Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria Children A place now pulverised and

A place now pulverised and devastated

had it happened today it could only have been called 'ethnic cleansing'

It takes the reader through a well-known text from the Muslim tradition

" Or "When is it appropriate for a scholar to avoid politics altogether

and so many people suffer in silence

Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria Children A place now pulverised andPaperback In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al Assad turned to his friend and army commander, Manaf Tlass, for advice about how to respond to Arab Spring inspired protests. Tlass pushed for conciliation but Assad decided to crush the uprising an act which would catapult the country into an eight year long war, killing almost half a million and fueling terrorism and a global refugee crisis. Assad or We Burn the Country examines Syria's tragedy