[1] She has been called the "Lady of the Revolution" and is widely respected in secular and intellectual circles within the Syrian opposition structure.

[2] She had previously run the media wing of the banned Jamal Atassi Forum, which was named after her father, a founding member of the Ba'ath Party who later left and founded the Democratic Arab Socialist Union.

She revived the forum online in 2009 in order to help promote democracy and human rights in Syria.

[citation needed] In December 2013, Atassi resigned as Vice-President of the exile 'National Coalition' after the Assistance Coordination Unit, an opposition aid agency, went on strike over claims of mismanagement of aid delivery and funding.

[6] On 25 April 2018, Atassi resigned from the National Coalition itself, citing the SNC's relations with Russia.