Henderson Jordan

Syrian Diary Entry My time is limited so I will write this quickly. I go by the name Iman Assadi, which means to believe; or more precisely, faith, in Arabic. I have one older sister named Li, and a two younger twin brothers- Saad and Mahdi. My mother’s name is Amira, and my father’s Ammar. For nearly 16 years, I lived by the border of Syria, in a city called Manbij which rests near Turkey. In 2014, The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant took over the city. My city has become known as a…

The Syrian civil war is a war between Ba’ath government and the forces who want to remove the government. This has led to peoples’ homes being destroyed and them not knowing what to do, and people calling them Syrian refugees. Around 11 million Syrians have fled their homes due to the civil war, which started in March of 2011, the same time the Syrian civil war started. It has been six years since the war, now 13.5 million refugees are in need of humanitarian assistance. Many refugees have…

The Sykes-Picot Agreement in May 1916 between Great Britain and France led to the dismantlement of the Ottoman Empire. France and Great Britain have thus provision and divide Turkish-held Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine into various administrated and controlled areas. The agreement led to the creation of the present-day Syria and Iraq based on artificial borders which will arouse the dissent among populations. While the neighbor countries share part of their historical, religious, and…

Another main difficulty in the region is the settlements built by Israel in Palestinian lands. Israel continues to build small communities, or settlements in the region of the West Bank, which continues to anger many Palestinians, namely Hamas. There are some who believe that these settlements may violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which relates to the stability of citizens during times of war (Beauchamp). Alternatively, however, others believe that they may not actually be in violation,…

All around the world, many people just like you and me are suffering, suffering to live, suffering to care for themselves because of war, these people are called refugees. Refugees face horrific life events constantly. Who are refugees, and how do they live? Refugees are people who are living in a country of terrible war and forced to move. Once refugees move out of their home country most are faced with severe poverty. Most parents can’t find a job to support their families. Therefore,…

Imagine this, you and your family have barely survived the civil war in syria and are trying to get to any place that is safer than here. This is a reality for many families living in syria they never wanted to leave their home but now they have to to protect their families. It all started when the syrian people were protesting “after the arrest and torture of some teenagers who painted revolutionary slogans on a school wall”(BBC). The government tried to stop this with force but that just lead…

In the article “Shattered lives” by Kristen Lewis Diana faces several challenges being a refugee outside of her country, but also the aid workers are trying to help the Syrian refugees have a sense of normalcy. On page 7 the article states “other aid workers dedicate their lives to helping some Syrian refugees (like Diana) in some of the most dangerous regions in the world!”. The living conditions are stated as dire in the article. Most of the Syrian refugees have nothing to wear but the…

“Within the first five years of the Syrian 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…

More than 60 years ago, the State of Israel was created following a United Nations resolution. Immediately after its establishment until today, the country and its neighbors have experienced a terrible conflict. Yet, opportunities to expect a stabilization or peace have already been presented. Several factors have combined their effects to give birth to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the creation of the State of Israel and the Nakba, which constituted a crucial moment. At the end of…

Countries and Territories The Gaza Strip Geography The Gaza Strip geography has changed several times through the years (see Appendix B). The territory is located in the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and borders on the southwest with Egypt and with Israel on the east and north (The World Factbook, 2016). Political and Legal Factors The Gaza Strip’s governance is carried out by the Hamas Administration. Gaza’s current Prime Minister is Ismail Haniyeh (The World Factbook, 2016). Economic…