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Clicking on the link produces an error message. T -----Original Message----- >From: Michael Karadjis via Marxism <marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> >Sent: Jan 21, 2016 8:35 AM >To: Thomas F Barton <thomasfbar...@earthlink.net> >Subject: [Marxism] Yassin al Haj Saleh: “Syria is a unique symbol of >injustice, apathy and amnesia” > > >Yassin al Haj Saleh: “Syria is a unique symbol of injustice, apathy and >amnesia” > http://chronikler.com/middle-east/iraq-and-the-levant/yassin-al-haj-saleh/By > Boštjan Videmšek/DELOIn an exclusive interview, prominent Syrian writer and > dissident Yassinal-Haj Saleh talks about Syria’s past, tragic present and > uncertainfuture.Wednesday 20 January 2016Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a leading > Syrian writer, a former politicalprisoner and one of Syria’s foremost > intellectuals. Ever since hisstudent days, Saleh has been a vocal critic of > the Assad regimes. He wasarrested in 1980 during the presidency of Hafez > al-Assad and spent thenext 16 years as a prisoner of conscience.During the > early days of the Syrian uprising, his voice became louderthan ever. In 2012, > he was given the Prince Claus Award (supported bythe Dutch Ministry of > Foreign Affairs) but was unable to collect it, ashe was living in hiding in > Damascus. In 2013, he fled to Turkey. Hiswife and brother were abducted the > same year. He is the author ofseveral books, including Deliverance or > Destruction? Syria at aCrossroads (2014).Here, he speaks to Boštjan Videmšek > about Syria’s past, tragic presentand uncertain future.(Long, but very > worthwhile, interview > follows):http://chronikler.com/middle-east/iraq-and-the-levant/yassin-al-haj-saleh/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
