Mkaram Hinawi - Syrian Diaspora

Diaspora is a group of people who live outside their original country, they gather in the current country that they live in based on their culture and form a community for themselves.

During my research, I found these different websites that talked about Syrian Diasporas in different countries.

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The First Website:- 

http://www.sana.sy/eng/282/2010/07/03/296532.htm

- The page discusses the visit of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to the Syrian communities in Argentina and South America. In addition, the page also spots the light at the immense accomplishment of the Syrian Community in help building the Syrian Embassy in Buenos Aires in1953. The president Bashar al-Assad dedicates to the pivotal of building a school for Arabic language, as he says “so why not contribute to something similar by building a school for Arabic language, possibly with Arab communities in Argentina… we as a country will support this project in whatever way you find suitable.”

The Second Website

http://syrianetf.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/62/

- The article talks about a group of Syrian Americans from diverted ethnic roots, who are protesting about the bloody posture in some specific places in Syria like Lattakia, Homs and Hama next to the white house in America. Furthermore, the article states some examples of the ways the Syrian Americans’ protesters are using. The main reason behind this protest is that the group is fighting against racial bias in Syria, and asking for some democracy and peace in their motherland as mentioned in the article “It’s about human rights and family life. The large Syrian American population representing diverse religions and groups include Syrian Christians, Moslems, Armenians from Syria, Druze, and other groups want peace in their country, a chance to earn a decent living using the skills that they were trained for, and a democracy for their friends and/or relatives in Syria.” 

The Third Website :

http://www.hayary.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=232

- This page in specific was quiet interesting because it talks about a story of a Syrian Armenian man, who trades in Syrian Armenian prostitutes’ women in Dubai. The story, which was written by leo-matousian, about a Syrian Armenian man, Mr. Asad, and his brother, Mr. Ali, who work for an African boss in Dubai. It illustrates on the whole operation of the prostitution process, starting from how the brothers arrange visas for the Syrian Armenian prostitutes, ending with how do they collect the money from them. Though the page does not reflect the image of the majority of the Syrian community, but we cannot deny that this Syrian class exists.


Nineteen years of my life can really express my experience in the UAE, especially in Abu Dhabi. Though I did not live in a Syrian community, but I did not feel that I am away from my home country. Maybe, the reason behind that is that I have never been in Syria expect for two and a half weeks. So, in my situation it is opposite, because when I went there I felt so stranger, though I have lived between my father‘s family. I love this country as though its my own country, because it is the place where I was born and raised. I can talk like any native and local in the UAE, and not being recognized that I am not local. Furthermore, I took so tremendous habits from this country and I am not ashamed, because I am convinced that the Emirate’s community is so kind and honest.