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Ahmad Badr Al Din Hassoun Interview Syria’s Grand Mufti Hassoun Discusses Peaceful Coexistence, Love, and an Inclusive, Nonsectarian Syria

June 28, 2026 Analysis, anti-sectarianism, Dividing Syria, Home Prominent, Humanitarian, Hybrid Warfare, Interviews, Lawfare, New Syrian Government, Sectarian Violence, Sovereignty, Terrorist attacks, Voices from Syria, Western Intervention in Syria Comments Off on Ahmad Badr Al Din Hassoun Interview Syria’s Grand Mufti Hassoun Discusses Peaceful Coexistence, Love, and an Inclusive, Nonsectarian Syria

by Eva Bartlett, published on Mint Press News, December 7, 2018 DAMASCUS, SYRIA — On October 2, 2018, I met with the Grand Mufti of Syria, Dr. Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, a scholar and the highest official of Islamic law in Syria, who assumed the position of grand mufti in …

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Former Syrian Grand Mufti’s Arrest Sparks Controversy and Questions

April 21, 2025 After the Fall, New Syrian Government, News Comments Off on Former Syrian Grand Mufti’s Arrest Sparks Controversy and Questions

from the Newsroom,  on Mideast Discourse, March 27, 2025 Sadly, I missed this before.  I had met Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, and like him very much.   The highest Sunni cleric in Syria when I met hi, he was a passionate man, but also tolerant, with a sharp mind and sharper …

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