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“The criteria or the paradigm for us is not the West, not the Western paradigm, because the West has its own culture, we have our own culture, they have their own reality, we have our own reality.”

Quote by Bashar al-Assad

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Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria, was born on September 11, 1965. He has been serving as the President since 2000 and is the third-generation leader of the Assad family. His presidency has been marked by political turmoil and conflict within Syria. more

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