Introduces the eruption of the popular uprising in Daraa, Syria, in which government security agents of President Bashar al-Assad arrest and torture children who painted anti-Bashar graffiti on school walls. Popular protests erupt. Invented characters recount their first-hand views of this historic event, offering opinions about the root causes and potential direction of the newly emerging movement.

Characters react to the protests spread across Damascus, Homs, and other Syrian cities, as people demand reforms and freedom. Bashar Al-Assad makes his first speech on national TV, offering limited concessions to the people’s demands for reforms. On Friday, March 25, people proclaim the Friday of Glory, and gather in major cities. Violent clashes between protesters and security forces mark the Day of Glory.

The Syrian army shoots live bullets at anti-Bashar demonstrators throughout the country. In response, some members of the Syrian army declare their defection from service to Bashar. They announce the formation of the “Free Syrian Army” on July 29, 2011. This group represents resistance to the Syrian regime. Characters describe their feelings and offer their opinions of the escalation of conflict.

Characters are confronted with the dilemma of displacement within Syria. Syrians flee the armed conflict and take refuge in relatives’ homes or other safe locations. In their writing, characters confront the dilemma of living in a crowded space with limited provisions. They start feeling the shortage of necessities in their cities as the conflict continues.

Characters describe their Eid/religious celebrations in times of war and conflict. Despite the ongoing conflict in Syria, people celebrate religious festivities. Syrian families try to instill hope in their children’s hearts, and rejoice in Ramadan, Eid and Christian ceremonies. Characters describe the role of religion in popular resistance and resilience to war and chaos, and discuss whether/how traditions and customs help people who are living through disruptive conflict.

Syrian citizens flee the growing conflict between the government and the opposition. Between 2011 and 2019, more than five million Syrian refugees have crossed the borders of neighboring Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey and beyond, or have fled inland to cities less affected by the conflict. Characters reflect on the Syrian crisis from their perspective as refugees or interacting with others who are displaced.

Characters confront the experience of dealing with multiple checkpoints as they travel throughout their country. Insecurity and chaos in some parts of Syria make it difficult to distinguish between opposition groups, regime forces, and bandits/terrorists.

The international community and Western powers have differing views on resolving the Syrian conflict. Likewise, Syrians are divided in their views on the motives and roles of the international community. These diverse opinions on both sides provoke analysis and bring about meetings such as the anti-regime “Friends of Syria” conferences in Paris. Characters reflect on the international community’s response to the Syrian crisis.

In light of the tremendous changes that have swept the country since the inception of the 2011 uprising, characters describe their hopes, concerns and visions for Syria’s future.

Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War is designed as an engaging and interactive contemporary resource for advanced Arabic learners. It immerses Arabic language students in the events of Syria’s transition from peaceful reform efforts to civil war, beginning in 2011 and continuing through the present day. In Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War , students apply the Arabic language in the context of currents events, sharpen their Arabic writing skills and increase their cultural understanding. Using the book’s structured approach, students invent personas and speak through the voices of diverse characters who are somehow involved in Syrian events. Writing in first-person narrative, students’ journal entries bear witness to the first days of the nascent uprising, through its descent into a brutal civil war, and into Syria’s uncertain future. The textbook includes a glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more. The accompanying website provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources.

Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War is designed as an engaging and interactive contemporary resource for advanced Arabic learners. It immerses Arabic language students in the events of Syria’s transition from peaceful reform efforts to civil war, beginning in 2011 and continuing through the present day. In Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War , students apply the Arabic language in the context of currents events, sharpen their Arabic writing skills and increase their cultural understanding. Using the book’s structured approach, students invent personas and speak through the voices of diverse characters who are somehow involved in Syrian events. Writing in first-person narrative, students’ journal entries bear witness to the first days of the nascent uprising, through its descent into a brutal civil war, and into Syria’s uncertain future. The textbook includes a glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more. The accompanying website provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources.

Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War is designed as an engaging and interactive contemporary resource for advanced Arabic learners. It immerses Arabic language students in the events of Syria’s transition from peaceful reform efforts to civil war, beginning in 2011 and continuing through the present day. In Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War , students apply the Arabic language in the context of currents events, sharpen their Arabic writing skills and increase their cultural understanding. Using the book’s structured approach, students invent personas and speak through the voices of diverse characters who are somehow involved in Syrian events. Writing in first-person narrative, students’ journal entries bear witness to the first days of the nascent uprising, through its descent into a brutal civil war, and into Syria’s uncertain future. The textbook includes a glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more. The accompanying website provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources.

Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War is designed as an engaging and interactive contemporary resource for advanced Arabic learners. It immerses Arabic language students in the events of Syria’s transition from peaceful reform efforts to civil war, beginning in 2011 and continuing through the present day. In Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War , students apply the Arabic language in the context of currents events, sharpen their Arabic writing skills and increase their cultural understanding. Using the book’s structured approach, students invent personas and speak through the voices of diverse characters who are somehow involved in Syrian events. Writing in first-person narrative, students’ journal entries bear witness to the first days of the nascent uprising, through its descent into a brutal civil war, and into Syria’s uncertain future. The textbook includes a glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more. The accompanying website provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources.

Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War is designed as an engaging and interactive contemporary resource for advanced Arabic learners. It immerses Arabic language students in the events of Syria’s transition from peaceful reform efforts to civil war, beginning in 2011 and continuing through the present day. In Arabic Learning in Context: Syria from Peaceful Reform to Civil War , students apply the Arabic language in the context of currents events, sharpen their Arabic writing skills and increase their cultural understanding. Using the book’s structured approach, students invent personas and speak through the voices of diverse characters who are somehow involved in Syrian events. Writing in first-person narrative, students’ journal entries bear witness to the first days of the nascent uprising, through its descent into a brutal civil war, and into Syria’s uncertain future. The textbook includes a glossary, Web and video links, project rubrics, technology project tutorials and more. The accompanying website provides unit-based listening clips, YouTube links, vocabulary and other resources.