From Glorifying Assad to Praising al-Joulani: The Shifting Allegiances of Syrian Celebrities
Soumia Benmerzoug, 19/12 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The term “mukawiin” (literally “those who took a turn” and figuratively “weather vanes”) has flooded Syrian socio-media landscape since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8. As the former president fled to Russia and rebels seized control of Damascus, a new label emerged to describe those who shifted allegiances with ...
