Welcome To Syria

Author : Jake Halpern
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781250806888

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Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern Pdf

Now in a full-length book, the New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic story of a refugee family who fled the civil war in Syria to make a new life in America After escaping a Syrian prison, Ibrahim Aldabaan and his family fled the country to seek protection in America. Among the few refugees to receive visas, they finally landed in JFK airport on November 8, 2016, Election Day. The family had reached a safe harbor, but woke up to the world of Donald Trump and a Muslim ban that would sever them from the grandmother, brothers, sisters, and cousins stranded in exile in Jordan. Welcome to the New World tells the Aldabaans’ story. Resettled in Connecticut with little English, few friends, and even less money, the family of seven strive to create something like home. As a blur of language classes, job-training programs, and the fearsome first days of high school (with hijab) give way to normalcy, the Aldabaans are lulled into a sense of security. A white van cruising slowly past the house prompts some unease, which erupts into full terror when the family receives a death threat and is forced to flee and start all over yet again. The America in which the Aldabaans must make their way is by turns kind and ignorant, generous and cruel, uplifting and heartbreaking. Delivered with warmth and intimacy, Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan's Welcome to the New World is a wholly original view of the immigrant experience, revealing not only the trials and successes of one family but showing the spirit of a town and a country, for good and bad.

Author : Alan Tay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Syria
ISBN : 9812328769

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Welcome to Syria by Alan Tay Pdf

Author : Michael Capek
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781545751275

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Understanding Syria Today by Michael Capek Pdf

An ancient land, Syria is continually ripped by civil war and strife. That s one way to look at Syria. History and today s news certainly prove it to be true. But if we stop to look closer, beyond the fighting and politics, we can find another Syria. This is also a land of kind and generous people. For centuries Syrians have welcomed visitors from all over the world. They love to share their spicy food, rich crafts, and colorful culture. The world has always followed well-worn paths to their door. Aleppo s shops and markets draw people now, as they have since before recorded History. Damascus, with its Umayyad Mosque and Old City, is a time machine. Visitors there step through gates that lead back to the time of camel caravans and Ottoman sultans. Syria, beyond the burst of bombs and gunfire, is the glory of ancient empires mixed with the throb of modern cities. Old and new customs mingle. Guided by Sabeen, a refugee from the war, you ll discover the real Syria as it was and still can be.

Author : Samer N. Abboud
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745698014

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Syria by Samer N. Abboud Pdf

Syria was once one of the Middle EastÂs most stable states. Today it is a country on its knees. Almost 200,000 people are estimated to have died in its bloody internal conflict and, as the violence intensifies, SyriaÂs future looks bleak. In this timely book, Samer Abboud provides an in-depth analysis of SyriaÂs descent into civil war. He unravels the complex and multi-layered causes of the current political and military stalemate - from rebel fragmentation to the differing roles of international actors, and the rise of competing centers of power throughout the country. Rebel in-fighting and the lack of a centralizing authority, he contends, have exacerbated SyriaÂs fragmentation and fragility. This, in turn, has aided the survival of the Assad regime, contributed to the upsurge of sectarianism, and led to a major humanitarian crisis as nine million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes. A resolution to the Syrian conflict seems unlikely in the short-term as the major actors remains committed to a military solution. As this situation persists, the continued fighting is reshaping SyriaÂs borders and will have repercussions on the wider Middle East for decades to come.

Author : Elizabeth Laird
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781509840489

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Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird Pdf

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award. Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . . Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home? '[Sings] with truth' - The Times 'A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book' - Guardian 'Humane and empathetic . . . an effective call to action' - The Sunday Times 'Powerful, heart-breaking and compelling' - Scotsman

Author : Danny Ramadan
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781773213767

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Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan Pdf

Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up Mama. All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn’t know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers at the Welcome Center are happy to lend a hand—and a sprinkle of sumac. With creativity, determination, and charm, Salma brings her new friends together to show Mama that even though things aren’t perfect, there is cause for hope and celebration. Syrian culture is beautifully represented through the meal Salma prepares and Anna Bron’s vibrant illustrations, while the diverse cast of characters speaks to the power of cultivating community in challenging circumstances.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Humanitarian assistance, American
ISBN : MINN:31951D03780358Z

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The Humanitarian Crisis in Syria by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Pdf

Author : M. Talha Çiçek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317371267

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Syria in World War I by M. Talha Çiçek Pdf

The First World War quickly escalated from a European war into a global conflict that would cause fundamental changes in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Its end signalled the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, which had controlled most of the Arab Middle East. Over the wartime period, millions of people across the Empire died as a result of warfare, epidemics, famines and massacres. However, for the Ottoman leaders their entry into the war was not just a response to a life-or-death struggle, but rather presented them with an opportunity to transform the empire into a new type of state. Syria in World War I brings together leading scholars working with original Turkish, Arabic, Armenian and German sources, to present a comprehensive examination of this key period in Syria’s history. Together, the chapters demonstrate how the war represented a radical break from the past for the Syrian lands, which underwent crucial political, economic, social and cultural transformations. It contextualises various facets of the then Unionist ruler of Syria, Djemal Pasha, as well as exploring the impact of the Ottoman leaders’ divergent policies on the Syrian lands and people, which would undergo a series of political, economic and ecological catastrophes whose traces are still evident in the region’s collective memory. Introducing a significant body of new information and considerably expanding the parameters of current debates, Syria in World War I is of key interest to students and scholars of Middle East History, as well as History of the Late Ottoman Empire and World War I History.

Author : Nikki Bruno Clapper
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781496650122

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Let's Look at Syria by Nikki Bruno Clapper Pdf

Welcome to Syria! Picnic with locals at the ancient ruins of Palmyra. Taste rich foods like kibbeh and fattoush. In this Capstone Interactive eBook, learn about the people, places, and traditions of this fascinating Middle Eastern country.

Author : Lucy Bushill-Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441115706

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Welcome to Islam by Lucy Bushill-Matthews Pdf

Written by a Muslim convert and mother of three, Welcome to Islam captures the occasionally poignant but often humorous reality of being a Muslim in the current climate: as a convert, a working woman, a mother, and as an active member of the local community. Discover what it's really like living life as a Muslim: praying the ritual prayers at work in an office when your boss walks in; going on Hajj with hundreds of Saudi women dressed from head to toe in black; or explaining to your six-year-old daughter, who is looking at the pictures in the newspaper, that the bearded Asian Muslim who is being arrested for terrorism isn't in fact the family friend we all know and love - just someone who looks extremely similar. It is rare to pick up a newspaper or watch the television without encountering a 'Muslim issue' at least once. Lucy Bushill-Matthews' story brings the faith behind the headlines refreshingly to life.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Chemical weapons
ISBN : MINN:31951D036539323

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Syria by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf

Author : Sulayman N. Khalaf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000207019

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Social Change in Syria by Sulayman N. Khalaf Pdf

Studying a rural village in northern Syria during a period of tremendous social and political change (1940s to 1970s), this book offers a unique perspective on how agrarian transformations in land distribution and its use deeply affected social and political relations among a rural community. Embedding the personal with the local and the global, this work traces the seeds of social, political and economic struggles that are still important and unfolding in Syria forty years on: changes in social relations brought about by land policy and technological modernization, divisions and connections between urban and rural locations, shifts in education and immigration. Thematically, the study is divided into two parts: the first concerns the historical, socio-economic and political changes occurring in Syria from the beginning of the twentieth century, and the second concerns the life histories of particular actors and their perspectives on social changes. This book is the edited and updated version of Khalaf’s original work, including an ‘updating chapter’ which brings invaluable insight about the village and its people at the aftermath of ISIS and the destruction of the war in Syria. Focusing on the village community of Hawi Al-Hawa, this intensely knowledgeable and personal account — a rare combination — brings village life in Syria strikingly close. The volume is an important contribution to the fields of anthropology, social sciences, Syrian and Middle East studies.

Author : Tim Steger
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781420825954

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Adventure: Following in Apostolic Footsteps by Tim Steger Pdf

This is an exciting document of an adventure in the pursuit of God. Come along on an incredible journey; sixty-five countries, five continents in over two and a half years of non-stop determination to answer the question: What in the world is God doing? See the intifada in Israel up-close. Tour the Arab World including Syria and Lebanon and gain a new perspective. Ride along on the torturous trip the length of Africa, encountering harrowing danger in transit and powerful ministry in churches. Gain understanding of the worlds conflicts from Northern Ireland to Sarajevo and the West Bank. Walk along on missions of intercession and prayer, and meet powerful apostolic ministers building Gods kingdom. Feel the joys of impossible victories and the pain of desperate trails. See what God is doing in nations, communities, ministries and people.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000058792193

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Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act Two Years Later by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia Pdf

Author : Scott F. Abernathy
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781071875698

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American Government by Scott F. Abernathy Pdf

In American Government, Fourth Edition, author Scott F. Abernathy tunes in to the voices of all Americans, showing how our diverse ideas shape the way we behave, the laws we live by, and the challenges we face. Each chapter features personal narratives that illustrate how the American political system is the product of strategies, calculations, and miscalculations of individuals.