Deborah Amos

Deborah Amos appears in the following:

The Shape Of Extremist Ambitions In Iraq And Beyond

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Deborah Amos, author of Eclipse of the Sunnis, talks about the extremist vision for establishing a new Sunni caliphate, as well as what it might look like if a group like ISIS managed to do so.

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Gulf Neighbors Struggle To Deal With Militant Advance In Iraq

Monday, June 16, 2014

The takeover of much of Iraq — one of the hubs of the Middle East — by extremist militants has shaken the region. How do Iraq's neighbors see the conflict rippling throughout the area?

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Like 'Doctor Who,' Syrian Activists Hang In Limbo Post-Election

Saturday, June 07, 2014

A popular, British science-fiction TV show about a time-traveler would seem to have few parallels with the Syrian civil war. But one Syrian activist sees some apt comparisons.

When Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected for a third term in office this week — in a tightly controlled election in ...

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U.S. Policy In Syria Could No Longer Be Defended, Ex-Ambassador Says

Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Robert Ford served as the U.S. ambassador to Syria until late February. Ford says as the uprising became a civil war, he was frustrated by limited U.S. support for rebel forces.

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What Syria's President Seeks From A Not-So-Democratic Election

Monday, June 02, 2014

Bashar Assad is certain to cruise to victory Tuesday in a vote that's been widely condemned. But the point is not the voting. Rather, it's an attempt to show he still controls parts of the country.

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Will The U.S. Arm Syrian Rebels?

Friday, May 30, 2014

There was some anticipation this week that President Obama might endorse stronger measures to give training to Syria's rebels. The president told NPR the rebels might be better able to use U.S. aid.

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U.N. Chief Paints Bleak Picture For Humanitarian Access In Syria

Friday, May 30, 2014

Earlier this year, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for more humanitarian access in Syria. Even that, though, has had not eased the suffering of civilians.

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Iranian Activist Says Her Release Is A Gesture, Not A New Era

Monday, May 05, 2014

Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of Iran's most prominent human rights lawyers, says President Hassan Rouhani has opened a space for dissident voices, but the country is still a "big prison."

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Iran's Culture Wars: Who's Winning These Days?

Saturday, April 12, 2014

In Iran, hardline critics are waging a campaign against President Hassan Rouhani to limit his campaign pledge of opening Iran to more social and cultural freedoms.

The "culture wars" are as old as the Islamic revolution that swept conservative clerics to power more than three decades ago. The latest chapter ...

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Iranians Begin To Feel The Heavy Burden Of Syria's War

Friday, March 28, 2014

Iran has been a close ally of Syria for decades and a staunch supporter in Syria's current war. But a growing number of Iranians are questioning the costs of backing President Bashar Assad.

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Viral Photo Of Syrian War Victims Comes To Times Square

Thursday, March 20, 2014

After bouncing all over the Internet, the iconic photo is coming to big screens in Times Square. It shows a sea of desperate people waiting for food in the devastated refugee camp of Yarmouk.

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A Syrian Refugee Camp With Girl Scouts And A Safeway Store

Monday, March 17, 2014

Three years into Syria's civil war, a resigned stability and a sense of permanence are taking hold at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

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Syrian Conflict Marches Into Fourth Year

Monday, March 17, 2014

The Syrian uprising started three years ago this week with protests and eventually a military crackdown that led to all-out civil war. More than 130,000 people have died.

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Saudi Aid Boost To Syrian Rebels Puts Jordan At Risk

Sunday, March 16, 2014

For months, a military stalemate has defined the war in Syria. Now, a new strategy is emerging as Western allies and Gulf states step up support for rebels in southern Syria.

Along Jordan's northern border, Syrian rebels say they are unifying their fractious ranks, urged to unite by Western and ...

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'Waiting For Godot' Strikes A Chord In Tehran

Friday, March 14, 2014

Samuel Beckett's drama is playing before full houses in the Iranian capital Tehran. Some view it as an allegory of their desire to see change that never seems to come.

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Iranian Women Make A Push For Greater Opportunities

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

A new bloom of activist movements have been spurred by the election of President Hassan Rouhani. And women — many of them educated but without job prospects — are at the forefront.

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My (Brief) Detention By Iran's Morality Police

Monday, March 03, 2014

NPR's Deborah Amos had a recent run-in with the "morals police" in Tehran. Her three-hour confinement revealed the gap between the enforcers and a generation chafing under strict behavior codes.

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What Comes Next In Syria?

Saturday, February 01, 2014

For eight days, the Syrian regime and an opposition delegation sat face-to-face, but were not on speaking terms in Room 16 of the Palais des Nations in the sprawling complex of United Nations headquarters in Geneva.

Round one demonstrated the bitter divide with no breakthrough on the core issues of ...

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Low Hopes, High Stakes For Syria Peace Conference In Geneva

Monday, January 20, 2014

Can a meeting in Switzerland, known as Geneva-2, solve the crisis in Syria?

The expectations are low. The warring parties are reluctant. Some of the most important players, including powerful armed rebel groups, are not on the invitation list.

The superpower hosts, the U.S. and Russia, fully back the peace ...

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Rebel Leader: Nuns Were Led To Safety, Not Seized, In Syria

Friday, December 20, 2013

There are differing versions of what happened to the Greek Orthodox nuns of Maaloula, who left their convent north of Damascus earlier this month. Some say the nuns are being held hostage by Islamic radicals. Others say they were under missile assault by the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad ...

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