I’m sure in the past few months and years if you have turned on the news this topic has been talked about in high regard and with deep concern. A country at war, civilians pried from their homes and forced into ridicule and danger while in a search for a better life. If you haven’t caught on by now I am speaking about the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe. To really understand what should happen and what is happening you must know all things that are beyond that. First you should know that this is all a result of the Syrian Civil War started by the refusal of the Assad regime to step down during the Peaceful Arab Spring demonstration. During this protest in Syria, protesters were fired upon, some were killed, and many were injured. After this act, Syrian civilians started opening fire against government militia, and having violent protests of the government. Intern from all this, rebels leave the Syrian army to form the free Syrian army. Kurds also defect from the Assad Regime and make it a three-way battle.
In 2012 Iran, Assads biggest aid, starts to lend arms and troops to his war effort. The Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates help to fund the rebels in an attempt to end this war and have order amongst its neighbors. After photos surface up in 2013 of Assad using chemical weapons on his own civilians the United States steps in and helps fund the rebels or free Syrian army as well. This is where it gets complicated because now you
an engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This book examines the theme of Civil Rights in America between 1865 and 1980. The long struggle for black equality and full citizenship is traced from the period of reconstruction after the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The rights of other minority groups such as Native Americans, Chicanos and Asian Americans are also given full consideration, as is the 'rights revolution' of the Cold War period, which involved the campaign for women's rights and the development of Gay rights. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary
The first amendment states your basic liberties. It is one of the most important bills in the bill of rights. These basic liberties are freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition the government. This amendment also has a lot of historical significance and there are a lot of court cases today that involve this amendment. There are also quite a few current issues involving the first amendment.
The problem in Syria is that millions of people are suffering. The suffering will not stop until the war is resolved. The struggles that the people of Syria face are a direct result of the war. Organizations will continue to lessen the suffering by providing aid, but they will have no effect when it comes to ending the war. The harsh truth is that end of the war is nowhere near an end. The problem is that no side is strong enough to win the war. Since the start, the Syrian Government Army has gotten weaker and no longer has the power to take over cities controlled by the Free Syrian Army (Dorell). The result of this is the mass destruction the country has faced. The Free Syrian Army continues to fight back in response to the airstrikes from the Syrian Government Army(Dorell). No side has been able to pull away and win the war. Foreign involvement has only made the situation worse. The Russians have taken the side of the Syrian Government while the United States have taken the side of the Syrian Rebel Army. Russia has attempted to help eliminate the terrorist groups supporting the Syrian Rebel Army, in reality, many civilians were hurt in the process (Dorell). The countries involved in the crisis have tried to organize peace treaties and cease fires multiple times, but they all failed (Dorell). Looking at these recent events, the war does not seem to be ending anytime soon. Therefore, the
In March 2011, the rebels and government official attacks escalated which resulted in a civil war. In both sides of the conflict, they used acts that violated human rights such as murder, torture, rape, disappearance, and blocking access to basic necessities for survival. According to ABC News, Alisa Weirsema, states that “Russia supported Assad’s presidency which conflicted U.S. from getting involved since it would have involved allegiance countries. The government continues to use chemical toxins and bombs. U.S. launched an airstrike radical groups such as ISIS. Death has increased exponentially especially in the last two years. Many people see refuge in neighboring countries like Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. Some decided to go farther to Europe such as Greece”. UNICEF and countries gave resources and shelter through out the civil even though the resources are limited. Some countries are becoming dreary and created walls to block more Syrian refugee from coming in. Millions of death causalities tolled in from civilian in crossfire, journey to refuge, and health conditions deteriorating. It’s becoming harder to survive in Syria and risky travelling by sea or foot.
In the aftermath of November thirteenth’s attacks on Paris, here has been much debate surrounding Syrian refugees, and the United States commitment to taking in ten thousand displaced refugees during the next year. Most of the nation’s governors and politicians say that the Syrian refugees pose immense security threats and argue that America should close its borders to them. But these claims do not serve our nation's best interest. They are the product of fear and they go against the very antithesis of that which America was founded on.
The Syrian refugee crisis started out as a local issue in the area. However, it became a national issue because of the deadly attacks in Syria. Two of our presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, hold extremely different point of views on this issue. Donald Trump indicated that none of the refugees are going to be accepted. In addition to that, he indicated that the current Muslims should have specific IDs and a specific database done for them. He claimed that bringing Syrian refugees would bring terrorists from various groups including ISIS. The issue of whether these refugees should be accepted or not became debatable mainly when the attacks happened in Paris. On the other hand, Hilary Clinton supported the idea of accepting
Syrian refugees suffered and lost a lot until they reached the nearest nation that accepts them. They are seeking safety and a simple, honorable life for their families. There are many difficulties they faced because their rejection from the Arab countries the neighbor of their country and the countries of the world. Syrian crisis is not only Syrian people's problem, but is everyone's problem included US, Europe, Middle East, UN. We all should help these innocent people and save them from the despotic ruler and the civil war. They are human being and they deserve to live their lives just like us. I interested in this topic because I was a refugee just like them, and we had a similar crisis, I feel their situation. We escaped from the war and
The war in Syria has been going on for around four years, and now the Syrian refugees who have become homeless from the war have been hoping to be one of the four million other Syrians to be accepted into another country which leads me to the title of this article, "US plans to accept ten thousand Syrian refugees next year." This article falls mostly under a government issue because of the cost to allow the refugees to stay in the US. This article was reported on September 10, 2015.
A refugee is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their country due to political or religious reasons, or due to threat of war or violence. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 2.9 million more than in 2013. The other 5.1 million Palestinian refugees are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With the displacement of so many people, it is difficult to find countries willing to accept all the refugees. There are over 125 different countries that currently host refugees, and with this commitment comes the responsibility of ensuring these refugees have access to
Even the innocent Syrians go can be dislocated without any idea of where they will go. Located on the article, The real refugee crisis is in the Middle East, not Europe, “While the Middle East and North Africa region hosts around 4.8 million refugees alone, they are treated more as passive refugee-hosting vessels than as actors with their own interests.” (Arar. Hintz. Norman. n.pag.). Hosting refugees is not easy and the E.U. has made that very clear. With the high amount of refugees in these countries, there are just as many that don't get to live their lives the way they want or get to actually do what they aspire to do with their life because they can barely find food to feed their family. Struggling day in and day out, once can only imagine the hardships each refugee faces in a new and distant place. Countless stories remind others of the constant battles. A great example is in the article Syria's Refugee Crisis, one woman says what she went through, "They attacked us. We started to scream and cry," the woman said, explaining the men attempted to rape them and asked, "Why are you scared? Nothing happened. You are married. Why are you afraid of this? It's not your first time." (Syria's Refugee n.pag.). Women are even being victimized in a war that they are not fighting.
The European Commission Press Release on August 6, 2015 released a statement saying “Migration is not a popular or pretty topic. It is easy to cry in front of your TV set when witnessing these tragedies. It is harder to stand up and take responsibility. What we need now is the collective courage to follow through with concrete action on words that will otherwise ring empty.”(Migration Letters, 184). The Syrian refugee crisis is almost insurmountable, but as the Migration Letters noted, providing aid will only impart temporary relief for those suffering. The only way to resolve this issue in my opinion is to accept the refugees, as the outflow will continue since the Syrian civil war shows no
The Syrian civil war has created a worldwide refugee crisis and even though various countries are currently trying to help Syrians, many countries are still refusing to even let them in. A recent Bloomberg Politics poll, conducted last week after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, "found that 53 percent of Americans don’t want to accept any Syrian refugees; 11 percent said they would only accept Christian refugees from Syria" (Bremmer). American political figures are also opposed to the acceptance of Syrians into the States with Ted Cruz stating that he wants to ban Muslim Syrian refugees from entering the U.S. Ben Carson also “has used a particularly offensive analogy to rabid dogs when explaining why he is against letting in Syrian refugees.
America is known by many as the home of the free. While this may be something many Americans identify to be true, the struggle for freedom in Syria is a battle that is displacing many citizens of that region. Throughout the media, there are reports of political leaders taking different stands and positions on the Syrian refugee crisis and displacement in the Middle East. More recently, the voices of today’s officials have been heard saying things like, keep immigrants out we need to keep potential terrorist away, keep our country safe, and stop immigrants from using America’s resources. Each one of these arguments can be justified and deserves attention, but everyone needs to consider what will happen to these refugees if help is refused
America is known by many as the home of the free. While this may be something many Americans identify to be true, the struggle for freedom in Syria is a battle that is displacing many citizens of that region. Throughout the media, there are reports of political leaders taking different stands and positions on the Syrian refugee crisis and displacement in the Middle East. According to Webster’s dictionary, the definition of displacement is “to force (people or animals) to leave the area where they live”. More recently, the voices of today’s officials have been heard saying things like, keep immigrants out we need to keep potential terrorist away, keep our country safe, and stop immigrants from using America’s resources. Each one of these
The start of this term brought several areas to mind that could use improvement for me. It took me some time to decide exactly what I wanted to really concentrate on for the next 12 weeks or so. I decided that by tackling my own health would give me the most benefit for both the short and the long term. I didn't set out with a scale and graph paper to track my weight as I knew that my health encompassed a much broader spectrum and wanted to achieve an all around reward. I began looking at small changes that I could make easily. Changes that came easily to me were incorporating more protein into my diet and cutting back on the carbohydrates by eating protein bars, tuna, eggs, or yogurt for breakfast instead of a bagel or muffin. I keep raw, unsalted almonds in my drawer at work to snack on, and have replaced my afternoon Pepsi with water. These changes were small and didn't require a full scale re-do on my diet. The other change I decided to make was to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine.