The View from Marjeh Square. Naftali Hilger.
by Hilger, Naftali; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 50Global Issues. Publisher: Jerusalem Report, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Al-Asad, Bashar | Israel -- Foreign relations -- Syria -- Economic conditions | Syria -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The View from Marjeh Square, April 4, 2005; pp. 24-25.
"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.
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