Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi
@ajaltamimi · Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen
Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi is a scholar of jihadism who works from primary documents, archiving the internal records of armed groups.
Our September issue for @SyriaTransition is out now. We have a number of interesting pieces this month incl. a look at the new currency, a review of a book on the PKK, & an op-ed by the outgoing development director for Syria at the UK Foreign Office https://t.co/ggpewHC6OZ
My latest interview w/an affiliate of Druze Rijal al-Karama movement in Suwayda'. Topics include: vision of movement's founder vs. 'Mount Bashan' project of Hikmat al-Hijri, relations w/'National Guard', situation in Suwayda', & negotiations w/Damascus https://t.co/RhGJ0QJp6M
What Gregory is talking about in the video is basically what would be called a 'Shari'i course' in Islamic faction terms. It exists in both the army and the Ministry of Interior. It can involve teaching Islam in terms of creed and/or some jurisprudential issues.
I think you are overreading this. The norm in Syrian public schools even before the regime fell was to separate girls and boys after primary school level. This is what exists where I live, for example.
Islamic State caused immense harm to Syria, but in my area there are multiple villages that were largely destroyed and the culprits- in terms of airstrikes and looting- are the Assad regime and its allies.
My latest post: on Syrian Turkmen activist complaints about the teaching of Turkish in Syrian schools, and what the recent controversy tells us about exaggerated portrayals of Turkish influence in Syria & Syria-Turkey relations https://t.co/B8YhsqDs8W
I agree with Reem. Why is anyone seeking out opinions on Syria from the likes of Daniel Haqiqatjou, 'Partisangirl', or Sulaiman Ahmad? They are ignorant and far removed from the country.
More cases of abuse of legal processes in Syria. A local Aleppo media activist who complained of corruption in the Aleppo city council says the head of the council raised a criminal complaint against him on basis of 'incitement to murder', and now he is wanted for arrest https://t.co/9U4y6ReZ0d
If you stay longer than 15 days in Syria you go to Passports & Immigration Directorate in Damascus or Aleppo, present your passport with a proof of stay document (normally signed & stamped by local mukhtar), pay a small application fee, & stay is extended to 90 days visitor visa.
That the new Syrian army has a religious dimension to it has been clear for some time: for instance, the fact that there are 'Shari'is' (including one Uzbek muhajir I know) working in the Ministry of Defence.
My latest: interview w/a Suwayda' resident on recent controversies including students in Suwayda' having to go to govt-controlled areas for exams,Hikmat al-Hijri's remarks on Druze ties to Israel,& claimed clashes btwn pro & anti-Hijri factions in Suwayda' https://t.co/mlIYFfAb9f
For @SyriaTransition, @LarsHauch argues current UN approach to Syria reflects continuity & risks repeating mistakes of 2011-2024,where access,presence & technical support substitute for advancing political principles of Resolution 2254 regarding transition https://t.co/AmCvjfCUVU
Full translation & overview(w/annotations) of Syrian Education Ministry's new decree on Kurdish language instruction in schools,& how it relates to balance of power between Syrian Democratic Forces & Syrian state amid the former's dissolution & integration https://t.co/lDGXDBQ662
Re-upping too the first post I did on my newsletter: a Ba'athist Iraq intelligence study on ethnic minorities in Baghdad, published in 1984 https://t.co/BL3g4ustxI
Very true. The majority of analysts, researchers & journalists who raise substantive criticisms do so because they care about the Syria's future & want to make constructive suggestions. Very different from sensationalist pundits on X who just cry 'terrorist/al-Qaeda government!'
I live in Syria & can recognise in some areas you have to acknowledge legacy of war. There isn't the money to rebuild everything in a rapid timeframe or supply the whole country with 24/7 electricity. But Gregory Waters' point on abuse of legal channels is entirely valid.
Wrong again 'Partisangirl'. I did in fact go to Syria while Assad was still in power and saw for myself glimpses of the personality cult around him, his family and allies. This equestrian statue of Basil al-Assad that I photographed is just one example. https://t.co/GcvJbuKVsW
'Egyptian Britt [sic]' is a new one...🤣🤣. Anyway, 'Partisangirl', anyone can look at photos, videos and testimonies from the Assad era & compare with the present situation & see the difference. It's not too late for you to rethink what you're doing & come back to Syria 😃😃
No. I live in Syria & the country's atmosphere now is nothing like the omnipresent personality cult of Assad and allies, even though there are people who are obviously 'drum beaters' for the state. You don't have Sharaa and Erdogan portraits & posters hanging all over the place. https://t.co/VqJP91zhrY
The latest crap from a Moroccan idiot whose shtick is: ‘I am a Muslim who supports Itamar Ben Gvir’ 😅😅
In case you missed it….on a new impressive Greek funerary inscription found in Afrin
In case you missed it…on the question of whether the Druze of Jabal al-Shaykh feel protected by the Israeli presence…
My latest: an impressive funerary monument recently found in Afrin has been transferred to Aleppo National Museum, but erroneous info is circulating on social media about the inscription's language, transcription & translation. I correct the errors here https://t.co/Do4JhxEKgE
New interview with a local from the Druze village of Hadhr in Qunaytra that lies opposite Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. The Syrian state still remains largely absent and there are mixed feelings about the Israeli presence: https://t.co/KPCJh6Lcr4
Al-Sharaa is not the leader of Al-Qaeda in Syria. This description is nearly a decade out of date.