Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition

Sawsan Abou Zainedin, a Syrian activist who fled from Bashar al-Assad’s regime, is returning to her hometown in southern Syria after the fall of the regime to see her father for the first time in seven years. She expresses excitement and concern about the future, emphasizing the need for a democratic government that protects the rights of all Syrians. Following the overthrow of the Assad regime by rebels led by H.T.S., an Islamist group, uncertainty looms as the country transitions to a new chapter under their leadership.

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