The Fifth Conference: Two Years Since the Syrian Revolution — Reviews and Approaches

Workshop on National Unity and Criminalization of Sectarianism.

The Fifth Conference: Two Years Since the Syrian Revolution — Reviews and Approaches

March 25, 2013

 

We are pleased to invite you to attend Fifth conference the National Unity Workshop

The workshop will be held at the same venue — the Mercure Hotel — where the “We Are All Syrians” Conference is taking place and concluding on March 24. The workshop will cover the cost of your additional one-night hotel stay.

Should you wish to join us for the workshop meeting — which would be our pleasure — the Preparatory Committee of the “We Are All Syrians” Conference will issue your return flight ticket for March 26 instead of March 25, in accordance with prior coordination and mutual agreement on this matter.

Kindly note that our workshop is self-funded by some of its participants.

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After more than two years since the outbreak of the glorious Syrian revolution — during which the Syrian people have demonstrated the highest forms of sacrifice and selflessness in the name of God, freedom, and dignity — the nation now stands closer than ever to achieving the revolution’s goals of building a modern, just, and inclusive Syrian national state. This progress would not have been possible without the legendary resilience of a people who have cherished liberty and dignity and mastered the love of their homeland. However, this path has not been without its flaws and obstacles, which have, to some extent, delayed the desired victory. These shortcomings are largely attributed to the limited political vision of the Syrian opposition, its insufficient engagement with developments on the ground, and the dispersal of its efforts and resources in disregard of on-the-ground realities. Among these missteps is the neglect of the sectarian issue — its impact on the course of events and its potential to evolve into a chronic threat to Syrian society and civil peace. The prolongation of the crisis can also be attributed to international and regional power struggles, which have sought to turn the conflict into a tool for the destruction of Syria — both its land and its people — by allowing the criminal regime to deploy all means of violence against the Syrian people while denying the revolutionaries any genuine support.

We call for the convening of the Fifth Conference for the workshop, with hope and optimism in the ability of the Syrian people to overcome their crises and achieve their aspirations, God willing.

 

The proposed practical topics:

1- Reviewing and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the blessed revolution over the past two years.

2- Addressing and developing future performance to accelerate the final resolution. 4o mini

3- Presenting an initiative to resolve the Syrian crisis.

 

The proposed research topics:

1- Creating sectarian factors and exploiting them in political maneuvers and international and regional alliances.

2- Separatist ideas and how to preserve the unity of Syrian territory.

3- Avoiding the extension of the Syrian crisis to neighboring countries.

4- The role of civil society organizations in the upcoming phase.

5- The structures of national reconciliations and their role in securing stability.

6- The proposed structures for managing the transitional phase.

 

Anyone who wishes to participate with an intervention must send a summary of it, not exceeding one page, so that it can be presented within a time frame of two minutes. Of course, the discussion will be open to enrich the research and initiatives.

Coordinator of the National Unity Workshop: Dr. Socrat Al-Baaj. Cairo, March 15, 2013.