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Druze Leader Uses AI to Highlight Syrian Women's Plight

12/11/2025

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Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the Druze spiritual leader, says the Druze community in Israel is using AI to present testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women.
The testimonies reference crimes committed during attacks on Sweida and surrounding Druze villages in Syria.
The initiative aims to draw diplomatic attention to the Druze community's ongoing issues in Syria.
Tarif delivered the remarks during a speech at his residence in Julis, northern Israel.

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Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the Druze spiritual leader, says the Druze community in Israel is using AI to present testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women.
The testimonies reference crimes committed during attacks on Sweida and surrounding Druze villages in Syria.
The initiative aims to draw diplomatic attention to the Druze community's ongoing issues in Syria.
Tarif delivered the remarks during a speech at his residence in Julis, northern Israel.