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Sep 2023
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Why are Syria's Druze calling for Bashar...

Al Jazeera
About this episode

They've been largely neutral during 12 years of war -- but now Syria's Druze are protesting in their heartland. They're demanding Bashar al-Assad to step down. But why now? What's really behind their anger? And could these demonstrations gain momentum? 

Join host Imran Khan

Guests:

Mouaz Moustafa - Executive Director, Syrian Emergency Task Force.

Joshua Landis - Director of Center for Middle East Studies, Oklahoma University.

Steven Heydemann - Middle East Studies Program Director, Smith College.

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