Syria’s only female minister urges aid and accountability (Full Transcript)

Hind Kabawat calls for international support to rebuild homes, expand women’s leadership, and address abuses as Syria struggles through a fragile post-war transition.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Nobody can dominate a woman and nobody can dominate me. I'm not a window dressing. Hello, I'm not a window dressing.

[00:00:08] Speaker 2: Hind Kabawat is Syria's only female minister. She's pushing to get more women into positions of power. She's also trying to help rebuild a country in ruins after nearly 14 years of war. 90% of Syrians live in poverty. Millions languish in camps, their homes destroyed.

[00:00:39] Speaker 1: Do you fear that people's patience will run out? Of course, and they're right. And we don't have the money. And if we don't have united effort from the international community to help at least building some houses for those people, I have nothing to answer.

[00:00:57] Speaker 2: She's part of a government accused of failing to protect Syria's minorities.

[00:01:01] Speaker 1: Mistakes happen in transition, in post-conflict.

[00:01:05] Speaker 2: But more than just mistakes?

[00:01:06] Speaker 1: Yeah, but immediately there is an investigation. And I know now so many of those who committed those crimes are in prison. Am I happy about it? Of course not. Not even the president. As the country struggles to move from war to peace. Sometimes I say, why did I do this? But in the end, I say, if I don't serve them now, I will have more tears later.

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Transcript excerpt featuring Hind Kabawat, described as Syria’s only female minister, speaking about women’s empowerment and the immense challenges of rebuilding Syria after nearly 14 years of war. She notes widespread poverty and displacement, warns patience may run out without international support to rebuild housing, and addresses accusations that the government failed to protect minorities, acknowledging mistakes in a post-conflict transition while emphasizing investigations and accountability. She expresses personal strain but frames her role as service to prevent greater suffering later.

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Syria’s Only Female Minister on Rebuilding and Accountability

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Key Takeaways

Hind Kabawat positions herself as a leader resisting tokenism and advocating for women’s political power in Syria.
Syria faces catastrophic humanitarian and reconstruction needs: widespread poverty, destroyed homes, and millions in camps.
Kabawat warns that public patience may erode without tangible improvements, especially housing reconstruction.
She acknowledges failures and crimes during the transition period while asserting that investigations and prosecutions are underway.
The excerpt highlights the personal toll of governance in a post-war environment and the moral imperative Kabawat feels to serve now to reduce future suffering.

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Neutral: The tone is sober and urgent, balancing determination and defiance with concern about poverty, displacement, and potential instability. It includes acknowledgments of wrongdoing and emphasis on investigations, without overt optimism or despair dominating.

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