US EditionSyrian Filmmaker Gives an Inside Look at Her Return Home After the Fall of Assad Regime
Waad Al-Kateab returns after 12 years to document Syria's recovery and human cost following Assad's decade-long war and displacement of millions.
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Syrian filmmaker gives an inside look at her return home after the fall of Assad regime
The Assad family's oppressive half-century rule ended one year ago this week, as Bashar al-Assad fled for Russia amid an insurgent takeover after he spent more than 12 years slaughtering his own people. His flight was a moment of joy and reckoning for millions of Syrians who opposed him. Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab, an Oscar-nominated documentarian, brings a very personal look at going home.
Since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad a year ago, the states of the Arabian peninsula have been increasing their investment announcements in the transport, energy and telecommunications sectors. A way to help the transitional president, Ahmed Al-Charaa, stabilize this pivotal Middle East country.
A year ago, on 7 December 2024, the Syrian dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad fell. One year ago, the Syrian people hoped for a better life. The new government, if it sought international recognition, struggles to implement a policy of reconstruction. The Syrian refugees from Reims celebrated this year of freedom, but their emotions are contrasting with the future of their country.
OP-ED: Syria: One year of liberation
Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Alaa Tanteh is the Northeast Outreach & Donor Operations Coordinator at Syrian Forum USA, according to her LinkedIn page. She graduated from Worcester State University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in the university’s class of 2025. The Syrian war began in 2011. I was 6 years old an…
After a crucial year, when Bashar al-Assad's regime fell after 14 years of bloody war, Syria is today at the threshold of a new phase led by Transitional President Ahmed Al-Shara'.
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