Hilger, Naftali, <br/><br/>
The View from Marjeh Square. 
Naftali Hilger. 
 -  Jerusalem Report,  2005. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 50,  Global Issues,  1522-3221; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: The View from Marjeh Square, April 4, 2005; pp. 24-25. 
<br/><br/> "Indeed, the cell phones don't stop ringing, and Al-Jazeera broadcasts all day long. But Zaamir, who is willing to speak at length in a corner at the Old City's Neufaracafe, expresses the general frustration over the gap between expectations and reality in the new Syria. 'Believe me, nothing has changed here,' he says. 'An old president has gone, and a young one took his place, but the ruler is still surrounded by the same people, and they are the ones who set the tone in the country. As long as that old group is in power, nothing will change." (JERUSALEM REPORT) This article exemplifies the difficulties of the transition to democracy in the Middle East through the example of Damascus in Syria. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3221; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Al-Asad, Bashar
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Israel--Foreign relations--Economic conditions--Syria<br/>Syria--Politics and government
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050