WINGS
Thursday January 23rd, 2025 with WINGS Series Producer, Frieda Werden
Syrians Hoping (part 2 of 2) Syrian feminists' wishes and fears for what may happen next.

WINGS #41-24 Syrians Hoping (part 2 of 2) Syrian feminists' wishes and fears for what may happen next. Length:28:57 Afra Jalabi and Mohja Kahf are both Syrian exiles working at universities in North America, who have remained closely connected to their home country. Just days after the dictator Assad fled for Russia, the two of them joined interviewer Kate Raphael (then in Palestine) via Zoom to talk about the complex events, and the history of resistance, especially by women. Continuing from last week, in Part 2, the guests engage in heated discussion about the complex situation on the ground, about international interference, and about their hopes and fears over whether the next step will be a democracy including all the country's cultures, or an Islamist dictatorship that oppresses women.