Tag Archives: Aleppo

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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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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A Sad Day for Syria

Posted on December 9, 2024 by fatherdave

The following is the official statement of “Hands Off Syria“, Sydney (hereafter ‘HOS‘), dated Monday, December 9th, 2024 Today is a sad day for the supporters of Syria, however, it is much worse for the people of Syria, as, unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Erdogan’s plan for Aleppo

Posted on August 23, 2023 by fatherdave

It’s often hard to know what is driving the policies of Turkish President, Recep Erdogan. Is it hatred for the Kurds, his desire to control more of Syria, or simply a general drive to amass more power for himself. Whatever … Continue reading →

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The White Helmets continue their deception in Syria

Posted on May 3, 2023 by fatherdave

It is hard to believe that the world continues to be fooled by these people. Of course, has been the pattern since the violence against Syria began more than ten years ago. Everyone gets their news on Syria from sources … Continue reading →

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A new beginning for Syria?

Posted on April 12, 2023 by fatherdave

I pray every day for the restoration of Syria. Specifically, I pray for an end to the crippling sanctions and to the theft of Syrian oil by the US, and for the departure of foreign troops. It seems that all … Continue reading →

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Fathers – don’t let your daughters grow up to be women

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Jim Maher

FATHERS in Eastern Aleppo are asking religious scholars if it is cool to kill their daughters before they are “captured and raped by Assad, Hezbollah, and Iranian militias”, Middle East Monitors reports. The publication, sometimes accused of links with the … Continue reading →

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Aleppo – where media ethics curled up and croaked

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jim Maher

AS SYRIAN loyalists danced in the streets of newly-liberated Aleppo, western propaganda unleashed a chorus of anger from every shiny weapon in its high-tech arsenal. The big guns – Al Jazeera, the BBC, CNN, Fox News, even Australia’s ABC – … Continue reading →

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