for @syriapodcast.bsky.social published a moving first hand testimony of the violent attacks in Sweida in July
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A wonderful initiative just launched bringing Sudanese voices to an English-speaking audience
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Free Sudan Gazette
Free Sudan Gazette is an independent, open-source digital media platform providing news, research, investigations, and documentation of political, social, and cultural events about Sudanese people …
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October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A wonderful initiative just launched bringing Sudanese voices to an English-speaking audience
freesudangazette.com
freesudangazette.com
"Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future"
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future"
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Latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social on the July unrest in Sweida & massacres against the Druze community
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STIR 6/ Unrest in Sweida, pt. 2 w/ Interstices-Fajawat | From The Periphery Media Collective
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October 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social on the July unrest in Sweida & massacres against the Druze community
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"There are many valid reasons to oppose Western imperialism ... But real anti-imperialism is consistent. It does not choose which structures to excuse and which oppressed people to ignore. It does not sacrifice indigenous communities on the altar of geopolitics."
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The ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Idiots: Pakistani Left Edition - NAKED PUNCH
(inspired by Leila Al Shami)
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October 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"There are many valid reasons to oppose Western imperialism ... But real anti-imperialism is consistent. It does not choose which structures to excuse and which oppressed people to ignore. It does not sacrifice indigenous communities on the altar of geopolitics."
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Latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social on the July unrest in Sweida & massacres against the Druze community
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STIR 6/ Unrest in Sweida, pt. 2 w/ Interstices-Fajawat | From The Periphery Media Collective
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October 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social on the July unrest in Sweida & massacres against the Druze community
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One killed, several injured in Syrian Army, SDF clashes in Aleppo
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One killed, several injured in Syrian Army, SDF clashes in Aleppo: Reports
A member of Syria's internal security forces killed and three others injured, along with civilians, in Aleppo clashes.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
One killed, several injured in Syrian Army, SDF clashes in Aleppo
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Al Jazeera: At least 104 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since Friday, the day Trump called on Israel to halt its bombing campaign.
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Al Jazeera: At least 104 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since Friday, the day Trump called on Israel to halt its bombing campaign.
How do we keep showing up when it feels like nothing is changing and when we're burned out? Together with @aymanmak.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social we spoke about Palestine Solidarity Against the Odds on @fromtheperiphery.com
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FTPP 8: Palestine Solidarity Against the Odds | From The Periphery Media Collective
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October 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
How do we keep showing up when it feels like nothing is changing and when we're burned out? Together with @aymanmak.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social we spoke about Palestine Solidarity Against the Odds on @fromtheperiphery.com
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"The first thing that the interim government in Syria must do is to end enforced disappearance and unlawful detention, and stop the sectarian violence ... Start focusing on achieving the truth, justice and peace that we need to move our country forward."
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The families of Syria’s disappeared are asking for the truth. Our country cannot rebuild until we have it | Wafa Mustafa
Over 160,000 people, including my father, were abducted by the Assad regime. The country’s new commission for the missing must be inclusive and independent to restore our trust
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October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The first thing that the interim government in Syria must do is to end enforced disappearance and unlawful detention, and stop the sectarian violence ... Start focusing on achieving the truth, justice and peace that we need to move our country forward."
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Food Is Not A Weapon: Open letter to the people of Gaza on the weaponization of food and famine
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Food Is Not A Weapon: Open letter on the weaponization of food and famine | Framaforms.org
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October 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Food Is Not A Weapon: Open letter to the people of Gaza on the weaponization of food and famine
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Join us this Saturday - and every first Sat of the month - for our monthly @fromtheperiphery.com hangout!
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Next Hangout! Saturday 4th October | From The Periphery Media Collective
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September 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Join us this Saturday - and every first Sat of the month - for our monthly @fromtheperiphery.com hangout!
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Rethinking the Syrian Revolution: How the Left Misread Syria
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Rethinking the Syrian Revolution – Spectre Journal
Robert Francis challenges the exclusive geopolitical focus fueling skepticism on the Western left towards the Syrian Revolution, arguing for an anti-imperialism built on solidarity.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Rethinking the Syrian Revolution: How the Left Misread Syria
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Amer Matar from the Syrian Prisons Museum was arrested by the Syrian authorities.
Freedom for Amer!
Freedom for Amer!
September 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Amer Matar from the Syrian Prisons Museum was arrested by the Syrian authorities.
Freedom for Amer!
Freedom for Amer!
"A people that stops asking questions stops participating in its future. It becomes a spectator to its own story. We cannot allow that to happen. Not after everything we've sacrificed...
A new Syria is still possible, but only if we refuse to stay silent."
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A new Syria is still possible, but only if we refuse to stay silent."
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Syria Still Needs an Opposition
At the heart of everything unfolding in Syria today lies a deeper, more existential crisis. The fall of the Assad regime has exposed a long-standing void: the absence of a shared, inclusive, and coher...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"A people that stops asking questions stops participating in its future. It becomes a spectator to its own story. We cannot allow that to happen. Not after everything we've sacrificed...
A new Syria is still possible, but only if we refuse to stay silent."
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A new Syria is still possible, but only if we refuse to stay silent."
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Prior to the Suwayda events, the majority of Druze-Syrians disliked Al-Hijri, were optimistic of the state, and fierce advocates for a united Syria. Following the massacres, and the disgusting attempt to whitewash them, that majority feels betrayed.
And the truth is, they were.
And the truth is, they were.
August 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Prior to the Suwayda events, the majority of Druze-Syrians disliked Al-Hijri, were optimistic of the state, and fierce advocates for a united Syria. Following the massacres, and the disgusting attempt to whitewash them, that majority feels betrayed.
And the truth is, they were.
And the truth is, they were.
Horrific video emerged of Syrian security forces killing a medic in Sweida hospital last month - confirming what we already knew from many testimonies.
Those responsible must be held to account
Those responsible must be held to account
August 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Horrific video emerged of Syrian security forces killing a medic in Sweida hospital last month - confirming what we already knew from many testimonies.
Those responsible must be held to account
Those responsible must be held to account
Heartbreaking news that the brave Anas Al Sharif was killed. Israel has consistently targeted journalists so that the world will not see the genocidal violence it is inflicting on the people of Gaza.
Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza press tent alongside four other journalists. Despite threats, he vowed to report “till the end.” Press freedom groups warn his killing follows an Israeli smear campaign.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Heartbreaking news that the brave Anas Al Sharif was killed. Israel has consistently targeted journalists so that the world will not see the genocidal violence it is inflicting on the people of Gaza.
"The Syrian media is lying" Protest in Sweida city yesterday
August 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"The Syrian media is lying" Protest in Sweida city yesterday
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Hear me talk with @leilashami.bsky.social about my time in NE Syria, also known as Rojava, speaking with Islamized Armenians, descendants of survivors of the Armenian Genocide who were forcibly ‘assimilated’ during and after 1915. And listen to the other episodes of her podcast!
In the latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social I'm joined by @karena1.bsky.social to talk about the experiences of Islamized Armenians in Northeast Syria. Available on all podcast apps or here:
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July 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hear me talk with @leilashami.bsky.social about my time in NE Syria, also known as Rojava, speaking with Islamized Armenians, descendants of survivors of the Armenian Genocide who were forcibly ‘assimilated’ during and after 1915. And listen to the other episodes of her podcast!
In the latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social I'm joined by @karena1.bsky.social to talk about the experiences of Islamized Armenians in Northeast Syria. Available on all podcast apps or here:
fromtheperiphery.com/2025/07/30/s...
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July 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In the latest episode of @syriapodcast.bsky.social I'm joined by @karena1.bsky.social to talk about the experiences of Islamized Armenians in Northeast Syria. Available on all podcast apps or here:
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The Gaza famine and genocide cannot become the new normal. The latest episode of The Fire These Times is now available everywhere.
With @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social @danielvoskoboynik.bsky.social @essssraaa.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social
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With @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social @danielvoskoboynik.bsky.social @essssraaa.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social
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July 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Gaza famine and genocide cannot become the new normal. The latest episode of The Fire These Times is now available everywhere.
With @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social @danielvoskoboynik.bsky.social @essssraaa.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social
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With @ayoub.bsky.social @leilashami.bsky.social @danielvoskoboynik.bsky.social @essssraaa.bsky.social & @karena1.bsky.social
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It is distressing to see the level of disinformation concerning Sweida, and the willingness of so many to believe it. The fact that Hajari's militias contain Assadists and that they have treacherously collaborated with Israel does not change the fact that
July 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Wendy Pearlman's interview with Yassin Al-Haj Saleh 'Genocide in Syria, Gaza, and Beyond'
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Genocide in Syria, Gaza, and Beyond | Antidote Zine
Using the term “war” in the Syrian context is as innocent, biased, and lazy as using the term “war” to name the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Instead of coming ...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wendy Pearlman's interview with Yassin Al-Haj Saleh 'Genocide in Syria, Gaza, and Beyond'
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