{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/685eb391653df36e7bde7c0a/68a4a725457a24bb9562f25d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 7: Syria at the Crossroads III","description":"<p>This week in the feed we have the audio from our August 14th, 2025 event \"Syria at the Crossroads: Unpacking Sectarianism and the Crisis in Suweida.\" The conversation features perspectives from Syrian journalists, scholars, and activists Sara Ajlyakin, Sana Mustafa, and Yasser Munif, and was co-moderated by James Ryan (MERIP) and Shireen Akram-Boshar (SPECTRE). This is the third event in our series on Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Asad, and is co-produced with SPECTRE: A Marxist Journal. </p>","author_name":"James Ryan"}