Joshua Landis
Joshua M. Landis (born May 14, 1957) is an American academic who specializes in the Middle East and is an expert on Syria. He is the head of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, and since 2004, he has published the blog ''Syria Comment''. He is married to Manar Kachour and has two sons, Kendall and Jonah Landis. Provided by Wikipedia-
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