Author: Ammar Abdulhamid

  • The Not-So-Frivolous Debate About Alcohol in Syria

    The Not-So-Frivolous Debate About Alcohol in Syria

    The question of alcohol regulation in Syria, recently raised by secular advocates, is far from a minor detail. It strikes at the core of the discussions about the future nature of the Syrian state. The statement by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), during a recent BBC interview that the country is…