The name Syria was given to the country by the Greeks and Romans and has been told it comes from the Babylonian word “suri”. Syrians refer to Syria and surrounding large areas as Sham, which means “the northern region, and it was known as the Sham until the twentieth century. The culture of the Syrians is their own culture that they were practicing in their indigenous place culture includes ideals, values, arts, traditions, customs, beliefs and innovations that were developed both locally and imported through immigration and colonization from the British Isles. Most of the prevalent ideals and ideas that evolved domestically in the American culture such as the significant national holidays, American sports, innovations in the entertainment
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Primary education is free and mandatory for up to six years of their lifes. At the age of thirteen is the age to begin middle school, and marks the end of mixed-sex education. The state runs most of the schools, which combines a French structure with the rigid discipline and learning the Islamic tradition. Syria has few religious schools, some schools are ran by the United Nation relief program, and some are ran by the Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees. Syria also has some vocational and teacher-training education as well as universities in Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia. There are about 160,000 students in which 40 percent are women are enrolled in the universities. Learning situation is less than ideal, with large class sizes and outdated teaching and testing techniques. Students who can afford to obtain visas often prefer to study …show more content…
The Syrian music is mostly characterized by an emphasis on rhythm and melody rather than harmony. Some genres are polyphonic of the music of Syria but most of it is homophonic. Syrian music is known because of the predominance of the vocal music. The musical instruments that the Syrians use include violin, rabab, Ney, oud, tableh, kanun, and riq. The Jews who lived in Syria sang the pizmonim. The modern Syrian music has also incorporated some other instruments from the West which include the cello, electric guitar, oboe and double bass and this includes influences from other jazz and also other foreign musical styles (Alixa, 2003). Arab music tells a story of tradition and often recounts tales of love, honor, and
Primary education is free and mandatory for up to six years of their lifes. At the age of thirteen is the age to begin middle school, and marks the end of mixed-sex education. The state runs most of the schools, which combines a French structure with the rigid discipline and learning the Islamic tradition. Syria has few religious schools, some schools are ran by the United Nation relief program, and some are ran by the Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees. Syria also has some vocational and teacher-training education as well as universities in Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia. There are about 160,000 students in which 40 percent are women are enrolled in the universities. Learning situation is less than ideal, with large class sizes and outdated teaching and testing techniques. Students who can afford to obtain visas often prefer to study …show more content…
The Syrian music is mostly characterized by an emphasis on rhythm and melody rather than harmony. Some genres are polyphonic of the music of Syria but most of it is homophonic. Syrian music is known because of the predominance of the vocal music. The musical instruments that the Syrians use include violin, rabab, Ney, oud, tableh, kanun, and riq. The Jews who lived in Syria sang the pizmonim. The modern Syrian music has also incorporated some other instruments from the West which include the cello, electric guitar, oboe and double bass and this includes influences from other jazz and also other foreign musical styles (Alixa, 2003). Arab music tells a story of tradition and often recounts tales of love, honor, and