Rime Allaf on Sharaa, the New Syria and the Moment Assala Made Her Cry

🎖️ Join our community as a member:    / @halagoranireports   What does it actually feel like to see a new Syria taking shape? I spoke remotely with Rime Allaf, author of "It Started in Damascus," for a wide-ranging conversation about where Syria is today and where it could be heading. We talk about Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to the UN, his leadership style and why communication with Syrians themselves seem to be taking a back seat to his external outreach. We also talk about what it means to witness such enormous change in a country we have both spent years covering. And then there was Assala. Rime tells me about the moment she saw the Syrian singer return to perform in Damascus, and why she found herself in tears. It is a conversation about politics, identity, hope, frustration and what the new Syria means to Syrians themselves. #Syria #NewSyria #AhmedAlSharaa #RimeAllaf #Assala #Damascus #middleeast