Fundraiser for Syrian protesters set for Sunday - Daily Pilot
clip from article: By Mona Shadia
January 28, 2012 | 6:31 p.m.
A relative of Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad, who has been an outspoken critic of the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters, is scheduled to speak this weekend in Irvine.
Majd Jadaan, the sister-in-law of al-Assad's brother, Maher al-Assad, left the country before the uprising began March 15, said Rashad Al-Dabbagh, communication director of the Syrian American Council (SAC).
Jadaan will address participants during a fundraising event to support the victims of al-Assad's attacks. The fundraising event is from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Road. [ read more at link ]
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