By: George Goss | Jan 19, 2017 Jesus’ face, in agony and crowned with thorns, was imprinted on the medal dangling from Issam Khoury’s neck. Khoury says he was brutalized by soldiers, dragged through theContinue reading
Category: ARTICLES
The Wait
Amro was 25 when he fled Latakia, Syria, four years ago. Once a quiet coastal city that sits along the azure coast of the Mediterranean, Latakia is now home to a Russian air base whereContinue reading
Safe Zones and Reduced Tension Areas
Before Donald Trump’s second debate with Hilary Clinton, Oz Sultan, Trump’s Advisor for Religious and Terrorism Affairs during the election period, visited Senior advisor for the Middle East in Strategic XXI , Issam Khoury. HeContinue reading
Alawites: Between Politics and Clan Life
By: Issam Khoury The Syrian government adopted the Arabic National method as a basis in establishment building. This resulted in the beginning of the religious classification, which we witness in some neighboring countries. This madeContinue reading
Religion in the Alawite Sect
By: Issam Khoury June 28.2008 Alawites (Nusayris) are no different from Muslims in their analysis of the concept of doctrine and jurisprudence, as they admit it publicly. But the Alawite sect is a far cry fromContinue reading
Alawite Sect: The Concept of Alawite Clan Lifestyle
By:Issam Khoury Alawite Muslims continue to live a clan lifestyle in the mountainous regions of the Middle East. Even those who inhabited city areas, were poorly influenced by the city life in favor ofContinue reading
ADVOCACY, ANTI-TERRORISM, ARTICLES, DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE, MILLENNIUM GOALS, RESEARCH, SAFE ZONE IN SYRIA
Safe-zone in Quneitra, Syria
By: Issam Khoury Quneitra is located on the Israeli-Syrian border. Madina elBaath is the center of the province, and is under the authority of the Assad regime. The majority of the province however, is underContinue reading
Unsettling
Thousands of Syrians are fleeing to America in hopes of a better life. But the U.S. refugee system doesn’t always live up to its promises. By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Marguerite Ward, Maria Arcel, Isabel Riofrío and ChristinaContinue reading
Five Years of Isolation
By: Issam Khoury The case against the Democratic Social Party on August 12th, 2009 has been impacted by the decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court to ban their activity inside Turkish territory. However, such aContinue reading
Financial Support for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
By: Issam Khoury Observers have long been puzzled over identifying the sort of financial support obtained by the PKK warriors. This party, despite the suppressive mechanisms by the Turkish government over them to limit andContinue reading