A Syrian human rights activist who splits his time between Brussels and Florida. Iyas is the son of longtime human rights activist Haitham Maleh and is the president of the Haitham Maleh Foundation.
Special guests Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more came together to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! at a sold out Riverside Church event in NYC on March 23, 2026.