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Mar 2022
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đŸŒ» Ukraine Special: 1. A View From Syria...

Elia Ayoub
About this episode

In light of what's been happening in Ukraine I am publishing a series of episodes that will, hopefully, bring in perspectives that are usually not platformed.

The first episode is with British-Syrian writer and activist Leila Al-Shami. She's the co-author of the book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War."

Important note: this is not a news update. For news updates check the podcasts below:

  • Ukraine Without Hype by Romeo Kokriatski and A. Bartaway
  • Popular Front
  • Ukrainecast - BBC
  • The Ex-Worker
  • Talk Eastern Europe

Links on how to help Ukrainians:
https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1499492353261727760
+ https://twitter.com/Border_Violence/status/1497345941552209924
+ https://twitter.com/DocumentingMN/status/1498400897419956230
+ https://twitter.com/nii_ugre/status/1496846810761117700
+ https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity
+ https://wiki.avtonom.org/en/index.php/Donate

Relevant reading:

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