Firas Kontar

Firas Kontar is a jurist and human right defender of Syrian origins. He is the author of Syrie, la révolution impossible and contributed to the Livre noir de la Syrie. He works from an analytical and engaged perspective, exploring the political, social and human dimensions of the Syrian revolution and the repression of the regime.

“This is my parent’s house”

11 November 2025
Through the story of his family’s house and farm occupied by government troops in Dama, the author recalls the good relationships between Druze and Bedouin tribes in the Sweida province...

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