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Jawdat Abboud: Chicago’s long history of protests now supports those battling the regime in Iran

Late last month, Syrians in the southern Syrian province of Daraa experienced the worst siege in years by the Assad regime when dozens of innocent Syrian citizens were killed in the very cradle of the Syrian Revolution. We thank Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for condemning the attacks against innocent civilians in Daraa by the regime and call on the Committee to actively engage the Administration on the latest human rights violations in Syria.

California is taking steps to combat disinformation. But everyone can do more

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 …

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Escalation of Violence in Northwest Syria

Late last month, Syrians in the southern Syrian province of Daraa experienced the worst siege in years by the Assad regime when dozens of innocent Syrian citizens were killed in the very cradle of the Syrian Revolution. We thank Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for condemning the attacks against innocent civilians in Daraa by the regime and call on the Committee to actively engage the Administration on the latest human rights violations in Syria.