Leila is joined by US-based academic Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad to talk about her recent book ‘Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements’. 

This episode explores the erasure of Syrians from their own story during the revolution, and the implications and lessons for building transnational solidarity with radical movements in the future.

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Credits and More:

• Leila Al Shami (Host, Lead Researcher, Producer). More: ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠Mastodon⁠ and her ⁠Blog⁠

• Aydin Yildiz (Producer)

• Hisham Rifai (Illustration)

• Omar Offendum and Sami Matar (Music)

Date of recording: 6 February 2026