A Syrian man hid his private library in his home out of fear of the Assad regime, where the mere presence of a banned books could lead you to prison : videos@lemmy.world

Ahmed Al-Sharaa since leaving Al Nusra and the HTS->current government by actions and words seem quite lenient. They allow and even promote women's education, they don't expect hijab/niqab wearing, they allow the Christian and Druze minorities to practice their religions, etc.

Looking at the statements and actions of HTS since ~2020 and toppling Assad (end of 2024) there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about what sort of Islamic state they are and can become. Ofc everything remains tenuous.

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[–] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world -3 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

He personally oversaw the beheading of women and children.

This is Zionist propaganda, his main benefactors.

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[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

I'm not saying he is a good person. I am saying that the current Syrian government with him as leader does not appear extremist. HTS made and then abolished a religious police force well before toppling Assad. Allowing education of women and worship of other faiths in a state that is over 90% Muslim is far less extreme than other Muslim countries in the region.

Past actions would have him as an extremist, terrorist, and war criminal, current actions show him as a relative moderate. That doesn't mean forgiveness but when judging Syria via him you should maybe look more at the present than the past.

Sure a lot of western countries supported the overthrow of Assad, would need some support for the zionist sentiment though. How does having a Muslim country out of civil war and reunified help zionists?

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[–] LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world 1 point 1 hour ago

Yeah, because Assad banned women from education?????🤔

Whatever keeps the oil flowing to the richest nations in the world and maintains the occupation, right. Aid the Jihadists, kill the Jihadists, aid the Jihadists, and on and on and on. We can forget and remember like a switch.