Burhan Ghalioun

(1945) Politician

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Burhan Ghalioun is a politician.

Quick Facts About Burhan Ghalioun

Born: February 11, 1945
Profession: Politician

About Burhan Ghalioun

[Wikidata] Syrian political scientist, opposition figure... | [Wikipedia] Burhan Ghalioun is a French-Syrian professor of sociology at the Université de Paris III Sorbonne University in Paris, and the first chairman of the Syrian National Council (SNC). He was named chairman on 29 August 2011. His chairmanship was criticized for his perceived closeness to the Muslim Broth

Quotes by Burhan Ghalioun

The best assurance the role of minorities can be given is that they will not be viewed as minorities but as citizens.

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Assurance

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Being someone who prays or fasts doesn't mean you want an Islamic state. Islam in the form of the Iranian state has…

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Defeated

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Syria is the center of the Arab Orient. It cannot live outside its relationship with the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf countries, Egypt…

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Arabian

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The problem in the Syrian opposition is not between Islamists and non-Islamists. It was the lack of any political experience after 50…

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Challenges

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It is imperative to use forceful measures to force the regime to respect human rights.

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Human rights

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Let us be clear: there are no Salafist armed groups in Syria. Those carrying arms are mostly members of the dissident army.…

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Army

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The Syrian people will never forget those who extended their hand to help them rid of their dictatorship. The Syrian people also…

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Birth

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The current relationship between Syria and Iran is abnormal. It is unprecedented in Syria's foreign policy history. A new Syria will be…

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Decision

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Syrians have a national identity beyond the sectarian divide. Syria's national identity would be weaker and poorer if it didn't have this…

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Beautiful

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