Asma al-Assad was born Asma Akhras on 11 August1975inLondonto Fawaz Akhras, a cardiologist at the Cromwell Hospital, and his wife Sahar Akhras, a retired diplomat who was First Secretary at the Syrian Embassy in London. Her parents areSunniMuslims and of Syrian origin, hailing from the city...
Asma al-Assad might have lived most of her life in England, but she is married to one of the most brutal dictators in the world:Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Asma has remained mostly quiet as her husband’s forces continue todecimate the city of Homs, killing hundreds. But she recent...