[en] The research presents some of the contexts of the Syrian crisis which started in mid-March 2011. Those contexts contributed to creating disagreements concerning the opinions and attitudes of the Syrian society. The study axes are: an overview of some features of the Syrian history; the governance in Syria from Alexander the Great to the reign of Bashar Al-Assad; the religious and ethnic diversity; the splitting of the Syrian community into supporters and opponents of the government; and some data about the Syrian opposition and the woman in Syria. The Syrian history which is full of conflicts, the religious and ethnic diversity with the absence of a sufficient awareness, Assads´ policies, the Non-unity of the opposition and the absence of a clear vision, all are factors creating and enhancing the rift in the Syrian society. The importance of research lies on discussing the fogginess of the Syrian identity to understand the behavior of the Syrians with each other, especially during the crisis time.
Research Center/Unit :
Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Lund University
Disciplines :
Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Kassab, Madeleine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Media, Culture et Communication > Doctorante > Form. doct. info. & comm. (paysage)
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