Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution
Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution
Podcast Description
Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution (STIR) is a podcast by British-Syrian writer and activist Leila Al-Shami (Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution anda War) and Elia Ayoub (The Fire These Times, Hauntologies) on the history and politics of Syria, and in particular since the 2011 revolution.
This is a production of the From The Periphery Media Collective. To support us head out to https://www.patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
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Content Themes
The podcast explores various themes including the Syrian revolution, minority rights, environmental politics, and transitional justice. Episodes tackle specific events such as the unrest in Sweida, discussing community dynamics and targeting of the Druze people, as well as broader issues like women's rights and the state of political prisoners.
Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution (STIR) is a podcast by British-Syrian writer and activist Leila Al-Shami (Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution anda War) and Elia Ayoub (The Fire These Times, Hauntologies) on the history and politics of Syria, and in particular since the 2011 revolution.
This is a production of the From The Periphery Media Collective. To support us head out to https://www.patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
Khuzama and Cedric from the Interstices-Fajawat grassroots initiative return to STIR to talk to Leila about the July unrest in Sweida province, which included massacres against members of the Druze community. Our guests were in Sweida during the unrest, so share their moving first-hand testimony as well as provide analysis on implications for the future of Syria as a whole.
STIR is part of the From The Periphery Media Collective. To support all of our projects please head out toPatreon.com/fromtheperiphery
STIR is also on Bluesky!
Credits and More:
Leila Al Shami (Host, Lead Researcher). More: Bluesky, Mastodon and her Blog
Aydin Yildiz (Producer)
Elia Ayoub (Producer). More: Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram and his Newsletter
Hisham Rifai (Illustration)
Omar Offendum and Sami Matar (Music)
Date of recording: 5 September 2025
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