Alawites, Druze send messages to "Unified Stance of NE Syria’s Components” Conference 

The activities of the Conference, held under the slogan "Together for Diversity that Strengthens Our Unity, and Partnership that Builds Our Future," continue at the Cultural Center in the city of Hasaka in the Jazira Canton, with the attendance of more than 400 figures representing the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the North and East Syria region, political, military, and security institutions, and representatives of various communities.

During the conference activities, both Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, Head of the Religious Council at the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council in Syria and the Diaspora, and Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, Spiritual Leader of the Druze community in Syria, sent video messages expressing their support for the conference’s goals and the importance of uniting ranks to face challenges.

Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal: We believe the right path lies in achieving decentralization or federalism

In his video message to the conference, Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal said: "We highly appreciate the convening of this conference, and every conference whose goal is to unite the Syrian people and unify their word for the good of Syria. We need to unify our ranks to confront the injustice and division that have harmed all Syria's communities."

He continued: "The extremist ideology has turned Syrians against each other; honor was violated and sanctities were taken away. We witnessed painful events from the coast, which continue to this day, including the bombing of St. Elias Church, what is happening in Sweida, and we do not forget what the Kurds have been subjected to. The blood is one, and the perpetrator is one. It was a harsh lesson that innocent people paid for."

He added: "After what we have reached, there is no path to a safe future except through a political solution that guarantees the rights of all components without exclusion. We believe the right lies in achieving decentralization or federalism that respects religious and cultural particularities and preserves the status of each component."

He clarified: "We want a secular state that separates religion from politics. We extend our hands to each other to stop the bleeding and wars. We must hasten, bear responsibility, and work together to reach the path of freedom and justice. This is the path that will build a Syria worthy of its people and preserve the rights of all Syrians."

Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri: Diversity isn't a threat but a treasure that strengthens our unity

As for Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, he said in his video message: "Brothers and sisters, at a time when challenges multiply, we meet today under the lights of this gathering to affirm that the unity of stance of the components of North and East Syria is a response to the cries of a people exhausted by war."

He added: "We stand with our brothers and sisters from all components of Syria and affirm that diversity is not a threat but a treasure that strengthens our unity and a partnership that builds our future. Let this conference be the beginning of a new path that consolidates human freedom in a homeland measured not by sect but by humanity."

The conference activities are still ongoing.

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