Hind Kabawat, Christian and Syrian Minister

The scene will have caught the attention Of all those who scrutinize day after day what becomes of Syria, leaving the Dictatorship of the Assad and now directed by a former Islamist, Ahmed El Charaa. On March 29, a woman in white-white-pantalon, long hair left in the open air, was addressed to the audience of enclosure officials of the new regime: Hind Kabawat, a Christian, activist for women’s rights and opponent of the fallen regime, has just been appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor.

She is the only woman In the midst of twenty-two men, and also the only one to represent the Christian minority (2 % against 10 % before the civil war). A position returned to a Druze, another to a Kurd, a third to an Alaouite. The regime wants to show a modern, multi -confessional face and reassure the international community. Especially the states which, like the European Union, now take carefully the economic sanctions of which the country had heavily paid the price.

The fact remains that the government The majority of Sunnis is made up of the relatives of Ahmed El Charaa hold major positions and that the enigmatic and skillful president concentrates the essential of power, in the absence of Prime Minister.

Hind Kabawat has a great reputation for commitment : Member of the Geneva negotiation committee, which tried from 2017 to 2022 to end the civil war, she co -organized the National Dialogue Conference wanted by El Charaa. She also founded a multi -confessional association of women for peace, Tastakel.

His presence reassures But only represents a modest guarantee. Is the opening of the diet real? Will women continue to go out on the street without a sail? Will alcohol remain authorized in Christian restaurants 61? Islamist intimidation and deficient control of the authorities in the province worries. The massacres of alawites perpetrated in February by former jihadists integrated into the army aroused the dread. The injuries of a fractured country are not easily cured.