May 2023

The Syrian American community today achieved tangible results after years of hard work and exercising their democratic rights in the United States.  The White House, State Department, Treasury Department, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Jim Risch, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Engel all issued strong statements in support of the Syrian people. Today the State Department followed by the Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against […]

Last month, Citizens for a Secure and Safe America (C4SSA) held a powerful conference focused on the topic of “Syria Stabilization: Opportunities, Challenges, and US Policy Options” which featured Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Levant Affairs Aimee Cutrona, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Todd Young (R-IN), Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and Congressman Joe Wilson

The UAE’s decision to expand bilateral relations with mass-murderer Assad should set off alarms throughout the free world WASHINGTON, DC – The Syrian American Diaspora at large and their organizations condemn the United Arab Emirates’ decision to host Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad while his mass murderous wrath continues with impunity. “I am shocked and outraged

WASHINGTON, DC – Citizens for a Secure and Safe America (C4SSA) is deeply alarmed by the recent escalation of violence by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Northwest Syria. HTS was designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Turkey, and other countries in 2018 due to the group’s affiliation to Al-Qaeda. Following a series

Huda Aljord Huda Aljord teaches Arabic and cultural studies at Riverside City College and UC Riverside. She is a board member of Citizens for a Secure and Safe America, an organization supporting democracy in Syria. As an Arab Muslim woman teaching in California for the past decade, I have heard more hate and disinformation about

You may have seen them downtown holding signs and chanting into the fall winds off Lake Michigan — Chicagoans demonstrating to support Iranians. Earlier this month near Montrose Beach, they stuck more than 14,000 white flags in the grass to spell out “Free Iran.” The number commemorated those who have been arrested and gone missing

WASHINGTON, DC – Citizens for a Secure and Safe America (C4SSA)is profoundly disturbed by the vicious murder of Noura Al-Ahmad, a pregnant teacher, and her eightyear-old daughter Rama in their home in the Al-Mishalla neighborhood of Raqqa onJanuary 16th. It has been alleged by multiple sources that the perpetrators are connected to the Syrian Democratic

WASHINGTON, DC – More than two thousand people have been killed so far in Syria and Türkiye after two massive earthquakes and several aftershocks hit Southern Türkiye. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:17 a.m. local time, and a second 7.5 magnitude aftershock followed it nine hours later. Dozens of aftershocks took place throughout the

WASHINGTON, DC – Syria and Türkiye have been shaken with a series of earthquakes. As of today, February 8th, the confirmed death toll is estimated at 11,000; however, this number is expected to rise over the coming days and weeks as several civilians remain unaccounted for amid the rubble. This natural disaster continues to evolve

Finding a new job in a foreign country as an adult, when you don’t speak the language or understand the culture is a challenge most people, let alone Americans have and will never experience in their lives.  Integration into a new society is no easy task, but it can and has been accomplished and with