Mutasem Syoufi

“But civil society as a whole is still far from an agreed agenda and building one will take time.”

Mutasem Syoufi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Syoufi said civil society remains far from having an agreed agenda.

“Its development was tied to the development of events in Syria,”

Mutasem Syoufi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Syoufi described how Syria's civil society sector developed in step with the country's conflict.

“You cannot speak of a developed civil society under conditions of war, with no stable state,”

Mutasem Syoufi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Syoufi argued that a mature civic space could not develop amid war and an unstable state.