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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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Mufti Hassoun speaks about his grief for Aleppo

Posted on August 1, 2016 by fatherdave

On May 2nd, 2016, the Daily Mail published a damning article about Dr Hassoun, the Grand Mufti of Syria, claiming that he had issued a fatwa calling for the ‘extermination’ of civilians in Aleppo. Of course there was no such … Continue reading →

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Those who kill in the name of God do not know God

Posted on May 19, 2015 by fatherdave

Traditional wisdom says that a fish rots from the head down. In other words, when a government or other organisation is dysfunctional the problem can generally be traced back to those at the top. The opposite must also be true … Continue reading →

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Mussalaha Delegation on Syrian TV

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fatherdave

In May, 2013, I was privileged to travel to Damascus as part of an international ‘Mussalaha’ (reconciliation) delegation, let by Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mairead Maguire, and hosted by Mother Agnes Mariam. Few in the ‘western world’ see what it … Continue reading →

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