Middle Eastern Celebrities
This Middle-Eastern Singer made songs praising the Assad Regime that led to these songs becoming propaganda hymns of Syrian patriotism.
Assala
This news channel represents the traditional government-controlled network that suppresses any anti-regime notions.
The Syrian Satellite Channel (SSC)
The duration of one Presidential term in Syria.
7 years
Known as "The Egyptian King of Pop" this radical artist left Egypt for London during the revolution of 2011, showing his disapproval of the regime.
Amr Diab
The term used across the Arab world for the approximately 30-episode series that airs during Ramadan, attracting millions of viewers each day.
Musalsalat
When Hafiz al-Asad died in June 2000, This young new president, who scholars thought would work to reform the political system, came into power.
Bashar al-Asad
This writer scripted the famous Buq'at Daw' sketch that represented a dictator so caught up in defending his own position that he did not care about the suffering of the masses.
Hazim Sulayman
This was the first ever private satellite TV network seen in the middle east. This London-based network was famous for featuring western programming.
Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC)
The term used to describe the bodyguards or "Syrian regime thugs" that became popular in the 1980s that protected President Hafiz al-Asad and his brother.
Shabbiha