Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the
5 days ago · SHAPIRO: Mohammed al-Refai was a 22-year-old refugee from Syria. In 2015, millions of Syrians fled the civil war in their country. Mohammed's family went across the border to Jordan, but...
The state of Arab Spring countries following Assad's fall in Syria
Dec 11, 2024 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing...
How the fall of Assad's regime changes the geopolitics of the …
Dec 9, 2024 · SHAPIRO: Syria has been such a crucial, strategically useful ally to Russia and Iran. It's a very important square on the global chess board. Can you explain why?
Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
5 days ago · Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
What's next for the U.S. troops in Syria - publicradioeast.org
Dec 11, 2024 · SHAPIRO: Well, Syria has gone from this obsessive security state to a place where border crossings are open, people are in the street speaking freely for the first time in their lives. But Djerejian said the U.S. shouldn't try to take a leading role in Syria as it's done in other Mideast countries.
Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
5 days ago · NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.
What's next for the U.S. troops in Syria - NPR
Dec 11, 2024 · ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The long civil war in Syria left the U.S. in a complicated position. American troops are still in Syria. But in Damascus, the U.S. Embassy has been shuttered for more than a...
The state of Arab Spring countries following Assad's fall in Syria
Dec 11, 2024 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing dictators.
Female Syrian White Helmets Honoree Had No Hesitation To Join
Apr 26, 2017 · ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the Syrian civil war, a group of volunteer aid workers has rushed in to help wherever civilians are hurt. Officially they are called the Syria Civil Defense. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: More commonly, they're known as the White Helmets. Nearly 3,000 people do this work across Syria. A hundred of them are women.
Special Briefing: After Assad’s fall, what’s next for Syria and the ...
Dec 9, 2024 · Influential Israeli journalist Ehud Ya’ari celebrated the events, asserting that “Assad’s downfall was made possible by a year of Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, military industries and air defense systems in Syria.” He advised the government to expand contacts with rebel factions near the Golan and extend humanitarian assistance.