Dear Madam al-Daroubi,

Assalamu Alaikum — Peace be upon you.

You have been thrust from the shadows into the world’s most unforgiving spotlight, praised by those around you as a cultured, sophisticated and elegant woman. Your husband, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, introduced you to the world by stating proudly: “My only wife, and I love her very much.”

Your peers celebrate you as the epitome of the traditional Syrian woman; not a submissive bystander, but the firm pillar of her family, an educated mother who plans, raises children and commands respect.

However, as you step into the grand halls of power, I must ask you a question that echoes from the dark cells beneath your feet: what kind of pillar will you be for the families torn apart by your husband’s new regime?

This is not the first........

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