Randa Kassis
Randa Kassis (Arabic رندة قسيس) is a Franco-Syrian politician and a leading figure of opposition to the Bashar Al Assad Syrian regime. She is the President and founder of the [Movement of the Pluralistic Society]. She was a member of the Syrian National Council until August 2012. Randa Kassis is the former president of the Coalition of Secular and Democratic Syrians and member of the Syrian National Council.[1][2] The Coalition of Secular and Democratic Syrians, the nucleous of a secular and democratic Syrian opposition, was created by the union of a dozen Muslim and Christian, Arab and Kurd parties, who called upon minorities in Syria to support the fight against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.[3]
Kassis is also an anthropologist and journalist.[4] Since the beginning of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising on March 15, 2011, she speaks regularly in media outlets such as France Soir,[2][5] France 24,[6] France 5,[4] and Radio France International.[7]
See also
- Arab Spring
- 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
- Coalition of Secular and Democratic Syrians
- Syrian civil war
- Joumana Haddad
- Omar Hanoune
References
- ↑ John Irish (September 16, 2011) "France hails Syria council, develops contacts", Reuters.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Entretien avec Randa Kassis, opposante et intellectuelle syrienne porte-parole de la Coalition des Forces Laïques et membre du Conseil National Syrien", France Soir, 11 November 2011.
- ↑ "Les partis d'opposition laïcs syriens unissent leurs forces à Paris", Agence France-Presse, 18 September 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 C dans l'air, France 5, 16 April 2012.
- ↑ Alexandre Del Valle (2 June 2011) "Syrie: Pourquoi Assad reste au pouvoir", France Soir.
- ↑ Julien Peyron (January 11, 2012) Discours de Bachar al-Assad : "Comme d’habitude, il ressort le complot de l’étranger", France 24.
- ↑ "Randa Kassis est membre du comité directeur de la Coalition des forces laïques et démocratiques syriennes.", Radio France International, 18 September 2011.