Bashar Assad's removal of Grand Mufti Ahmad Badr al-Din Hassoun is a means for the regime to ideologically surveille and shape Syrian Sunnism as a means to ensure an uprising never happens again, writes Sam Hamad.
Despite his many brutal crimes, Rifaat al-Assad's return to Syria via European complicity is another example that we do not live in an age of accountability, writes Sam Hamad.
Opinion: The Biden administration's partial hold on aid to Egypt amounts to little more than a coded means for the US-Egyptian special relationship to continue, despite human rights violations, writes Sam Hamad.
Opinion: As we observe the consequences of a long-awaited US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Sam Hamad considers how a similar US policy might play out in Syria.
Opinion: 'Liberated' Daraa was spared the typical brutality that had been visited upon other rebel-held areas, but that may be about to change, writes Sam Hamad.
Opinion: The boycotts and demonstrations that have found their way into sports continue to cause controversy. But as long as political struggle remains necessary, it will rear its head in sport, writes Sam Hamad.
Opinion: While the prisoners' release is welcome news, the Biden administration must keep up the pressure on the Sisi regime and its continuing human rights abuses, writes Sam Hamad.
Opinion: The impunity the Sisi regime has enjoyed since it took power has only incentivised its murderous, extra-judicial practices. No wonder reconciliation is not on the table, writes Sam Hamad.
