Book contents
- The Syrian War
- The Syrian War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Syrian War
- Part II The Syrian Neighbourhood
- Part III A New Syria in a New World Order?
- 12 Transitional Justice Without Transition
- 13 Syrian Kurds
- 14 Epilogue
- 15 Conclusion
- Index
14 - Epilogue
The Future of Syria and the Middle East
from Part III - A New Syria in a New World Order?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 December 2019
- The Syrian War
- The Syrian War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Cases
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Syrian War
- Part II The Syrian Neighbourhood
- Part III A New Syria in a New World Order?
- 12 Transitional Justice Without Transition
- 13 Syrian Kurds
- 14 Epilogue
- 15 Conclusion
- Index
Summary
A personal note, written by a Syrian human rights activist and political dissident. Dr Allabwani became an opponent of the Baathist rule in 1981 (during Hafez al-Assad’s Presidency), having witnessed the Hama massacre during his compulsory military service as a medical doctor. In 2000, when Bashar al-Assad became president, Dr. Allabwani took part in meetings of activists who called for political reforms and the strengthening of civil society and institutions, later known as the ’Damascus Spring’. Dr Allabwani was arrested for his involvement and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, where he was held in solitary confinement. In this epilogue, Allabwani describes his perspective of the Syrian conflict and his vision for Syria – for the state he hopes one day his country will become but which, at this juncture, seems as remote as ever.
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- The Syrian WarBetween Justice and Political Reality, pp. 287 - 294Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020