a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:74:"Mass graves found near Syria’s capital could contain thousands of bodies";s:12:"thePermalink";s:106:"https://www.islamicity.org/103701/mass-graves-found-near-syrias-capital-could-contain-thousands-of-bodies/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/qpGINupJYtc/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGINupJYtc";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"damascus|/topics/damascus";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 17 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 17, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:103701;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Isam Aliad, a former construction company owner from Syria, shares a harrowing account of the war crimes he witnessed under Bashar Assad’s regime, specifically detailing the stat......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:74:"Mass graves found near Syria’s capital could contain thousands of bodies";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"How Assad ran Syria's ruthless network of torture?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/103674/how-assad-ran-syrias-ruthless-network-of-torture/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Channel 4 News";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/VQ7Y3LtFjGg/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7Y3LtFjGg";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"human rights|/topics/human-rights";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 14 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 14, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Channel 4 News|/source/channel-4-news";s:5:"theID";i:103674;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"This video explores the shocking legacy of brutality under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which spanned several decades and culminated in a brutal crackdown during the Syrian Civil Wa......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"How Assad ran Syria's ruthless network of torture?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"Syrian Revolution: Too Good to Be True?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/103657/syrian-revolution-too-good-to-be-true/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Abukar Arman";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/map-of-syria-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"arab world|/topics/arab-world";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 12, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Abukar Arman|/by/abukar-arman";s:5:"theID";i:103657;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Like many people around the world, I rejoiced with the liberated Syrian people when the tyrannical dynasty of a father and son that oppressed them for more than half a century fina......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"Syrian Revolution: Too Good to Be True?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:80:"Banks and shops reopen in Damascus as life returns to post-Assad normal in Syria";s:12:"thePermalink";s:115:"https://www.islamicity.org/103649/banks-and-shops-reopen-in-damascus-as-life-returns-to-post-assad-normal-in-syria/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/fJTDjUg_flo/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJTDjUg_flo";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"syria crisis|/topics/syria-crisis";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 11 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:103649;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:139:"In Damascus, a new chapter unfolds as residents and opposition fighters collaborate to restore the city after the fall of the Assad regime.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:80:"Banks and shops reopen in Damascus as life returns to post-Assad normal in Syria";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Is Israel Shaping Syria's Future After Assad's Fall?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/103611/is-israel-shaping-syrias-future-after-assads-fall/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Hira Mukhtar";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:72:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/assad-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"syria crisis|/topics/syria-crisis";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 10 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 10, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Hira Mukhtar|/by/hira-mukhtar";s:5:"theID";i:103611;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The geopolitical landscape in Syria has taken a dramatic turn, with Israel’s military actions intensifying and the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime shaking the region to it......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Is Israel Shaping Syria's Future After Assad's Fall?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:85:"Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres";s:12:"thePermalink";s:113:"https://www.islamicity.org/103607/syrians-now-have-historic-opportunity-to-build-a-peaceful-future-says-guterres/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"United Nations";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Free-Syrian-flag-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"assad regime|/topics/assad-regime";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 9 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 9, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"United Nations|/source/united-nations";s:5:"theID";i:103607;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:" After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize an historic o......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:85:"Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:75:"Syrians Are Celebrating Fall of Assad, Even as "the Bigger Picture Is Grim"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:107:"https://www.islamicity.org/103606/syrians-are-celebrating-fall-of-assad-even-as-the-bigger-picture-is-grim/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Democracy Now";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/LafuY385eW4/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LafuY385eW4";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"bashar al-assad|/topics/bashar-al-assad";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 9 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 9, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Democracy Now|/source/democracy-now";s:5:"theID";i:103606;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"discusses the significant shift in Syria's political landscape with the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which had ruled for over 50 years. The United Nations has called ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:75:"Syrians Are Celebrating Fall of Assad, Even as "the Bigger Picture Is Grim"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:57:"Why did Syria’s opposition forces choose now to attack?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/103593/why-did-syrias-opposition-forces-choose-now-to-attack/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/q9bGiVvyi6Q/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9bGiVvyi6Q";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"government and politics|/topics/government-and-politics";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 7 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 7, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:103593;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Syrian opposition fighters, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have launched a major offensive, capturing most of Aleppo in their first significant advance since the city was retak......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:57:"Why did Syria’s opposition forces choose now to attack?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:72:"What they are not telling you about the Syrian Rebellion with Sami Hamdi";s:12:"thePermalink";s:107:"https://www.islamicity.org/103594/what-they-are-not-telling-you-about-the-syrian-rebellion-with-sami-hamdi/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"The Thinking Muslim";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/_v6nl280b40/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v6nl280b40";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"syrian opposition|/topics/syrian-opposition";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 7 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 7, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:47:"The Thinking Muslim|/source/the-thinking-muslim";s:5:"theID";i:103594;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The demands of the people were snuffed out by a deranged dictator who decided he would burn his country, before giving up power. We thought the revolution had ended, and the mil......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:72:"What they are not telling you about the Syrian Rebellion with Sami Hamdi";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Syria’s Decade in Hell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/78076/syrias-decade-in-hell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"James Zogby";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/iStock-504697328-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"bashar al-assad|/topics/bashar-al-assad";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 4 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 3, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"James Zogby|/by/james-zogby";s:5:"theID";i:78076;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:92:"It’s been a decade since the conflict in Syria began​, and the toll has been staggering.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Syria’s Decade in Hell";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Gabbard: U.S. Attack on Syrian Airfield 'Short-Sighted'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/11394/gabbard-u-s-attack-on-syrian-airfield-short-sighted/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Max Greenwood";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:88:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/isis-tentacles-march-28-2016.jpeg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"syria war|/topics/syria-war";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 7 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 7, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Max Greenwood|/by/max-greenwood";s:5:"theID";i:11394;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) on Thursday ripped the Trump administration's decision to launch an at...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Gabbard: U.S. Attack on Syrian Airfield 'Short-Sighted'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Stopping a War Before It Starts";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/7957/stopping-a-war-before-it-starts/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Robert C. Koehler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:90:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Stop-Killing-People__600x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"bashar al-assad|/topics/bashar-al-assad";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 6 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"September 5, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:38:"Robert C. Koehler|/by/robert-c-koehler";s:5:"theID";i:7957;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:205:"It's almost beyond belief to me that we can have such a clean, bloodless national conversation about a new war in the Middle East while the old wars continue to fester and our moral wounds still haunt us. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Stopping a War Before It Starts";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"The Arab League Must Bring Down the Assad Regime";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/4556/the-arab-league-must-bring-down-the-assad-regime/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"arab league|/topics/arab-league";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 14 2011";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 14, 2011";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Habib Siddiqui|/by/habib-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:4556;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:276:"The reluctance of the Arab League to punish the Assad regime unearths the fact - an ugly one -- that in spite of the popular changes brought into Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in recent months, there are still too many of those anti-people regimes that make up the League's roster.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"The Arab League Must Bring Down the Assad Regime";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"The Islamic Roots of Democratic Rebellion and Liberty";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/7875/the-islamic-roots-of-democratic-rebellion-and-liberty/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Mustafa Akyol";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/islam-democracy-protest-1.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"muammar gaddafi|/topics/muammar-gaddafi";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 1 2011";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"September 1, 2011";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Mustafa Akyol|/by/mustafa-akyol";s:5:"theID";i:7875;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:196:"The history of the Muslim civilization shows that Islam has been understood in many different ways, and while it sometimes has been used to support tyrants, it more often than not challenged them.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"The Islamic Roots of Democratic Rebellion and Liberty";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Hafiz Assad Grooms Son for Leadership";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/309/hafiz-assad-grooms-son-for-leadership/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Zakariya Wright";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 25 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 25, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Zakariya Wright|/by/zakariya-wright";s:5:"theID";i:309;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:275:"After nearly three decades in power, the Syrian president suffering with chronic ill health, is keeping up the tradition of dynastic succession prevalent in the Middle East. Bashar al-Assad, his 34-year old son is being groomed for presidency. But, will the party accept him?";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Hafiz Assad Grooms Son for Leadership";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:88:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=bashar-al-assad";}