Bashar al-Assad

The Syrian Civil War began in 2011, when citizens who were antigovernment started to protest against the president, Bashar-al Assad. Around 5 million Syrians had to flee their country because of the political and military unrest in their country (Jebreal). For instance, a twelve-year-old Nour and her sister, Aya lost their family members in this vicious Syrian Civil War and they are living in a refugee camp among thousands of other children who became orphans at a very young age (Jebreal). Many…

the country demanding an end to the authoritarian regime that President Bashar Hafez al-Assad had kept in place after his father and previous leader of the country, Hafez al-Assad died in 2000. The Syrian government then began suppressing the demonstrations by using violence and extensive use of police and military forces, and many have witnessed several beatings and killings of protesters by these forces. To this day, Assad has been killing his own people by targeting cities and areas…

civil war, an estimated 400,000 syrians were killed.” (CNN Wire) Many may wonder, what has commenced this catastrophe? Well, after the death of Hafiz al Assad, his son Bishar Assad became the President of Syria. Many Syrians were protesting against the government that took away their freedoms and ruined Syria’s economy. In response to these protests, Assad killed and imprisoned Syrians who were peacefully protesting. “In July 2011, the Syrian military declared the establishment of the Free…

The Syrian Crisis started in March 2011, when protests started taking place against Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president. In turn, the president’s forces responded with harsh violence. It started to build up, until it turned into rebellions. Hundreds and thousands of Syrian civilians were caught in the middle, and were forced to escape the country. As of 2015, there have been around 220,000 deaths, half of which are civilians. The U.N has been working together to find a way for the refugees to be…

Crisis is a conflict that has been raging on for seven years now. The conflict began when people started to peacefully protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but these protests were violently attacked, causing a quickly escalating rebellion. However, many outside countries have become involved in this conflict. Major supporters of Assad and the Syrian government include Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, while supporters of the rebels include the United States, Turkey, and Jordan. In only…

"There is nothing permanent in life except change. - Heraclitus" Nowadays, the Arab world in the Middle East is undergoing enormous change. Those changes, known as the Arab Spring, have resulted in a new outlook in many countries, like Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya. Recently, people living in Egypt, for example, made it their life’s goal to speak up against the corruption of their government or die trying. In fact, according to an Amnesty International report, during the protests of 2012…

SYRIAN REFUGEES Imagine al people killing your family for no reason. That´s what people do to Syrians. How would you feel if someone kills your family? About 6.5 million people in Syria have been forced to leave their homes. Imagine that you are searching for somewhere to live and someone doesn´t let you because he thinks you are a terrorist. #acceptrefugees. Syria refuge es graffiti are painting graffiti and it is good because it gives a message to the people, also to the people to accept…

Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young wrote music that depicted current events of their time. The focus of each song was to expose excessive use of power by authority. Yong’s Song written in response to the actions of Ohio’s National Guard who used excessive force to stop a protest demonstration ending in the deaths of 4 Kent State students. Protesters were against President Nixon’s order to invade Cambodia. The students represented the faces and lives of Vietnamese citizens which sparked…

Throughout the 1970s, as Iran realized tremendous profits from oil production, a gap developed and expanded between the wealthy and the poor. A recession, which began in 1975, increased tensions between the classes in Iran. Secular protests in the form of marches, organizations, and political poetry readings sprouted up and spread all across the country. Then, late in October of 1977, the Ayatollah Khomeini's 47-year-old son Mostafa died suddenly of a heart attack, and rumors did spread that he…

august 2013 demonstrated to the world how far the Assad regime was willing to go in an attempt to protect his hold of power. Opposition rebels were making advances into the suburbs of the Markaz Rif district and the government looked overwhelmed, with Damascus…