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Save the Life of Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun

Posted on September 6, 2025 by fatherdave

The petition copied below is the initiative of Haytham Manna – a Syrian human rights activist who helped found the Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR) and later became spokesperson for the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change (NCC).  He … Continue reading →

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Did Mufti Hassoun Incite Violence in Aleppo?

Posted on August 28, 2025 by fatherdave

Opponents of Dr Hassoun, the former Grand Mufti of Syria, have repeatedly accused him of using incendiary rhetoric and of incitement during the years of resistance in Syria, beginning in 2012. Dr Hassoun explained to me privately that he had … Continue reading →

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Meeting Grand Mufti Hassoun Changed My Life! #FreeGrandMuftiHassoun

Posted on August 20, 2025 by fatherdave

? A Tribute to Dr Hassoun, the former Grand Mufti of Syria I’ll never forget the first time I met Dr Ahmad Badr Aldin Hassoun back in 2013 – then the Grand Mufti of Syria. It was on the last … Continue reading →

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Pray for Dr Hassoun

Posted on August 9, 2025 by fatherdave

My beloved friend, Dr Ahmad Badr Aldin Hassoun – the former Grand Mufti of Syria – was arrested at Damascus airport on March 25th of this year and was subsequently tortured. The terrorist regime in Damascus is now putting him on … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Threat to DIVIDE SYRIA!

Posted on July 12, 2025 by fatherdave

July 7, 2025 – my friend, Maram Susli, addresses a meeting of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) on the anniversary of the 1949 execution of its founder, Antoun Saadeh.

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Pray for Dr Hassoun

Posted on June 6, 2025 by fatherdave

According to the Syria Justice Archive, my dear friend, brother and mentor, Dr Sheikh Ahmed Badr al-Din Hassoun, former Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic, has been hospitalised due to injuries suffered during two months of imprisonment. When is son, Saria, was murdered … Continue reading →

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Praying for a RESURRECTED Syria!

Posted on May 8, 2025 by fatherdave

This is Father Dave, and, as I say, I’m still grieving the death of the Syria that I knew and loved though, as a Christian, I also believe in the miracle of resurrection. Continue reading →

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Prayers for Syria Webinar II – March 26

Posted on March 25, 2025 by fatherdave

March 26, 2025 – George Christensen and I interviewed Mimi Al Laham (better known as ‘Syrian Girl’) about the ongoing violence against minority groups across the Syrian coast. If you don’t know Syrian Girl, she is an old friend and did appear once … Continue reading →

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A Candlelight Vigil for Syria

Posted on March 21, 2025 by fatherdave

March 19, 2025 -We held a Candlelight Vigil for Syria at The Melkite Cathedral in Sydney. It was a beautiful coming together of Christians and Muslims, Syrians and Australians, to grieve and to pray for our beloved Syria and her … Continue reading →

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Stop the Syrian Genocide!

Posted on March 20, 2025 by fatherdave

Thousands of us gathered at the Sydney Town Hall on Sunday, March 16, 2025, to protest the terrible wave of violence that has been unleashed against minority groups in Syria. Continue reading →

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