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Moaz Sinan, M.D.
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PGY5 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | MD @WayneMedicine ‘21 | @UMich ‘16 | Syrian-American
Morgantown, WV Katılım Eylül 2009
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The national champions watching Michigan basketball alums Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner, Jett Howard, Duncan Robinson and Caris LeVert in the NBA Playoffs. Pretty cool.
Detroit Pistons@DetroitPistons
whatupdoe, @umichbball 🤝
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“What @TheAtlantic and other democrats don’t get about @AbdulElSayed”
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This is where @sams_usa and everyone abroad needs to step in.
محمد الدبس@aldeeeeps
وزير الأوقاف أبو الخير شكري سابقاً اشترى أجهزة تخدير لمشفى المجتهد بدمشق بناء على فائض من ميزانية الوقف الصحي التابع لوزارة الأوقاف
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This is spot on.
Levantine Logic@TheAnalysisMan
The New York Times report on the Al-Khayyat family and sanctions relief doesn’t just miss key context—it fundamentally misreads how power, policy, and decision-making operate in this region. At its core, the piece reduces a complex geopolitical process into a simplistic, personality-driven narrative. That’s not just incomplete—it’s misleading. First, the report attempts to link sanctions relief to a $12 million investment by Mohammed Al-Khayyat and his brothers, suggesting that branding a tourism project under Trump’s name could meaningfully influence U.S. policy. This is a serious analytical flaw. Sanctions relief is not a transactional outcome driven by relatively small private investments; it is the product of layered diplomatic negotiations, security considerations, and coordinated state-level engagement. The idea that such a modest figure—especially when contrasted with multi-billion-dollar agreements seen elsewhere in the region—could shift U.S. sanctions policy reflects a shallow understanding of both scale and leverage. It also leans too heavily on speculative advisory influence (“Wilson”) without demonstrating any real proximity to decision-making authority. Second, the report applies the same reductionist lens to congressional sanctions relief, attributing influence to Tarek Naamo. While individuals within diaspora networks can and do play roles, isolating one figure distorts the broader picture. What’s missing is any serious acknowledgment of sustained institutional engagement: high-level diplomatic visits, direct meetings in Washington, coordination with the foreign ministry, and ongoing outreach to members of Congress across multiple channels. Policy shifts of this magnitude are cumulative—they are not the result of a single relationship or intermediary. Third, the framing of the Syrian coastal region investment reveals a clear editorial bias. Rather than analyzing the strategic rationale—economic revitalization, geographic positioning, and the availability of largely state-owned, undeveloped land—the report pivots toward speculative fears of expropriation and sectarian tension. By foregrounding these concerns without proportional evidence or context, the narrative subtly redirects the reader away from policy logic and toward emotive, identity-based framing. Finally, there is a methodological issue that undermines the entire piece: the apparent absence of direct engagement with official or relevant stakeholders. When a report makes claims about government-linked processes without seeking clarification from those involved, it raises legitimate questions about sourcing, verification, and editorial intent. Taken together, the article exemplifies a broader pattern in Western media coverage of the region—one that favors simplified, personality-driven explanations over structural analysis. Complex realities are compressed into digestible narratives, often at the expense of accuracy. Sanctions relief is not the result of a single family, a single businessman, or a single conversation. It is the outcome of sustained political strategy, diplomatic pressure, and shifting international priorities. Any account that suggests otherwise isn’t just incomplete—it’s fundamentally misrepresenting reality. nytimes.com/2026/04/19/us/…
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جاهزين لافتتاح صالة الفيحاء ؟👀🔥
بعد طول انتظار ، رح نشهد اليوم افتتاح صالة الفيحاء بحلتها الجديدة بالمواصفات الدولية الكااااملة!
منتخبنا الوطني رح يواجه المنتخب اللبناني بمباراة كرنڤالية بمناسبة الافتتاح ورح تكون في كتير فقرات وأمور حلوة تحضرت.
حفل الافتتاح رح يبلش الساعة 5 العصر
بالتوفيق لوزارة الرياضة والشباب واتحاد كرة السلة ومنتمنى يكون حفل الافتتاح بأفضل صورة ممكنة 🇸🇾🙏🏻
النقل رح يكون على قنوات MTV وأنا سوريا.
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بطاطا ديربي من أوائل رقائق البطاطا بسوريا، أسسها الصناعي الحلبي عادل بكري عفش سنة 1980.
الاسم مستوحى من مدينة ديربي البريطانية المشهورة بالصناعة، وضلّت علامة محبوبة مرتبطة بذاكرة السوريين وطعم الطفولة حتى بالمهجر.
Maimouna@MaimounahK
فخر الصناعة الحلبية ✨️
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غداً الافتتاح الرسمي لـ صالة الفيحاء، وستشهد مباراة ودية مع منتخب لبنان
مُضَر | Modar@ivarmm
صالة الفيحاء في دمشق بحلتها الجديدة 🏀 تمت إعادة التأهيل وفق أحدث المعايير والمواصفات الدولية، وبتكلفة تقارب 3 ملايين دولار. وهي الآن مطابقة تماماً لشروط الاتحاد الدولي لكرة السلة (فيبا)، ما يمنحها الصلاحية الكاملة لاستضافة مباريات من مستوى عالٍ وبإشراف دولي.
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My “US hosting the World Cup” take is that it would have been much better to host them in smaller college towns that regularly have 100k spectators for football 🏈 games - would have been more “American” and this communities would have gone all out to be spectacular hosts.
Gregor 🌹🇪🇺🇦🇹@salingergregor
Stadium for 100k spectators in Spain vs. stadium for 100k spectators in the NYC metro area
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I think it’s that, just access. I don’t think it’s amounting to anything more than that, tbh. I don’t think backroom deals and contracts are happening or any favors given.
FWIW, I do think those billionaires (if the Khayyat family was in fact involved) and those wealthy Syrian Americans deserve some sort of credit for making those connections with the Republican party. It’s no small feat to bring Senator Lindsey Graham and Elissa Slotkin to your personal homes (this has happened). If I were the president’s strategist, I would advise him to start making connections with Democrats (and separate of Bernie and a very few Reps), I don’t think Syrians have those connections.
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@Moazisms Thanks for clarifying
In my opinion, it's still a bad look that Syrian billionaires are throwing their weight around and getting backroom deals and access to our government that regular civilians couldn't dream of.
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I have been following and tracking Syrian Americans’ lobbying efforts in Washington for the past two years myself just for mere personal interest. The article is terribly narrow-sighted and fails to mention the role Syrian Americans themselves have played in spearheading these efforts through grassroot relationships that had been developed over many, many years. Any mention of @sams_us? @SyriaSAAPP? @sa_council? All it mentions is a billionaire family for god knows what motive. I think any look into the sanctions’ removal should take into account these efforts.
Also, the Trump resort idea may have been invoked by these groups just for a “by any means necessary” approach in the face of other (strong) countering forces. There were other reasons influencing Trumps’ decision including a desire to withdraw from the Syria (which has been achieved btw) while optimising national security interests and personal requests made by other allied governments in the region, not billionaire families. I hope journalists and historians in the future look into all these because they help us understand the “Trump Doctrine” in the Middle East. That would be a more honest look into the forces and decision-making behind sanctions removal.
@EricLiptonNYT
Aaron Y. Zelin@azelin
NYT: Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name. nytimes.com/2026/04/19/us/…
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I’m sitting on a good amount of Topps Chrome Basketball silver Xfractors. Do you guys think I should keep them as is or trade them for the blues? @CardPurchaser
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@VirtualTal @CardPurchaser Could you link one of them? Thanks!
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@CardPurchaser For soccer fans there are some amazing deals right now on eBay on the Merlin Match Ball patch auto case hits. Some of these are amazing deals for the price.
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@CardPurchaser Isn’t that a lot more expensive than they are in stores?
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2025/26 Topps UCC Club Competition Factory Sealed Easter Tins $134.99 at Fanatics #ad
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@cardrestocks Isn’t that more a lot more expensive than they are in stores?
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@KoreaPistonsFan Let’s go to Dearborn Meat Market for an experience.
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Eid Mubarak, Michigan!
As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, I’m wishing every Michigander a joyful Eid as they gather with loved ones.
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