to Bashar al-Assad desire to stop Islamic insurgents and the success of the Arab spring in Egypt that over threw that despot government. This motivated Syrians to protest and seek the removal of Assad’s dictatorial government. To compound matter in Syria Muslims and Christians religiously divide the country. These conflicts resulted in the rise of the free Syrian army‚ the rebels‚ who have earned them selves against Assad military. In response president Assad has order swift and cruel attacks on his
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BROTHERHOOD IN SYRIA Syrian Islamist organization started by Syrian students returning from studies in Egypt in the 1930’s‚ where they were confronted with the ideology of Hassan al-Banna‚ the founder of the original Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.[1] So‚ the Syria branch of Muslim Brotherhood’s roots based on students of the shari’ah (Islamic law). Firstly‚ association’s name was “ Muhammad’s Youth”‚ after it became the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. Most of the society’s devotees in Syria stemmed from
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Austin Comesanas Dr. Guy Martin War 09/08/13 War In Syria The war in Syria has become a worldwide focus point on other countries intervening with central problems within such societies. This Civil War has created plenty of attention to an abundant of countries and has some wanting to level out this problem of conflict for good. In early January 2011 the conflict began as a civil uprising in response to the Assad Government and its corruption and human rights abuse. Nearing the end
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still stands‚ despite everything it has been through and everything it has lost. The remaining ruins of Palmyra are proof that it is possible to make it through the darkest of times. They can be a symbol of strength and resilience for the people of Syria‚ in a time where things seem so
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RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE Name: Rawan Qishawi Topic: The violation of human rights in Syria Research question: What caused the Syrian uprising and what were the outcomes? How did human right activists come to the aid of those whom had their rights taken away? Revised Thesis Statement: The political repression‚ uneven economy‚ and religious influence caused by the Syrian government were major causes that led to the current Syrian uprising. The Syrian government directly used its power by taking
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Chapter 8 is narrated by Khawla Dunia and is called The Demonstration Go On. Khawla Dunia is a Syrian journalist and visits different parts of Syria and discusses her experience and what she sees. The chapter starts out by Khawla talking about Syria‚ and she mentions that Syria has always been part of the other Arab neighbors and involved in the region’s problems. She says how the Syrian protest was caused by group children who were influenced by the revolution in Tunisia and Egypt. The children
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The Crisis in Syria Since the early spring of 2011‚ Syria has be enveloped by a bloody and violent civil war that has cost the lives of over 100‚000 civilians and over 1 million people have had to flee to neighboring countries such as Jordan and Turkey(http://syriahr.com/en/). With so much bloodshed and continuing escalation in the conflict‚ many in the international community believe that this war could last many more years or even decades. As we will see the conflict that stemmed in March of
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السورية)‚[56][57][58] is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba’ath government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011‚ with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were part of the wider Middle Eastern protest movement known as the Arab Spring. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad‚ whose family has held the presidency in Syria since 1971‚ as well as the end of Ba’ath Party rule
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blood to satisfy their blood thirsty nature. But is it so the case? Wars have been fought for a lot of reasons. But the Syrian one is the worst‚ civil war. Usually wars are fought over religion differences‚ natural sources‚ etc. But in the case of Syria its own people fight because of the government. This war is still continued today‚ between loyal forces to the Syrian Ba ’ath Party and those who are against it. It all started on March 15th‚ 2011. Protestants of the Middle Eastern protest movement
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of mass destruction from Middle East region in 2001. + - NA Evidence #7 Syria is believed to have over a 1‚000 tons of chemical agents scattered all across the country. NA NA NA Evidence #8 Assad claims removal would cost $1 billion dollars and have a detrimental effect on the environment. - + + Evidence #9 Economic interests in the regions are fueled by natural gas pipelines flowing out of Syria and into Iran/Russia. + - + Evidence #10 Russian President Vladimir Putin
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