Syrian Reconciliation

Silent Syrian Group

The Silent Syrian Group wants to spread the message of reconciliation.

The Silent Syrian Group is a Non-profit organization dedicated to finding solutions and consensus.
We, a group of people based in the US, Europe and the Middle East, and Syria,
feel compelled to take action.

A Word About Us

The Silent Syrian Group is committed to a single goal: A PEACEFUL RECONCILIATION IN SYRIA.

We are a private, non-profit organization based in Washington DC dedicated to finding solutions and consensus. As a peacebuilding initiative, we are neutral in political terms, not affiliated to any government or party, but we are not neutral in our values based on democracy and human rights.

Explore our website to learn more about all that we’re doing to make a change.

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Our Work

The Silent Syrian Group was launched in 2016 to reconcile Syrian people around the world and in the homeland to help accelerate progress towards a peaceful and democratic future of Syria.

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Bassam Bitar

Founder of the Silent Syrian Group, Mr. Bassam Bitar is a former Syrian diplomat. He was stationed in Paris three decades ago. Mr. Bitar, a Christian from Aleppo now living in Washington DC, sees an opportunity for real reconciliation in Syria.

Mr. Bassam Bitar is also the Chief of Staff of the Movement of the Pluralistic Society.

Mr. Bitar is a former board member of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and former chairman of the board of trustees of the Washington-based Syrian Christians for Democracy and a co-founder of SANAD. Mr. Bitar was also the head of the National Salvation Front in Syria.

Syrian Reconciliation

At Silent Syrian Group, we are dedicated to supporting the reconciliation of the Syrian people through our various initiatives. We are always striving to make a difference.

Reconciliation can happen alone or it can happen with others. It can happen when millions of people do something together. Reconciliation holds the promise of an end to violence and a new beginning. It may augur added reverence for human rights, for the respect for the rule of law, and respect for one another, a culture in which individual and group differences are worked out through dialogue and friendship rather than conflict and strife.

Syrian Reconstruction

When the time comes, new approaches to economic reconstruction are needed in Syria. Planning is crucial, because it compels political as well as technocratic actors to identify needs and priorities and to develop the skills and resources that will be necessary for such a momentous task.

“While the short-term outlook remains ‘cautiously pessimistic’, there is an opportunity to start addressing the main source of the slowdown—the civil war in Syria—by an inclusive reconstruction strategy,” said Shanta Devarajan, World Bank Chief Economist of the MENA Region.