Abu Hussein’s pending invitation to Damascus

Sami Moubayed

In the Muslim world, men take pride in their first born baby boy and are often called “the father of X” for the remainder of their lives. In turn, first born boys are named after their grandfathers, and this explains why Syrians have been effectionaly been calling Barack Obama, “Abu Hussein” [...]

Syrians overjoyed by Obama victory, FW: Magazine observes

Obama’s sweeping presidential victory is being received with great enthusiasm by many Syrians in the private sector, and in households in general. A lot of Syrians have high hopes for Syria following a very tense US elections period, that was marred last week with the US attack on Syria’s Bou Kamal.
The general Syrian public [...]