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Kouider, Mohamad. "Syrian Secondary Migration : A study on push and pull factors behind the irregular migration of Syrians from Turkey to Europe." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-40330.
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This research aims to gain a detailed understanding of the push and pull factors that lead many Syrians in Turkey to migrate to Europe. Syrians are pushed to migrate for various reasons, including socio-economic difficulties in Turkey. It explores the Syrians’ experiences in Turkey and the elements that have deterred them from gaining the fundamental rights of accommodation, access to the labor market, and refugee status. The pull factors refer to the gains that the Syrians might achieve when migrating to Europe. These gains are socio-economic gains that assure a better future for them in Europe in comparison to their presence in Turkey. In this case, this research also explores how the Syrians plan to migrate to Europe by employing the influence of their social networks to conduct their secondary migration. This qualitative study uses seven semi-structured interviews and analyzes the experiences of the interviewees in order to reach concrete conclusions. The results of this study, according to the interviewees’ experiences, show that restrictive Turkish policies and procedures have pushed many Syrians to migrate. At the same time, the Syrians are attracted to migrating to Europe for better protection for them and their children. The findings also demonstrate that social ties influenced Syrians in their decision to migrate to Europe and avoid being deported to Syria.
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Aws, Wafa Mustafa. "Predictive power of contrastive analysis : Syrians' learning of the English DP." Thesis, Bangor University, 1992. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/predictive-power-of-contrastive-analysis--syrians-learning-of-the-english-dp(17cf6c79-59ce-43d4-b42e-f2a469fa0459).html.
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I This thesis is an investigation of the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. This hypothesis is founded on the assumption that second language learners tend to transfer their native language structures when learnIng a, second language. In its strong version, this hypothesis claims that by contrasting two or more languages, it is possible to predict probable areas of difficulty and hence errors on part of the foreign language learner. Contrastive analysis yields two types of prediction: (i) second language learners will transfer their isomorphic Ll structures into the second language and thus produce correct target constructions, and (ii) they will transfer the anisomorphic structures of their mother tongue thus producing erroneous structures which reflect those of their mother tongue. The second hypothesis which I seek to verify in the present work claims that the more advanced the second language learner is, the more successfully he/she will perform in the second language. Long exposure to the new language will enable the learner to improve his/her linguistic competence in this language and as a result, he/she will utilise more positive transfer and less negative transfer than the less advanced learner. The validity of the two hypotheses will be investigated with reference to Syrian learners of English. The two languages under focus are English and Modern Standard Arabic. I focus exclusively on one syntactic structure viz., the noun phrase. My contrastive analysis of English and Modern Standard Arabic noun phrases is based on their description in terms of the general framework of the theory of Government and Binding. The predictions yielded by contrastive analysis were empirically tested by carrying out a small scale empirical investigation which consisted of three tests: a Completion Test, a Translation Test and a Judgment Test. The three tests were administered to two groups of Syrian students studying English at the University of Tishrin, Latakia, Syria. The first group comprised 25 first year students, and the second group included a similar number of fourth year students. I then carried out an error analysis of the data obtained in order to determine the source of each error and separate transfer from non-transfer errors. Quantificational measures were applied to the results in order to determine the relative frequency of each prediction in percentages. iii The degree of success of the predictions were taken as measures for the validity of the hypothesis on which they were based viz., the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. In order to verify the second hypothesis, I compared the mean percentages of transfer scored by both groups for each prediction in each test. Conclusions as to whether there were significant differences between the two groups in the degree of transfer were drawn by using the T-Test, which is statistical measure used to assess the significance of the differences between two given average scores.
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Mozaic, Zeina. "A study of lexical borrowing and occasional code-switching amongst young middle-class Syrians in Saudi Arabia and Syria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8940.
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Includes bibliographical references (82-86).<br>In this study, I examine language contact phenomena exhibited by two groups of young middle-class Syrian citizens. Members of one group were born and have been living with their families in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They however, have maintained strong relations with their extended families in Syria and visit them regularly. Because of this they are considered mobile and more exposed to other cultures and environments in which communication in English is prevalent. Contrastively members of the second group were born and have been living in their homeland Syria, so they did not have the exposure to other cultures that members of the first group had. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a developing country that has opened doors and jobs opportunities for millions of foreigners whose main medium of communication is English. This means that members of the first group who are resident in Riyadh have experienced more cross-cultural influences than their less mobile peers in Damascus. I set out to examine the impact of the mixed culture on the sociolinguistic repertoire and behaviour of the Riyadh-based Syrians as compared to their less mobile Damascus-based peers. In particular, the study aims to demonstrate the influence of language contact as reflected in code-switching and lexical borrowing. I conducted 20 interviews in the summer of 2008 in Syria. Both groups included an equal number of male and female participants. All interviews were conducted in friendly congenial settings which allowed participants to converse naturally. All instances of lexical borrowing and code-switching were catalogued. After analysing data from the two sets of speakers, it was found that whilst borrowing was prevalent in both groups, code-switching tended to be minimal. This shows that the degree of contact was not very intense. The difference in mobility, between the two groups, however, was reflected in their respective repertoires. In fact, mobility and exposure to other cultures was a major distinguishing factor between the participants. Members of the mobile group used more English lexical items than the less mobile group. The analysis was also done taking into account the participants' work experience. It was found that equal work experience resulted in similar findings across the gender line. The exposure to the world of work demanded higher levels of proficiency in English, since it was the language mostly used in the industrial-commercial environment. The use of English was also necessitated by computer programs and access to other technical and scientific information which was in English. The study also, showed that speaker's attitudes played a significant part in forming their linguistic behaviour albeit consciously or unconsciously. Speakers with a more accommodating attitude towards English tended to have more loanwords in their speech, across the two groups. Such code-switching as does occur in both groups shows no clear pattern that is linked to the type of schooling, mobility, or attitude, between the switcher participants, it was found that other personal experiences play a role. Personal experience that varies from individual to another according to their unique exposure to English media and other pleasure facilities, can be salient in strengthen one's English competence. Thereby, it gives the individual the ability to use the language more often and on a larger scale. Finally the study demonstrated that sociolinguistic repertoire was, to a large extent, a product of mobility and cultural exposure.
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James, T. P. "Monumental artwork & the northern Syrians at War, c.1000-650 BCE." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2016. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3008456/.
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Dereli, Begüm. "The Role of higher education in refugee integration: the case of Syrians in Turkey." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672985.
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This thesis is a compilation of three articles that aim to contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of higher education in refugees’ integration by focusing on urban refugees’ experiences who settled in a neighboring country, studying the case of Syrian university students in Turkey. The research is based on a qualitative case study conducted during the fall of 2019 in Gaziantep, a Turkish city on the Syrian border that hosts almost half a million Syrian refugees. This qualitative analysis of the refugee experiences aims to tackle a new perspective of their integration process by providing new insights into the refugee youths’ diverse experiences. Each article contributes to the academic literature from a different perspective. The first article uses the capability approach as a framework to explore the relationship between gender and their experiences focusing on their decision-making process while accessing higher education, the gendered nature of these experiences, and their aspirations after graduation. The second article aims to understand the factors that form refugees’ sense of belonging and the degree to which the contextualized experiences of refugees influence their sense of belonging in the university. And the third article contributes to the literature on the acquisition of Turkish citizenship by shedding light on the perspective of highly educated young refugees.<br>Aquesta tesis està formada per tres articles i té l’objectiu de contribuir a la comprensió del rol que l’educació superior juga en la integració dels refugiats. Per a fer-ho, es centra en l’experiència de joves refugiats ubicats en entorns urbans d’un país veí; concretament, estudia el cas dels refugiats sirians a Turquia. La tesis es basa en un cas d’estudi qualitatiu dut a terme durant la tardor de 2019 a Gazantep, ciutat turca a la frontera amb Síria que acull vora mig milió de refugiats sirians. L’anàlisi qualitatiu de les experiències dels refugiats té com a objectiu aportar una nova perspectiva en el seu procés d’integració proporcionant noves dades sobre les diverses experiències dels joves refugiats sirians. Cada article contribueix al debat acadèmic des d’un angle diferent. El primer article utilitza la teoria de les capacitats (capability approach) per a explorar la relació entre el gènere i les experiències dels joves refugiats, centrant-se en el procés de presa de decisions previ a l’entrada al món universitari, en la seva experiència universitària i en les seves aspiracions futures. El segon article estudia els factors que formen el sentiment de pertinença dels refugiats i el grau en que les seves experiències contextualitzades influencïen el seu sentiment de pertinença a la universitat. El tercer article analitza l’experiència d’adquisició de la ciudadania turca per part de joves refugiats altament qualificats.
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Monsour, Anne Maureen. "Negotiating a place in a white Australia : Syrian/Lebanese in Australia, 1880 to 1947, a Queensland case study /." [St. Lucia, Qld], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18258.pdf.
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Fahd, Ahmad, and George Bsirini. "Syrians of The Diaspora : Seeding and harvesting the design of a book and a manifesto." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105450.
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This project proposes and uses co-creation design methods, a design approach based on allowing users to play a design role; by creating a project. The design process comprises design specialists and participants from various specialties and ages, then finding common ground and interests to develop a future work plan. Collective creation designers can provide tools and workshops to support and develop a fledgling community initiative that works within design and change. After the Syrians were exposed to a movement towards world countries, forming a diaspora condition within their families and host societies. This project was implemented in January 2021, with two collaborating students of the Bachelor of Design + Change at Linnaeus International University in Sweden, titled ‘’Syrians of The Diaspora’’. The project deals with collective creation in addressing issues to which immigrants are exposed, several issues that cause feelings of despair, and loss of creative value, influenced by their neglected skills and life experiences. To create a ‘’vocational cultural knowledgeable club’’ in the host country that employs their skills and presents them to the host community, facilitating integration plans.
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Pasha, Suraina. "Humanitarianism, (In)securitisation and the Governance of Crisis: the Jordanian-International Response to War Displaced Syrians." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19621.
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan hosts one of the largest transnational humanitarian operations responding to the mass displacement crisis from the Syrian war. This thesis critically analyses this contemporary example of large-scale humanitarian intervention from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is based on seven months of multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Jordan in 2015 and 2016 and extensive documentary analysis. Drawing on the insights of Critical Humanitarian Studies, the Paris School of Critical Security Studies and specialist literature on the Jordanian State, this thesis argues that the official response is characterised by an interplay between humanitarianism and (in)securitisation. Through case studies on three sites, it illustrates the dialectics of (in)security and humanitarian logics and practices in informing the multi-scalar, spatialised governance of war displaced Syrians within and via regulated refugee camps, urban relegation, and at the borderlines. As shown in the thesis, humanitarian relief is implemented alongside quasi-carceral, bureaucratic, and surveillance practices and technologies to manage and filter displaced Syrians primarily along the lines of potential threat to the host State's expansive and anticipatory understanding of national security. The thesis contributes to interdisciplinary Critical Humanitarian Studies by challenging the dominant claim of Southern State subordination by highlighting the influence of its priorities and leadership in informing the modalities of contemporary humanitarianism. It also adds to specialist literature on the transformation of Jordanian State-hood with and through its experiences with refugees
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Ablahad, Marlen. "Bära Sorg Föra Liv : En studie om begravningsritualer bland syrianer/assyrier i hemlandet och i Sverige." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Religion and Culture, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-5255.
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<p>This essay describes the phases of funeral rituals between the Syrian/Assyrian, and compares the homeland with Sweden. It describes the stage of rituals according to Victor Turner schema of separation, margin or limin, and aggregation. The rituals religious significance agrees with Clifford Geertz’s theory about the importance of religious beliefs for the human being</p>
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Yildiz, Felicia. ""I would never risk being stuck in that hell again" : Dual citizenship and Syrians/Assyrians in Sweden." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-170778.
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Since the fate of the Syrian/Assyrian minority that has fled Turkey has not received much attention in research, this thesis is made to recognize the group and their experiences as refugees, Christians, and citizens in their old and new countries of Turkey and Sweden. When talking about dual citizenship, in terms of previous research, researchers often argue about how migrants prefer to keep their former citizenship when moving to another country. According to scholars and policymakers, dual citizenship is a benefit since it, for instance, helps immigrants to naturalize into their country of settlement. However, this is not always the case. By interviewing nine Syrians/Assyrians from Turkey, who either hold dual citizenship (Swedish and Turkish citizenship) or only Swedish citizenship (former Turkish citizens), this thesis will focus on how the minority thinks, feels, reasons, and argues about dual citizenship. Because of a history filled with oppression, discrimination, violence, and death (the Syrian/Assyrian genocide in 1915) in Turkey, many Syrians/Assyrians did not want to keep the bond to their country of origin when migrating to Sweden. In the sense of security and safety, belonging, naturalization and integration, and loyalty, this study will focus on what dual citizenship means for the Syrian/Assyrian participants who came to Sweden in the 1970s and if they make use of the possibility to hold more than one citizenship. The main finding is that the minority feels safe and at home in Sweden and not in Turkey. Because of their lack of protection and rights as Christians in their country of origin, Sweden is, as they call it, their new home. Even if some of them hold dual citizenship, while others only have Swedish citizenship, the majority of the Syrian/Assyrian people do not feel any sense of attachment, feeling, or loyalty toward Turkey today. However, there are exceptions. By holding dual citizenship, those Syrians/Assyrians who misses the food, the climate, or the culture can visit their country of origin, whenever they want to, as citizens.
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Santana, De Andrade Glenda. "« Suis-je une réfugiée ? Suis-je un réfugié ? ». : les stratégies de survie de Syriennes et de Syriens dans les espaces urbains en Turquie et en Jordanie." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 8, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021PA080072.
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Depuis 2011, environ 5,6 millions de personnes ont dû quitter le territoire de la Syrie. Elles ont cherché refuge dans plusieurs pays, notamment la Turquie et la Jordanie. Cette thèse analyse, dans le contexte de l’exil urbain en Turquie et en Jordanie, les stratégies de survie des Syriens, qui sont traversées par des rapports de race, classe et genre. Cette étude a pour objectif de s’interroger sur les manières dont les réfugiés surpassent les contraintes et catégorisations qu’un milieu contraignant leur impute. En partant des questionnements sur les politiques migratoires, nous montrerons comment le statut réducteur et passif accordé aux réfugiés est limité et rend problématique une réelle compréhension des rapports de vie dans l’exil. L’idée est d’aller au-delà de la vulnérabilité des réfugiés, sans négliger les violences qu’ils subissent dans la terre de refuge. Afin d’analyser ce processus, l’étude s’appuie sur une série d’entretiens semi-directifs avec les Syriens en Turquie et en Jordanie. Cette méthodologie se complète par ailleurs par l’observation anthropologique/ethnologique de ces espaces : notamment accompagner le travail des ONG internationales et locales ; observer les espaces de socialisations ; participer à des débats et conversations autour d’un thé ordinaire<br>Since 2011, 5.6 million people have fled Syria due to ongoing conflict. The vast majority sought refuge in neighbouring Turkey and Jordan. This thesis analyses, within the context of urban exile in Turkey and Jordan, the different experiences and survival strategies of Syrians who are modulated by particular relations of race, class and gender. It aims to explain how refugees manage to create their own visibility in this new space full of limitations, and further explores how their newfound participation in these urban areas can deconstruct dominant representations of refugees, who are otherwise seen as threats or as voiceless victims. In all, this research, that focuses on the agency of Syrians, aims to go beyond the vulnerability of refugees, without neglecting the violence they endure. In order to analyse this process, this study is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with Syrians, local communities in Turkey and Jordan. The interviews were conducted in several cities, with different profiles in 2016 and 2017. This methodology is complemented with a more anthropological / ethnological approach
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Qahoush, Lisa. "“I did not give myself a chance to feel sorry for my past” : - Life in Zaatari Refugee Camp: Four Syrian Stories." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete - Socialhögskolan, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-107547.
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This study aims to explore how four Syrians, involved as case managers in Questscope’s mentoring program, describe and experience their lives in Zaatari Refugee Camp. The participants were asked to describe their experiences through qualitative interviews. The results were analyzed through the lens of Antonovsky’s salutogenic theory to examine each participant’s sense of coherence and what activities or people contribute towards a strong SOC. The results show that the participants face many challenges in Zaatari Camp, most notably the feeling that their lives have been reduced to a simple existence in which they are expected to be content with food and shelter. They express the feeling that their hopes and aspirations have come to a standstill and that camp conditions do not allow them to move forward in their lives, such as by completing university. However, their stories also include indications of strong SOC in that the participants make sense of their situation, perceive that there are resources available to deal with their situation, and have incentive to persevere in spite of their circumstances. They describe their work with Questscope, through which they are encouraged to take initiative and responsibility, as helpful and motivating because it builds their confidence, gives them purpose and allows them to hope and move forward.
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Forshällen, Malin. ""Objudna in över våra generöst öppna gränser" : Den assyriska/syrianska invandringen till Sverige 1975-1982." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Historiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-134248.
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This thesis investigates the connection between migration discourses and politics through the assyrian/syrian immigration to Sweden 1975-1982. Using Bacchi’s “What’s the problem (represented to be)?” (WPR) methodology, which is based on Foucault’s theories of governmentality, this thesis investigates how preconceptions of issues forms understanding of them as problems and shapes the possible solutions to the problem concerned. The results of this thesis indicates that the assyrian/syrian immigration to Sweden was understood by the government and its agencies as an issue of control over the population and over immigration. There was a consensus amongst all parties that immigration to Sweden must be regulated both by law and in numbers and in distribution across the country but disagreements existed on solutions. This study aims to increase knowledge of the different responses to the assyrian/syrian immigration in order to further understanding of how political consensus shapes immigration politics and how border politics and integration politics intersect and affect one another.
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Johanen, Jacob. "Assyriska/Syrianska ungdomars värderingar och beteenden kring sexualitet, alkohol och droger." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-27875.
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Sexualvanor bland ungdomar har i generella termer genomgått stor förändring. Debutåldern sjunker och fler sexualpartners är mer vanligt förekommande. En tidig sexualdebut kan dock vara problematiskt i många avseenden. Forskning visar att en tidig sexdebut bör ses som ett tecken på en skadlig livsstil då det visat att ungdomar med tidiga sexuella relationer också tenderar att använda mer tobak, alkohol och droger jämfört med ungdomar utan sexuella erfarenheter. En studie pekar på att assyriska/syrianska ungdomar i Sverige tenderar att sexdebutera sent samt ha ett lågt antal sexualpartners. Det saknas dock kvalitativa studier kring gruppens värderingar och syftet med denna studie är att öka förståelsen för värderingar och beteenden kring sexualitet och se om det finns en påverkan från kulturella aspekter. Vidare syftar studien också i att undersöka om det finns ett samband hos ungdomarnas familjesamhörighet i relation till alkohol och drogvanor. Utifrån en kvalitativ ansats undersöks 12 assyriska/syrianska ungdomar genom skriftliga intervjuer som besvaras anonymt. Materialet analyseras genom meningskoncentrering där utvalda citat kortas ner och kategoriseras utifrån olika teman. För att tolka och analysera respondenternas värderingar och beteenden kring sexualitet, alkohol och droger, kulturella aspekter samt deras familjesituation, användes valda teorier som verktyg; intimitetens omvandling i förhållande till sexualitet, gemeinschaft och gesellschaft i förhållande till kultur samt socialt kapital i förhållande till familjesamhörighet. Detta för att nå en djupare förståelse för respondenternas värderingar. Slutdiskussionen berör diskussioner kring en varierad förekomst av värderingar och beteenden gällande sexualitet där flera uppger att de är emot föräktenskapliga relationer och andra som har en mer liberal syn och menar att det är upp till var och en att bestämma. Det framgår även att kultur eller religion har en inverkan hos de respondenter som uppger värderingar som är emot föräktenskapliga relationer. Även diskussioner kring familjesamhörighet samt alkohol och droger förs där det eventuellt finns kopplingar mellan svag samhörighet eller svag kommunikation i relation till missbruk.<br>Sexual habits among young people have in general terms undergone great change. Sexual debut age drops and it´s more common with an increased number of sexualpartners. An early sexual debut, however, can be problematic in many aspects. Research shows that early sexdebut should be seen as a sign of a harmful lifestyle when it revealed that adolescents with early sexual relationships also tend to use more alcohol and drugs compared with youths without sexual experience. One study indicates that the Assyrian/Syrian youths in Sweden tend to debut late and have a low number of sexual partners. However, no qualitative studies have been made about the group´s values and behaviors about sexuality. The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of the values and the behaviors about sexuality and if there is an influence from cultural aspects. Furthermore, the study also aimed to investigate whether there is a connection between familyconnectedness with alcohol and drug habits. Based on a qualitative approach 12 Assyrian/Syrian youths is being examined through written interviews answered anonymously. The material was analyzed by sentence concentrator and selected quotes were shortened and categorized based on different themes. In order to interpret and analyze the respondents values and behaviors about sexuality, alcohol and drugs, cultural aspects as well as their family situations, were following selected theories used as tools; intimacy transformation in relation to sexuality, gemeinschaft and gesellschaft in relation to culture and social capital in relation to family connectedness. This is to achieve a deeper understanding of the respondents’ values. The final discussion involves discussions of a varied presence of values and behaviors regarding sexuality, where some respondents say they are against premarital relationships and other who have a more liberal view and say that it is up to each individual to decide. It also shows that culture or religion has an impact of those respondents who indicates values that are against premarital relationships. Even discussions about family connectedness in relation to alcohol and drugs are presented where there might be a possible link between weak connectedness and poor communication in relation to alcohol or drug abuse.
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Dudas, Victor. "Religiosity and the Development of Ego-Identity : A sequential mixed-methods study of the enculturation and acculturation process of Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Religionspsykologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-229085.
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The purpose of the current sequential mixed-methods study is to bring further knowledge to the field of psychology of religion concerning the role of religion for Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden. Guiding the current study are theories concerning enculturation, acculturation, ego-identity, ritualization and communitas. The central research question is: What role does religiosity have for Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden, concerning the development of ego-identity and the practice of ritualization, within a process of enculturation and acculturation? The quantitative phase of the sequential mixed-methods study uses a sample of 244 participants that were part of a previously conducted study. Descriptive statistics, comparing means, correlations, t-tests, and ANOVA are applied to analyze the data retrieved from the questionnaires. The qualitative phase uses a sample of 12 informants collected by a purposive and snowball sampling technique. The methods of data collection are semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews. The data collected are analyzed by qualitative content analysis. The results of the quantitative phase show that there is no statistically significant relationship between religiosity and self-perception of ethnicity or self- perception of being a part of the Swedish society. The results, however, show several significant correlations and differences between males and females as well as between generations. Among others, the results show a medium, positive correlation between self-perception of being Assyrian/Syrian and degrees of using the language Suryoyo with friends and family, where a greater degree of self-perception as Assyrian/Syrian is associated with a greater frequency in using the language Suryoyo with friends and family. The results show that there is a negative, medium correlation between perceived discrimination and the perception of being a part of the Swedish society as well as the perceptions concerning the degree that Swedes perceive the participants as being a part of the Swedish society where greater degrees of perceived discrimination are associated with lesser degrees of perception of being a part of the Swedish society. The results show that there is a statistically significant difference between the age groups concerning Mass attendance as well as the degree of self-perception of being religious/spiritual. The results show a statistically significant difference between males and females concerning Mass attendance, frequency of fasting, and self-perception as religious/spiritual; where females have a higher mean score than males on all measures. The results of the data analysis in the qualitative phase indicate that religiosity helps the individual to create and maintain a feeling of being a unique and separate individual either by providing a context for the individual’s identity or by being an object from which the informant differentiates. Religiosity provides the individual with the means of learning his or her first culture. The analysis identifies language to be an important component of ego-identity, enculturation, and acculturation. Discrimination, whether within the group Assyrian/Syrian or from outside the group, is seen as an involuntarily differentiation where the informant experiences attempts by others to differentiate him- or herself from the Swedish population. Indications of ritual components and certain life stages are highlighted among the informants. The implications of the study are discussed.<br>Syftet med följande sekventiella mixed-methods studie är att bidra med ytterligare kunskap till det religionspsykologiska fältet angående religionens betydelse för assyrier/syrianer i Sverige. Studien vägleds av teorier om ackulturation, enkulturation, ego-identitet, ritualisering och communitas. Den centrala forskningsfrågan lyder: Vilken roll har religiositet för assyrier/syrianer i Sverige i en process av enkulturation och ackulturation? Den kvantitativa fasen i studien använder sig av ett urval av 244 deltagare från en tidigare genomförd studie. Deskriptiv statistik, jämförelse av medelvärde, korrelation, t-test och ANOVA används för att analysera data i den kvantitativa fasen. Den kvalitativa fasen i studien använder sig av ett urval av tolv deltagare. Deltagarna rekryteras genom ändamålsenlig insamling och snöbollsinsamling. Deltagarna intervjuas med semi-strukturerade intervjuer och en fokusgruppintervju. Insamlat material från intervjuerna analyseras med kvalitativa innehållsanalys. Resultat från den kvantitativa fasen visar att det inte fanns ett statistiskt signifikant samband mellan religiositet, självbild etnicitet och självbild av att vara en del av det svenska samhället. Den kvantitativa fasen visar statistiska signifikanta förhållanden mellan självbild etnicitet och grad av suryoyoanvändning där större grad av självbild etnicitet är associerat med större grad av suryoyoanvändning. Ett statistiskt negativt samband visar sig mellan upplevd diskriminering och självbilden av att vara en del av det svenska samhället där större grad av upplevd diskriminering är associerat med mindre grad av självbild av att vara en del av det svenska samhället. En statistiskt signifikant relation hittas mellan åldersgrupper angående grad av deltagande i gudstjänster och självbild av att vara religiös eller andlig. En statistisk signifikant relation hittas även mellan kvinnor och män angående att delta i gudstjänster, frekvens av att fasta och självbild av att vara religiös eller andlig. Kvinnor visar sig ha ett högre medelvärde än män på dessa mått. Resultat från den kvalitativa fasen indikerar att religiositet hjälper individen att skapa och bibehålla en känsla av att vara en unik och separat individ antingen genom att erbjuda en kontext för individens identitet eller genom att vara ett objekt som individen kan differentiera sig ifrån. Religiositet förser individen med medel att lära sig sin första kultur. Den kvalitativa analysen visar även att språk är en viktig komponent av ego-identitet, enkulturation och ackulturation. Diskriminering ses som en ofrivillig differentiering av individen från den svenska befolkningen. Rituella komponenter och utvecklingsstadier identifieras bland deltagarna i den kvalitativa fasen. Studiens inverkan diskuteras. Föräldrarna rekommenderas även att sträva efter en mångfaldig uppväxt som dels inkluderar assyrisk/syrianska, dels svenska traditioner. Föräldrar bör även sträva efter att introducera sitt modersmål för barnen i syfte att premiera flerspråkighet. Flerspråkighet underlättar integration i kulturer. Föräldrar bör också stödja sina barns erfarenheter som etniska minoriteter, t.ex. diskriminering, fördomar, men även barnets vilja att vistas och integreras i det svenska samhället. Institutioner, t.ex. den svenska skolan och den syrisk ortodoxa kyrkan, bör underlätta individens integration i dess etniska och svenska traditioner. Utbildningsmässigt innebär detta att erbjuda språkkurser is individens modersmål, eller första språk. Det svenska språket bör läras ut tillsammans med svenskar för att undvika en åtskillnad. Skolor måste vara öppna för möjligheten att individer kan identifiera sig utifrån etniciteter i jämförelse med nationaliteter.
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Karim, Kira, and Maria Samri. "Etnisk boendesegregation i Södertälje- En kvalitativ studie om erfarenheter av att bo i Ronna." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-21751.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate segregation from an accommodation perspective. The essay questions how the residents of Ronna feel about their neighborhood and what they think of other people's views of their area. Our purpose is to conduct a qualitative study of whether or not individuals experience residential segregation in Ronna. The essay is based on qualitative interviews, which were conducted with five people who have lived in Ronna for at least five years and who define themselves as Assyrians/Syrians. To analyze our empirical data, we have used two theoretical perspectives. One by Westin and Elias & Scotson, which is the theory about social groups - established and outsiders. The second theory explains how ethnic boundaries and enclaves occur. With the support of previous research, we highlight and define the fundamental factors causing segregation. After analyzing our empirical data, we concluded that residential segregation is a broad concept and that there are several factors that lead to segregation. The result of the study indicates that all informants thrive in their neighborhood and feel a solidarity and cohesion with each other. In Ronna the Assyrian/Syrian is a dominant ethnic community which has formed a strong “We” – group in their neighborhood.<br>Syfte med denna studie är att belysa boendesegregationen i Ronna ur de boendes perspektiv. Med stöd av några teoretiska perspektiv besvaras frågan om hur invånare i Ronna upplever sitt bostadsområde, samt hur de förhåller sig till andras uppfattningar och föreställningar om sitt område.Studiens syfte uppnås genom en kvalitativ studie om individers upplevelser kring boendesegregationen i Ronna. Uppsatsen är uppbyggd utifrån kvalitativa intervjuer, vilka har genomförts med fem personer i åldrarna 30-45 som för närvarande bor i Ronna sedan minst fem år tillbaka, alla dessa individer definierar sig som assyrier/syrianer. För att analysera intervjumaterialet har vi använt oss av två teoretiska perspektiv. Den ena av dessa är det samhällsvetenskapliga forskningsinriktning som studerar sociala grupper - etablerade och outsiders, därefter har denna teori kompletterats med ett ytterligare teoretiskt perspektiv som redogör för hur etniska gränser och enklaver uppstår. Med hjälp av tidigare forskning belysas och definieras olika bakomliggande faktorer som kan orsaka boendesegregation inom ett bostadsområde. Analysen av intervjumaterialet visar att boendesegregation är ett omfattande fenomen där flera faktorer ger upphov till att segregation uppstår. Studieresultatet påvisar att i Ronna är assyrier/syrianer en dominerande folkgrupp som har skapat en stark vi-grupp i sitt bostadsområde. Samtliga informanter trivs bra i sitt bostadsområde, samt känner en stark gemenskap och tillhörighet.
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Karlsson, David, and Liiban Guyo. "Framing the Syrian Civil War : Stories of individuals from the Syrian diaspora on their view on the civil war." Thesis, Jönköping University, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53439.
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The Syrian Civil War has displaced millions of Syria’s inhabitants both around the region and throughout the world. These individuals carry different experiences, views, and perceptions regarding what they have left and their views on the conflict. This study seeks to identify the dominant frames used by 11 Syrian diaspora individuals living in Sweden when framing the Syrian Civil War. It also aims to identify individuals' views of the civil war. The study uses a qualitative framing analysis and applies Kuyper’s function of frames in a total of 11 semi- structured interviews. The study examines interviewees' frames regarding (a) The Arab Spring demonstrations, (b) The Syrian regime, and (c) International Interests. The study found the following frames on (a) horria (freedom), shohada al-thowra (martyrs of the revolution), extremist opposition, (b) dictatorial, dictatorship, fakher (pride), and (c) natural resources, the USA and Russia. The study argues that interviewees adopt different frames based on three factors, (I) media consumption, (II) sectarian affiliation, and (III) geographical origin.<br>Inbördeskriget i Syrien har fördrivit miljontals av Syriens invånare både runt om i regionen och över hela världen. Dessa individer har olika erfarenheter, åsikter och uppfattningar och syn på konflikten. Denna studie syftar till att identifiera dominerande gestaltningar som används av 11 syriska diaspora-individer som bor i Sverige vid gestaltning av det syriska inbördeskriget. Studien syftar också till att identifiera individers syn på inbördeskriget. I studien används en kvalitativ gestaltningsanalys och tillämpar Kuypers funktion av gestaltningar i totalt 11 semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studien granskar respondenternas gestaltningar angående (a) demonstrationerna under den Arabiska Våren (b) den Syriska regimen och (c) internationella intressen. Studien fann följande gestaltningar (a) horria (frihet), shohada al-thowra (revolutionens martyrer), extremistisk opposition, (b) diktatur, diktatur, fakher (stolthet) och (c) naturresurser, USA och Ryssland. Studien hävdar att intervjuade antar olika gestaltning baserat på tre faktorer, (I) mediekonsumtion, (II) sekteristisk tillhörighet och (III) geografiskt ursprung.
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Papoutsakis, Emmanuel. "Jacob of Serugh, 'The homily on the deluge' (lines 1-210) : introduction, translation, and detailed commentary." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339970.
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Ligovic, Klara. "Silence in Syria : A examination of the UN:s diplomacy in the Syrian civil war." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-70115.
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By 2018 the war in Syria has been going on for seven years. The conflict has caused the death of hundreds of thousands and has forced more than 11 million Syrians to flee their homes. The responsibility for the huge humanitarian disaster rests on the perpetrators but who has the responsibility to protect? The resolution ’Responsibility to Protect’ [R2P] determines the responsibility to protect on to the international community and the United Nations [UN]. When looking at the large numbers of refugees, wounded and dead the question arises, why hasn't the UN succeed in its responsibility to protect the Syrian people? This case study of the UN:s diplomatic mission and why it has failed to protect the Syrian people rests on the theoretical foundations of resolution R2P, two branches of diplomacy and further the inclusion of women in peacemaking processes. The inclusion of women in the decision-making peace processes are highly important to gain a holistic perspective and an enduring peace according to several available sources. Available data reveals, however, that the numbers of women included in the peace process in Syria are rather low and when women are included they are in a position of advocacy, not decision-making. The essay’s conclusion establishes the prospects for peace in Syria as quite low due to the poor preconditions. Further, the essay finds that the international community through the UN possesses the necessary framework, and bears the responsibility for the Syrian people due to the Syrian government's atrocities committed against its people. The UN:s diplomatic strategy are by the Secretary-General Special Envoys characterized by humanitarian diplomacy, but unfortunately, all attempts by the UN or any other actor to the time of writing have been without success.
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Mattsson, Per-Göran. "Den politiska maktens bruk, missbruk och icke-bruk av historien : En analys av debatten om Sveriges och EU:s erkännande, samt Turkiets förnekande, av folkmordet på armenier, assyrier/syrianer/kaldéer,och pontiska greker 1915-1917." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-3529.
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This essay is about use, misuse and non-use of history in politics. To recognize genocide is a use of history that has been established in politics, but also sparked debate. The position of non-use of history in international policy towards Turkey's denial policy has increasingly been replaced by recognition of genocide as a matter of making up with the story, moral consider, and where fundamental issues of culture, identity, history and morality has become guiding element in the discourse behind European expansion and integration policies. A breakthrough for this change is due to the Cold War's end; since the 1980s it has become possible to realize the humanitarianism which has its roots in the Enlightenment humanism underlying the United Nations, and later the EU conventions on human rights and genocide conventions. A genocide concept has become an important discourse in world politics that puts moral pressure on states to act. Parliamentary recognition of the genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians / Syrians / Chaldeans and Pontic Greeks, is partly redress for the victims and their descendants, but also an opportunity for reconciliation.
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Tuschling, Ruth Mary Magdalen. "Angels and orthodoxy in Syria and Palestine from the Qumran texts to Ephrem the Syrian." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.615983.
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Kurian, Aby P. "An Indian Orthodox church?" Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Choairy, Chafic Carvalho. "De “Turcos” a “Mascates” : O questionamento da identidade sírio e libanesa em Piracicaba (1889 – 1930)." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2013. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/7730.
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Previous issue date: 2013-03-05<br>Não recebi financiamento<br>This study aims to analyze the Syrian and Lebanese immigration to the city of Piracicaba during the period from 1889 to 1935. According to academic studies of the subject, such migration differed from mainstream ethnic came to Brazil mainly because immigration of Arabs was not subsidized by the state and they had a distinctly urban and commercial insertion. The city of Piracicaba has features that differentiate it within the context of overall economic cities in the
state of São Paulo, which had already owned a large sugar development in communion with coffee production, which allowed a great economic development for the city. Thus, the work will explore the process of identity
construction Syrian-Lebanese in Piracicaba, demonstrating the stereotypes created and uses the term Turkish. We will also analyze the causes that led the Lebanese and Syrians to opt for Piracicaba, besides trying to reconstruct the
daily lives of these immigrants in the municipality in question. The work focuses analysis of issues elucidated from the study of lawsuits involving Syrians and Lebanese, the journal of the municipality and authors of the period who wrote
about Arab immigrants. Given these circumstances, the article discusses the
discursive mechanisms of identity construction and present trajectories of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants that contrast with the hegemonic discourse of the colony and reverberated by many authors and popular culture<br>O presente trabalho busca analisar a imigração síria e libanesa para o município de Piracicaba durante o período de 1889 a 1935. De acordo com os estudos acadêmicos do tema, tal fluxo migratório se diferenciou das principais
correntes étnicas que vieram para o Brasil, principalmente porque a imigração dos árabes não foi subsidiada pelo Estado e eles tiveram uma inserção marcadamente urbana e comercial. A cidade de Piracicaba possui
características que a diferenciam dentro do contexto econômico geral dos municípios do Estado de São Paulo, já que teve um amplo desenvolvimento açucareiro em comunhão com a produção cafeeira, o que possibilitou um
grande desenvolvimento econômico para a cidade. Assim, o trabalho explorará
o processo de construção da identidade sírio-libanesa em Piracicaba, demonstrando os estereótipos criados e os usos do termo turco. Analisaremos também as causas que levaram os libaneses e os sírios a optarem por Piracicaba, além de tentar reconstruir o cotidiano desses imigrantes no município em questão. O trabalho centra a análise das questões elucidadas a
partir do estudo de processos judiciais envolvendo sírios e libaneses, de periódico do município e de autores do período que escreveram sobre os imigrantes árabes. Diante dessas circunstancias, o trabalho pretende
demonstrar os mecanismos discursivos de construção das identidades e apresentar trajetórias de imigrantes sírios e libaneses que contrastem com o discurso hegemônico da colônia e reverberado por muitos autores e pela
cultura popular.
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Zorob, Anja. "Syrien im Spannungsfeld zwischen der Euro-Mediterranen Partnerschaft und der Großen Arabischen Freihandelszone /." Saarbrücken : Verl. für Entwicklungspolitik, 2006. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2924314&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
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Hilal, Ghofran. "La protection internationale des réfugiés en Jordanie : réalité et perspectives." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSE2056.
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L’objet de ce travail est d’étudier la pertinence de la protection des réfugiés en Jordanie. Le problème de la protection des réfugiés en Jordanie est en constante évolution. Notre thèse se propose donc d’examiner la problématique de cetteprotection qui s’inscrira dans un cadre contextualisé aussi bien que normatif. Il importe, dans ce contexte, de se demander si la protection fournie par l’État, en coopération avec les institutions spécialisées de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, est à même de garantir les droits et les besoins des personnes concernées en Jordanie. Loin de confirmer l’idée d’un vide juridique, cette thèse entend, dans un cadre technique et théorique du corpus juridique existant, qu’il soit international,régional ou national, montrer qu’il existe bien un cadre juridique naissant en matière de protection des réfugiés, grâce notamment aux transformations géopolitiques de la Jordanie et au développement des réponses étatiques etinstitutionnelles au regard de ces derniers<br>The purpose of this thesis is to study the applicability of refugee protection in Jordan. The problem of refugee protection in Jordan is constantly evolving. Our thesis proposes to examine the problematic of this protection in a contextualized and a normative perspective. In this context, it is important to consider whether the protection provided by the State, in cooperation with the specialized agencies of the United Nations, can guarantee the rights and needs of these concerned persons inJordan. Far from confirming the idea of a legal vacuum, this thesis intends, in a technical and theoretical framework, whether international, regional or national, to demonstrate that there is indeed an emerging legal framework for refugee protection, particularly throughout the geopolitical transformations as well as the development of the governmental and institutional responses in Jordan
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El, Hassan Júnis. "Syrská válka, její dopady a budoucí perspektivy." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-204865.
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Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis five years ago Syria, its neighbouring countries as well as the western world have been affected by the tremendous casualties brought about by the war. The thesis examines various forms and scale of these casualties, namely the economic, social, political and environmental implications. In its first part the thesis identifies true reasons and motives behind the Syrian crisis so that one can understand actions taken by involved actors. Subsequent to it is a detailed presentation of data on economic and social consequences of the Syrian war. Having all the crucial information on table the third chapter attempts to answer a hypothesis that Syria despite the still ongoing bloody conflict holds big potential for dynamic and long-term economic growth. The thesis could be useful for those seeking independent perspective on the crisis as well as for those who are looking for entrepreneurial opportunities in the after-war Syria.
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Farhat, Dima. "Becoming a doctor in Syria : learning and identity in English for specific purposes at a Syrian university." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3633.
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This thesis explores the teaching and learning of English for Medical Purposes (EMP) in a Syrian Arab university (Tishreen University). It investigates the inherent contradictions in the position of EMP in an Arab-medium university by drawing on the socio-political and economic factors shaping English language education policy in Syria. It also critiques “mainstream” ESP through examining the “purpose” in English for Medical Purposes. Rather than viewing learning as an end product, this study suggests that learning English is part of a dynamic process of learning to become a doctor in Syria and as part of constructing the 21st Century Syrian “doctor” identity. I draw on aspects of poststructuralism and complexity theory to take the analysis of English for Specific Purposes beyond issues of needs analysis, content, and materials development. ESP, from its outset, has been proposed for decades as a commodity that meets students’ linguistic and communicative needs. However important these concerns are for the development of the discipline, as I argue in this thesis, ESP seems to adopt a “mechanistic” approach by predetermining “needs” and “purposes” which fails to account for the complexity of human beings’ behaviours and responses in educational contexts. The deterministic conceptualisation of ESP places rigid boundaries between ESP and the reality of the medicine profession, therefore, fails to meet students’ needs which transcend boundaries of classroom in aspiration for recognition by the medical community worldwide. English for Medical Purposes, in this study, goes beyond “specific purposes” to account for the role of English as a foreign language in constructing doctor identity and in the process of becoming a doctor. Data in this qualitative research were collected through focus groups with students of medicine in Tishreen University, semi-structured interviews with medical tutors and management officials in the Faculty of Medicine and the Higher Institute of Languages, as well as ESP teachers. Policy documents were analysed, and field notes were taken in classroom and hospital observations. Based on the analysis of these sources, a deeper understanding of EMP at Tishreen University is reached through the lens of poststructuralism and complexity theory. Finally, this thesis ends by drawing an ESP/Applied Linguistics relationship among the implications the findings have for policy makers, teachers and medical students, alongside recommendations for future ESP research directions.
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Chacko, Abi. "Beth gazo a study of the eight tone music system as used in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p015-0463.
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Bochi, Giovanni. "The production of difference : sociality, work and mobility in a community of Syrian Dom between Lebanon and Syria." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441976.
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This dissertation examines the persistence of a community of Syrian Dom within the political and economic context of the border between Lebanon and Syria. Based on 20 months of fieldwork in both countries, my work explores how the conditions of a border area contributed to shaping the social and economic exchanges of the Dom moving between Syria and the Lebanese Biqa` Valley, focusing especially on Dom males who worked as self-employed dentists. I argue that processes of ethnic belonging should be related to a wider set of factors, including the role of the state in affecting the articulation between ethnicity and other idioms of social distinction. The thesis shows that non-Dom perceptions of the Dom constituted the underpinning structure of exchange between Dom and non-Dom. This structure was transformed by events occurring at the national level. After the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri in February 2005 the moral stereotyping which represented the Dom as "Nawar", and therefore as people of lower social status, gave way to an increasing perception of the Dom according to their Syrian belonging. As a result of local and regional power relations, national labels became more salient than other categories of identification. Within this changing context, the dissertation documents how the Dom themselves were able to reconfigure their exchanges with non-Dom within the border area. Thus, relation with non-Dom were largely seen in utilitarian terms, whereas those internal to the group were given a moral value. Moreover, self-employed Dom dentists exploited the border to make a living as well as to reproduce their social world with their families and their kin in Lebanon. In this sense, the thesis posits that the Syrian Dom exhibited a particular kind of transborder migration, which set them apart from other Syrian workers in Lebanon.
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Barhaido, Emanuel. "En undersökning av historiemedvetande bland syrianska organisationer i den svenska diasporan." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Humanities, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-1486.
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<p>Syrianer saknar en egen stat och lever följaktligen idag i diasporan, bland annat i Sverige. De saknar en universell institution som tillvaratar deras egna intressen, såsom en egen stat. Syrianska organisationer har med åren utvecklat en diasporakultur. Organisationerna försöker tillvarata syrianernas intressen såsom historia, språk och kultur och ett tydligt historiemedvetande finns inom gruppen. Den kanske främsta beståndsdelen i detta historiemedvetande och som aktualiserats under det senaste årtiondet är minnen och berättelser om folkmordet på syrianer, Seyfo, som inträffade i det osmanska riket i skuggan av första världskriget. En stark identitet i sin egen historia är viktigt för att integreras i samhället och bli konstruktiva samhällsmedborgare. Men de syrianska ungdomarna har inte en riktig bra tillgång till detta och skolans historieundervisning saknar insyn på invandrargruppernas historia. Sverige är idag av ett mångkulturellt samhälle och det märks tydligt i den svenska skolan. Därför går det att fundera över vilken roll den svenska skolan har i dagens mångkulturella Sverige. Denna mångkulturella utveckling och skolans ambitioner att skapa en dialog mellan människor från olika kulturer har förändrat synen på historieämnet i den svenska skolan. Det svenska historieämnet har som mål att skapa och verka för att utveckla elevernas historiemedvetande, men vissa elever behöver också grundläggande fakta om sin egen historia. Syftet med denna uppsats är att se hur de syrianska organisationerna, Syrianska Riksförbundet i Sverige (SRF) och Syrianska Ungdomsförbundet i Sverige (SUF) försöker förmedla dessa grundläggande fakta och upprätthålla ett historiemedvetande bland de syrianska ungdomarna.</p><p>Resultatet visar att SRF och SUF arbetar febrilt med att stärka syrianska ungdomars identitet. Genom att bland annat anordna föreläsningar och kulturella tillställningar, ge ut musik, litteratur och film och uppmärksamma Seyfo upplyser förbunden de syrianska ungdomarna om syriansk/arameisk historia, kultur, språk och religion. SRF och SUF arbetade under de inledande åren arbetade med att skapa en grund för gemenskap och sammanhållning inom gruppen, arbetet koncentrerades till att skapa den specifika etniska identiteten. Under senare år arbetade SRF och SUF med att föra ut den etniska identiteten på ett politiskt sätt. Orsaken till denna aktivitet och skapandet av denna diasporakultur kan grunda sig i tillgången till det så kallade offentliga rummet i Sverige. I sina tidigare hemländer var uttryck för syriansk historia, kultur och språk i det offentliga rummet inte möjligt.</p>
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Rembert, Mélanie. ""Nous sommes tous rebelles syriens" : l'indexation médiatique des quotidiens Le Monde, Libération et Le Figaro dans le cas du conflit syrien." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/25997.
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Ce mémoire s’intéresse aux liens qui existent, en France, entre les médias et les autorités politiques, et cherche à savoir si la presse française, représentée par Le Monde, Libération et Le Figaro, a ajusté son discours à celui de ces autorités dans le cas du conflit syrien. Il transpose l’hypothèse de l’indexation de Bennett (1990) aux médias français pour déterminer si elle aurait pu prédire leur comportement quant à ce conflit. Partant du postulat que les autorités françaises ont toujours adopté un discours unique positif envers l’opposition modérée et négatif envers le régime syrien, les hypothèses testées via une analyse du contenu de ces quotidiens sur la Syrie entre 2011 et 2014 ont fait ressortir deux conclusions : la couverture médiatique analysée a été très homogène et similaire au discours des autorités françaises; généralement, les quotidiens se sont plus inspirés des témoins directs du conflit que des autorités françaises.
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King, Daniel. "Cyrilliana Syriaca : an investigation into the Syriac translations of the works of Cyril of Alexandria, and the light they shed upon the world of the Syriac translator." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2006. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/54562/.
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It is well known that Syriac translations from the Greek changed a great deal between the fourth and seventh centuries AD. Many Syriac versions of the scriptures, the Greek Fathers and the philosophers were subjected to revision and improvement. This study looks at the Syriac translations of Cyril of Alexandria's Christological works and seeks to place them in the wider context just mentioned. It aims to illuminate their date and background on the basis of a comparative typology of translation technique and method. This also includes the use of biblical citations and parallel citations in other texts as important evidence. It is shown that the texts come from dates ranging from the middle of the fifth to the middle of the sixth century and can be fittingly compared with other contemporary documents. The findings highlight the importance of the few decades either side of the turn of the sixth century as the key moment when the Syriac translators developed a new vision of their language and its capabilities. This was the time of the most rapid change and pivots around the person of Philoxenus. It is also suggested that Philoxenus' own role resulted from his reading of some of these very translations and the new techniques found therein. In the first section, it is suggested that these technical developments are related to parallel developments in the church concerning matters of textual authority and systematisation, the rise of patristic exegesis and florilegia. In a final chapter, the study goes on to place this development in a still wider context within late antiquity and argues that this new vision of language use which we see in the Syrian church can be paralleled in a number of other walks of life and, in fact, represents a typical 'late antique' frame of mind.
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Haar, Romeny Robert Barend ter. "A Syrian in Greek dress : the use of Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac biblical texts in Eusebius of Emesa's "Commentary on Genesis /." Lovanii : Peeters, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37628337w.
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Proefschrift--Leiden--Rijksuniversiteit, 1997.<br>Contient le "Commentary on Genesis" / Eusebius of Emesa, extr. du "Commentary on the Octateuch and Reigns" en arménien, ainsi que de nombreuses citations en grec et en syriaque, suivis de leur traduction anglaise, ainsi qu'un feuillet et un résumé en néerlandais. Bibliogr. p. 451-471. Index.
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Nasser, Sumaya Gamal El Din. "Evolution through Revolution? : the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and the Syrian Uprising." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/20244/.
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Syria’s peaceful uprising turned into an armed conflict with Assad’s lethal response to demonstrations demanding dignity and freedom. Looking for an oppositional Syrian political power who might have influenced dynamics on the ground, light was shed on the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB). As dictatorships toppled in 2011 in the region and were replaced by MB-related parties such as in Egypt and Tunisia, the interest into the previously exiled SMB increased as a Syrian alternative. Research in this area was predominantly concerned with SMB’s history, and did not examine how the SMB’s shaped the ongoing events in Syria, and how in return, the conflict shaped the SMB. This thesis analyses, mainly through exclusive interviews, the SMB’s evolution as a prominent Syrian opposition group both on the domestic and international level. Findings show a shift in priorities within the organization from the hierarchal system to a wide-spectrum approach through various charitable, social and political activities enabling the SMB’s reintegration into the Syrian society. Nevertheless, due to pressures from international and domestic powers, the SMB diluted into the wider opposing bodies and lost the forefront position within the political stage. The international scrutiny facing the SMB increased as the Egyptian MB experienced political damage following the military coup in 2013. This was followed by the threat- driven apathy from the Gulf states towards the MB. Western Governments also did not support the SMB despite the democratic and pluralistic vision for a future Syria being inherent in the SMB’s principles. Eventually, the SMB kept itself over water as Turkey and Qatar acted as a lifeline. The above-mentioned issues including wider historical links and the internal structures of the SMB creates a fascinating angle to the Syrian crisis which had not been researched before and provides the basis for future research on this ever-evolving situation.
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Rooney, M. "Ukrainian and Syrian cultures." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2019. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/77272.
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Syria is a traditional society with a long cultural history Importance is
placed on family, religion, education and self-discipline and respect.
The Syrian's taste for the traditional arts is expressed in dances such as the
al-Samah, the Dabkeh in all their variations and the sword dance.
Marriage ceremonies are occasions for the lively demonstration of folk
customs.
The scribes of the city of Ugarit (modern Ras Shamra) created a cuneiform
alphabet in the 14th century BC.
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Abdrabou, Eihab. "Amendments to the provisions of marriage and divorce in Syria in light of the Syrian government's obligations towards the CEDAW Convention." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-430650.
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This thesis aims to explore whether the Syrian government fulfils its obligations towards the CEDAW agreement. To investigate this arena, the thesis chooses new laws that were issued in Syria. The thesis examines the amendments introduced by the Syrian Arab Republic to the marriage and divorce provisions in the Personal Status Law in Law No. 4 of 2019. The data was analysed using the standard dogmatic legal method. The findings indicate that the Syrian government had entered reservations to Articles (02) and (16) of the CEDAW Convention. The two articles are considered essential in CEDAW. Article 28 of CEDAW forbids any reservations against the object and purpose of the convention. therefore, the Syrian's reservations are impermissible legally. Analysis of legal materials showed that the Syrian government did not honour its pledges to CEDAW. On the contrary, the new amendments strengthen the masculine superiority and support social hierarchy. The thesis recommends amending the Syrian Personal Status Law to comply with the provisions of the CEDAW Treaty fully.
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Manolea, Christina-Panagiota. "The Homeric tradition in Syrianus." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398835.
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(eroglu), Memis Serife. "Syrian Armenians During The Last Decades Of The Nineteenth And The First Quarter Of The Twentieth Centuries." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609106/index.pdf.
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SYRIAN ARMENIANS DURING THE LAST DECADES OF THE NINETEETNH AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURIES
MemiS, Serife (Eroglu)
MS, Department of Middle East Studies
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ö<br>mer Turan
December 2007, 161 pages
This thesis analyses the situation of the Syrian Armenians during the last decades of the nineteenth and the first quarter of the twentieth centuries. The central position of the Provinces of Aleppo and Damascus, parts of today&rsquo<br>s Syria, for both the Armenian communities of Aleppo and Damascus and the Ottoman Empire are the main incentives that determine the focus of this study as Syrian Armenians. Apart from the representation of the social, economic, political, religious, cultural and educational life of the Armenian communities in the Provinces of Aleppo and Damascus, the thesis also includes information about the situation of them during the relocation process. Within this context, the thesis also includes information representing the issue of Armenian Question in a different aspect since untouched fields of research, the cases of Aleppine and Damascene Armenians, provide some similarities and differences with the Armenian community&rsquo<br>s situation in the Ottoman Empire before World War I and during the relocation process.
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Demir, Lina. ""Ett liv i två världar" : En kvalitativ studie om hur pojkar konstruerar etnisk och religiös identitet i olika sociala kontexter." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-14900.
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"One life in two worlds" is a qualitative study of Syriac boys constructs ethnic and religious identity in different social contexts. Based on these three questions: how do the boys describe the importance of the parents' cultural and religious background in relation to their own identity? How do the boys describe their experiences of being categorized in school? Which significance is given to religion and ethnicity when the boys describe their experiences in relation to home and school context? I did reach the aim of this essay which was to investigate by interviewing the Syrian boys how they construct or reconstruct ethnic and / or religious identity in relation to different social contexts with a focus on the home and the school. In this study, I assumed the qualitative method in which I interviewed six Syriac boys who attend grade nine. The starting point of the study was social constructivism. Therefore, knowledge in this study is seen as something that is constructed in language, social and cultural interactions. The reality and perspective of reality is socially constructed, meaning that knowledge is created through the interplay of common action. The results of this study show that all the informants are agreed that their parents' ethnic background has had and has great significance for their identity formation. They argue that by their parents identify themselves as Syriac and, through a heritage transmitted traditions, language, values, norms and upbringing created an identity in which even the boys identify themselves as Syriacs. Furthermore, the study shows that all informants agree that when you have parents with another ethnic background, it means that we must somehow combine a life but in two separate standards - and the value system that the boys must constantly confront or take a position on both the school - and home context. All informants have in one way or another expressed that Christianity is an important part of the Syrian identity, even if they themselves do not identify themselves as religious.
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Farhat, Haytham. "Empty categories in Syrian Arabic." Thesis, Bangor University, 1991. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/empty-categories-in-syrian-arabic(781ead06-1855-4591-8c38-c7ad52b74240).html.
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It is a widely held view that EMPTY CATEGORIES (ECs) provide a 'window' through which to probe into the principles of Universal Grammar (UG). This work is concerned with the nature of Empty Categories in Syrian. In particular, we concentrate on their implications for the Government and Binding theory. Chapter One considers some THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES. Specifically, we introduce grammatical theory within the Chomskyan perspective, note the importance of ECs in "GB, and highlight the principles that force their existence in certain situations. We also examine the distribution of overt and empty categories with respect to the conditions of the binding theory, as proposed in Chomsky (1981), and consider both the Lectures (1981) and the Barriers (1986b) version of the ECP. Chapter Two studies CLAUSE STRUCTURE. We discuss how VSO sentences should be analyzed, presenting evidence that VSO order derives from an underlying SVO order. We also look at the nature of verb-fronting, reviewing three analyses. Then, we concern ourselves with verbless clauses. We consider how small clauses are treated in English. We also consider Syrian verbless clauses, highlighting their distribution and provide an analysis. Then, we consider the si tua tion wi th pronominal subjects, extending the analysis. We conclude with some complications. Chapter Three deals with SUBJECTLESS FINITE CLAUSES. We introduce some of the basic characteristics of Null Subject Languages (NSLs). We review two positions on the nature of the element occupying subject position in NSLs: Chomsky's Lectures (1981) and Chomsky's Concepts & Consequences (1982) - and argue for the pro analysis. Then, we focus on Syrian as an NSL, illustrating how the 'richness' of verb morphology triggers the presence of an EC in subject position of finite clauses. Chapter Four looks at CLITIC CONSTRUCTIONS. l-Ie briefly summarize the data, highlight two analyses, and give objections to the movement analysis. Then, we present some further data involving prepositional clitic doubling. Finally, we consider, in the ligh t of Kayne's generaliza tion, Borer's Case absorption analysis and Lyons's approach, some of the theoretical implications of clitic Constructions. Chapter Five is concerned with what are normally called WHMOVEMENT CONSTRUCTIONS. We look at lib-questions, considering the variety of positions in which the EC appears. Then, we look briefly at other Wh-movement -constructions i.e. Relative clauses and Topicalization sentences. We identify certain features that an analysis might use in such constructions. -v- Chapter Six looks at APPARENT RAISING SENTENCES. We explain what is meant by a raising sentence in grammatical theory. Then, we present the basic Syrian data, offering tests for raising sentences. Finally, we consider the implications of the Syrian data, illustating how it poses an apparent problem for GB. We offer a good solution to the problem and show that we are not dealing with raising sentences, but rather with instances of topicalization. Chapter Seven concentrates on PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. We take a closer look at the nature of passives in English, highlighting the distinction between lexical and transformational passives. Then, we consider Syrian Passives looking at ordinary and impersonal passives. We deal with the question of whether or not Syrian has transformational passives, looking at what look like pseudo-passives. We argue against treating Syrian Passives as instances involving NP-movement. Thus, if Syrian has no raising sentences and no transformational passives, then it probably has no NP-traces. Chapter Eight focuses on what look like CONTROL CONSTRUCTIONS (CCs). We look at CCs in English, considering the basic data, highlighting the ways in which control sentences differ from raising sentences. Then, we present the GB analysis of Control Sentences. We consider CCs in Syrian, showing how the Syrian data poses a problem for standard GB, noting that Syrian CCs involve not a PRO subject but a pro subject, presenting alternative GB accounts and arguing that there is no problem here. Finally, Chapter Nine offers a summary of the main conclusions, highlights the questions left open in the thesis, and concludes with a reference to the areas that need further research.
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Dallie, Muhammed. "Discourse connectives in Syrian Arabic." Thesis, Bangor University, 1992. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/discourse-connectives-in-syrian-arabic(9c4f3197-acde-4c81-bac9-9e1876038c12).html.
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The scope of this work is certain linguistic elements which make no contribution towards the truth-conditional content of their utterances. Nevertheless, they play a crucial role in utterance interpretation. They function as constraints on the inferential computations the hearer performs in order to establish the relevance of the proposition in which they occur. The sort of expressions this work is concerned with are items like so, after all, you see, llowever and although in both English and their counterparts in the Syrian dialect of the Arabic language spoken in two cities, Lattakia and Homs. The framework of this study is supplied by Sperber and wilson who argue that relevance is the key to communication. This relevance-based framework is adopted by Blakemore (1987) in terms of whose ideas the English and the Syrian Arabic expressions are analysed as semantic constraints on relevance. The concept of a "discourse connective" adopted in this study differs greatly from those discourse analysts who use this term in a broader sense. In this study the term "discourse connective" is reserved for those expressions whose function is not to contribute to the truth-conditional content of their utterances rather to indicate how the interpretation of one utterance contributes to the interpretation of the other. As one expects similarities and differences between the English expressions and their Syrian counterparts arise but the similarities are much greater than the differences.
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Warda, Fatin. "La vie de couple : approche interculturelle et comparative entre les couples syriens, français et franco-syriens." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAG031.
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Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur « La vie de couple : Étude comparative entre les couples syriens, français et franco-syriens ». Cette étude met en évidence l’importance d’une relation qui forme le coeur de la première cellule dans la société qui est la famille. C'est la première étude qui tente d’explorer ce sujet à fond. La thèse s'intéresse à l’analyse de la construction du couple dans deux sociétés et deux cultures (France-Syrie). Elle permet de mieux cerner le rôle de l’environnement social et familial dans la stabilité ou les difficultés que traversent parfois les couples. L’échantillon de la recherche est composé de 55 couples (110 sujets). Il est réparti en quatre groupes : 30 couples syriens vivant en Syrie, 13 couples syriens vivant en France, 7 couples franco-syriens vivant en France ainsi que 5 couples français vivant en France. Les outils de la recherche sont les entretiens semi-directifs, le questionnaire de l’entente conjugale et le T.A.T. Les résultats de cette étude sont que les variables étudiées démontrent une différence significative et importante entre les quatre groupes de l’échantillon de la recherche sauf pour deux variables : l’entente conjugale et les activités partagées dans le couple qui ne montrent pas de différence significative. En conclusion, cette étude contribue à déterminer les facteurs de la réussite du mariage, de convergence dans le couple, de la mésentente et les causes de tension et de conflit. Elle fournit des bases afin d’élaborer un programme de consultation visant à améliorer la relation au sein du couple<br>This thesis focuses on « the life of couples: comparative study between Syrian couples, French and Franco-Syrian ». This study highlights relationship of the family which is considered as a crucial cell that builds society. This study is the first of its kind that attempts to explore this issue thoroughly. This thesis is interested in analyzing the structure of couples in two diffrent societies and two cultures in both Syria and France. This study focuses on the importance of the role of the family and social environment in either stability or instability cases and in the difficulties that couples are passing through sometimes. The research sample consists of 55 couples (110 sujets), which was divided into four groups as the following : 30 Syrian couples living in Syria, and 13 Syrian couples living in France, 7 Franco-Syrian couples living in France, and 5 French couples living in France. The reserch is based mainly on undirected interviews containing questions about couples life, marital understanding, and projective test TAT. Search results : The studied variables shows a quiet signifiant difference between the four groups in the sample, while there are two variables which are the marital understand and the joint activities between the couple that did not show any differences. In conclusion, this study helps in defining the marriage success factors in terms of matching and agreement between the couple and disagreement between them. Also defining the causes of tension and conflit and provides bases to develop a consultation program to improve the relationship between the couple
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Qureshi, Raoom. "An exploration of Syrian refugees' coping strategies during the Syrian conflict : a UK-based study." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/an-exploration-of-syrian-refugees-coping-strategies-during-the-syrian-conflict-a-ukbased-study(72a0651f-dc99-4fc6-bfb0-3e7f1510d076).html.
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Background: The recent uprisings in Syria have displaced many individuals within and outside the country. Despite the large number of people affected by the war, little research captures their experiences. The literature in this area is predominantly of a statistical nature. This is problematic in the field of Counselling Psychology, which moves away from diagnosis to focus on individual experiences. Aim: The aim of this study is to understand the subjective experiences of Syrian refugees in the UK, particularly the strategies that have aided them in coping with these experiences. Research has indicated therapeutic benefits for the communication of coping strategies. Methodology: The research utilised a qualitative methodology, adapting principles of Narrative Inquiry. A total of three males participated in the research. Each participant was asked one opening question prior to beginning his story. Prompting questions were developed according to the content of each narrative. Each interview was transcribed and analysed in Arabic, which was the language spoken in the interviews. An inductive thematic analysis was utilised to analyse each transcript independently. Analysis: Each participant's story was presented separately, as the themes from each narrative differed from the rest. Essam's narrative was identified as consisting of five principal themes; 'Situation in Syria', 'Searching for a Better Place to Settle', 'Journey from Jordan to the United Kingdom', 'Support and Coping Strategies' and 'Feelings'. Mustafa's transcript was analysed as containing four principal themes; 'Experiences of the War While in Syria', 'Support and Coping Strategies', 'Impact of the War on Health' and 'Coming to the United Kingdom'. Talal's interview was analysed as covering six principal themes; 'Political Opinion', 'Experience of Being in the Army', 'Working to Help and Guide Others', 'Escaping from Syria', 'Life in the United Kingdom' and 'Support and Coping Strategies'. Conclusion: This research generates further understanding of the subjective experiences of Syrian refugees residing in the United Kingdom, which can inform future psychological interventions with this population. The participants' descriptions of various coping strategies that helped them with their experiences may help guide practitioners to understand potential barriers to treatment. Furthermore, cultural differences were identified which could also aid in understanding why Syrians may not attempt to access psychological support. Recommendations are suggested for working psychologically with Syrian refugees, alongside acknowledging limitations of the research and suggestions for further investigation and practice.
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Fallon, Rachel Katherine. "Syria Screams| Defying Dominance, The 2011 Syrian Revolution, Its Motivations and Creative Appeals for International Solidarity in the Face of Massacre and Indifference." Thesis, The American University of Paris (France), 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13871648.
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Perlaky, Andreas. "Russia's intervention in the modern Syrian conflict : A small contribution to understand Russian warfare in Syria through the lense of hybrid warfare theory." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-10056.
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Russian warfare is one of the most currently debated topics between military experts. Some define it as something wholly new and name it hybrid warfare. Others say that hybrid warfare is nothing but an old method brought back to life. Some experts also argue that any nation at war will use any method to win, regardless of being a defender or aggressor. One thing, however, binds these experts together—the will to understand Russian warfare. Hybrid warfare uses both state and non-state actors together to achieve a common goal. Because of mixing these actors, it becomes hard to define further. Because of that, experts still struggle to understand Russian warfare and the use of hybrid warfare. Thus allowing Russia to continue to act within the grey area between a state of neither peace nor war. By analysing Russia’s intervention in the ongoing conflict in Syria with Lewickis military and non-military dimensions. This study shows that Russian warfare and its actions in Syria are based more on international reputation. When there is a risk for tarnished reputation, they act through non-state actors. When there is a chance for improved reputation, they act through state actors. This study also shows that there are fundamental differences in what Russia does officially and unofficially, which is also based on international reputation.
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Boëx, Cécile. "La contestation médiatisée par le monde de l'Art en contexte autoritaire : l'expérience cinématographique en Syrie au sein de l'Organisme général du cinéma (1964-2010)." Thesis, Aix-Marseille 3, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011AIX32087.
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Notre recherche interroge les modalités selon lesquelles une pratique artistique peut constituer un vecteur de contestation en contexte autoritaire. Elle se situe à l’intersection de deux aires de questionnement. D’une part, elle examine les multiples rapports qu’un monde de l’art peut entretenir avec un monde politique, éclairant les enjeux politiques qui traversent un champ cinématographique fortement dépendant de l’État, ainsi que les pratiques contestataires spécifiques qui y ont court. D’autre part, elle explore des formes de contestation qui se déploient à la marge d’un espace politique verrouillé, mettant au jour certains mécanismes de l’autoritarisme observés dans les négociations, arrangements et conflits entre acteurs du monde cinématographique et acteurs de l’appareil bureaucratique et étatique. Dans un premier temps, nous montrons comment les relations sociales qui se tissent autour de l’organisation et du fonctionnement de la production cinématographique polarisent et réfractent certaines pratiques et enjeux spécifiques au champ politique tout en les reformulant. Nous plaçons ensuite l’analyse au cœur des films afin de repérer et de décrire, à partir des différents procédés propres au langage cinématographique, des thématiques, des catégories et des objets qui relèvent du politique, sur lesquels les cinéastes posent un regard critique, alors même que l’expression d’une opinion contestataire dans l’espace public s’avère problématique<br>Our research investigates how an artistic activity can also be a vehicle for contention within an authoritarian context. It relies at the crossroad of two areas of questioning. On the one hand, we explore the various interactions between an art world and a political world, shedding light on the political logics at stake in a cinematographic field greatly dependent upon the state, as well as on the contentious practices emerging from this particular configuration. On the other hand, we scrutinize contention expressed at the margin of a locked political space, unveiling some mechanisms of authoritarianism produced by negotiations, arrangements and conflicts between actors belonging to the cinematographic world and actors of the bureaucratic apparatus. At first, we examine how the social relationships woven around the organization and the functioning of film production polarize and refract practices and issues proper to the political field while reformulating them. Then we shift the focus of our analysis on the very heart of the films to locate and describe, from the specific tools of the film language, subjects, categorizations and objects dealing with politics, upon which filmmakers cast a critical eye, whereas contentious expression in the public sphere proves to be problematic
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Sengul, Irem. "The Lebanese-syrian Relations Between 1989-2005: The Changes And Continuities." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613456/index.pdf.
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The objective of this thesis is to analyze the bilateral relations between Lebanon
and Syria between the years 1989-2005. In the defined time period, the Lebanese-Syrian
relations were characterized by the establishment and fall of the Syrian domination over
Lebanon. This study focuses on this transformation in their relations and mainly
questions how the Lebanese-Syrian relations were transformed, how it affected and in
turn were affected by the broader regional setting.
Accordingly, the thesis is consistent of four main parts. In each historically
divided time period, the major determinants of the direction of their relations and the
changes and continuities in regard to these determinants are investigated. In the first
part, the study focuses on the historical evolution of their relations with due attention to
the dispatchment of Lebanon from Greater Syria and post-independence period. In the
second part, their relations are analyzed in the era of Lebanese civil war which also
signifies the beginning of active and effective Syrian involvement in Lebanese affairs.
The third part encompasses the period of unquestioned Syrian domination over Lebanon
in the post-civil war period up until the year 2000. In the fourth part, the changes in the
direction of their relations studied in relate to the role of changing international and
regional environment in affecting their relations.
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Barrafrem, Daniel. "Identitet under konstruktion : En studie om hur några gymnasieelever med syriansk kulturell bakgrund upplever sin identitet." Thesis, Södertörn University College, Lärarutbildningen, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-871.
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<p>The key purpose of this research has been to study and understand how young people with Syriac ethnicity experience their identity, when living in two different cultures. The Syriac minority is something of a special case when it concerns establishing the identity of an individual, since syriac´s do not have an official country.</p><p>To be able to do this research an interview has been done with four young students with syriac ethnicity. The four of them is attending their final year at “gymnasiet” in Sweden which is equivalent to USA’s senior year in high school.</p><p>The multicultural school is today a fact and many immigrants attending the Swedish schools today feels misplaced when they meet the Swedish culture through fellow students and society. A clash between cultures occurs and most of the students, with non-Swedish ethnicity, live some kind of dual life. One side of this twin identity represents the ethnic identity which dominates at home and around relatives. The other side is displayed in circumstances outside of their home, which is at school and in the Swedish society in general.</p><p>This research shows the general opinion, among syriac high school students, concerning the individual identity and in which way they handle their own identity development when living within two different cultures.</p><p>One of my main questions to investigate is to find out if young students, with syriac ethnicity, develops a weak root in their ethnic identity by living outside of the syriac community.</p><p>One of my conclusions is that a student with syriac ethnicity, whom is educated in an intercultural school is rather encouraged in seeking his/her roots. Since the multicultural environment awakens a curiosity in students to seek their own ethnic identity.</p>
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Ibrahim, Abdulilah. "Syrian Kurds amid Violence : Depictions of Mass Violence against Syrian Kurdistan in Kurdish Media, 2014–2019." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Hugo Valentin-centrum, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445104.
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This thesis investigates depictions in the Kurdish media (Rudaw and Firat News Agency (ANF)) of mass violence perpetrated against Kurdish civilians in northern and northeastern Syria – an area known to Kurds as Rojava – in recent years. Articles from two media organizations were subject to mixed-method text analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to uncover how mass violence was portrayed. The theory of framing in the media is used to show how violence is committed and what role ideology plays in this process. It is subsequently used in order to uncover commonly used frames for the roles played by various actors involved in mass violence. Hence, a comparison is made between the contents of the two media institutions. The results primarily relate to the role of ideology in the coverage of mass violence by the selected Kurdish media outlets, which are affiliated with two major Kurdish political parties, one left-leaning and one right-leaning. Findings revealed different aspects of mass violence, governed principally by nationalist and partisan orientations. Nationalist agendas played a significant role in Rudaw’s content and a smaller one in ANF’s. Partisan agendas had roughly the same magnitude in both, and the two outlets clashed politically but met nationalistically in many areas. The research questions were addressed through a content analysis of tens of stories disseminated by both Kurdish media organizations during the same time-space.
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Damer, Mouminat. "From Syrian Sea to Shining Sea." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10751850.
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<p> <i>From Syrian Sea to Shining Sea</i> is a collection of poetry that reflects the lives of Arab-Americans. Whether they may be first generation, Muslim, or immigrants, there is a piece within their self that reflects a longing for the homeland, ties to the motherland, and struggles that arose as a result of the Syrian Civil War. As a first-generation, Arab-American, Muslim woman I wrote these poems through the raw lens that is my experience. </p><p>