Khuzama and Cedric from the Interstices-Fajawat grassroots initiative return to STIR to talk to Leila about the July unrest in Sweida province, which included massacres against members of the Druze community. Our guests were in Sweida during the unrest, so share their moving first-hand testimony as well as provide analysis on implications for the future of Syria as a whole.

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Credits and More:

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

• Aydin Yildiz (Producer)

• Elia Ayoub (Producer). More: ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠Mastodon⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and his ⁠Newsletter⁠

• Hisham Rifai (Illustration)

• Omar Offendum and Sami Matar (Music)

Date of recording: 5 September 2025