<p>Keywords: Solidarity, Syria, Social Movements, Political Rhetoric, Cultural Studies. Dr. Noor Ghazal Aswad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama. Her research bridges political communication, cultural studies, decolonial studies, and transnational liberation movements, with a focus on grassroots activism in the Middle East. Her research has appeared in <em>Quarterly Journal of Speech, Rhetoric and Public Affairs, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Environmental Communication,</em> and <em>Presidential Studies Quarterly</em>. Her book, <em>Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements</em>, is available now from The Ohio State University Press. For more information visit thebigrhetoricalpodast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet. </p>