Syria in Transition

On Friday, April 25, The Tharwa Foundation will sponsor: "Syria in Transition" - a speaking event on Capitol Hill held in partnership with the Democracy Council and organized by members of the Damascus Declaration and the Movement for Justice and Development.

April 25, 2008, 9 AM - 12:30 PM, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255.

We hope you will be able to join us for a discussion on the human rights situation in Syria, prospects for the emergence of an organized opposition, and implications for U.S. foreign policy. Speakers include:

Anas Abdah, Damascus Declaration / Chair, Movement for Justice & Development

Ammar Abdulhamid, Founder and Executive Director, The Tharwa Foundation

Ted Kattouf, Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria (invited)

Ausama Monajed, Damascus Declaration/ Movement for Justice & Development

Joshua Muravchik, American Enterprise Institute

James Prince, President, Democracy Council

Amb. Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Joe Stork, Human Rights Watch

Mona Yacoubian, United States Institute of Peace

Radwan Ziadeh, United States Institute of Peace

Representatives, Damascus Declaration/Assyrian Democratic Organization and Kurdish Democratic Union Party

To RSVP or for additional information, please contact Rabea Chaudry at +1-310-479-2441, or rchaudhry@democracycouncil.org.