urged President Bashar al-Assad to end his crackdown on popular protests and cede power to his people, in an open letter published on Tuesday."The Socialist Baath Party has not remained in power this long because of the strength of its ideology, but because of the power of its iron fist," wrote the French-based Adonis, winner of this year's prestigious Goethe Prize and one of the most popular poets and essayists in the Arab world.
from SKNVibes (via AFP): Poet Adonis urges Assad to cede power to people
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