FADEL: And, Hadeel, what about in Syria? How were the governor's comments received? AL-SHALCHI: Well, NPR's conversation with Marwan also swept the Arab media. You know, major Arabic news outlets ...

FADEL: Hadeel, let's start with you. These comments were made to you in a recent interview you did with the governor of Damascus. Tell us exactly what he told you. AL-SHALCHI: Right. So we met the ...