Syria’s Jolani says ‘contract’ between state and all religions needed for ‘social justice’

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, address a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. (AFP)
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  • “Syria must remain united, and there must be a social contract between the state and all religions to guarantee social justice,” said Jolani

DAMASCUS: Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group that toppled Syrian president Bashar Assad, said Monday that a “social contract” between the state and all religions in the country was needed to ensure “social justice.”
“Syria must remain united, and there must be a social contract between the state and all religions to guarantee social justice,” said Jolani, who now goes by his real name Ahmed Al-Sharaa, on Telegram.