{"id":8701,"date":"2015-09-30T06:10:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T10:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2015-09-26T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T23:21:45","slug":"what-is-life-really-like-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=8701","title":{"rendered":"What Is Life Really Like In Syria?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian migrants are risking everything to flee their homeland. Just how bad is life in Syria?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fjkNw4b2Ees\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Check out more TestTube!<\/p>\n<p>Can Iraq And Syria Survive As Countries?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Lissette\u2019s Twitter:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizzette\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizzette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizzette<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join the Seeker community!<br \/>\nTwitter:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeekerNetwork\/\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeekerNetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeekerNetwork\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Seeker-Network\/872690716088418\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Seeker-Network\/872690716088418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Seeker&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/seekernetwork\/\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/seekernetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/seekernetwork\/<\/a><br \/>\nTumblr:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.tumblr.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/seekernetwork.tumblr.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nGoogle+:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/100537624873180533713\/about\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/100537624873180533713\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/100537624&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\niOS app:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/ios\" href=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/ios<\/a><br \/>\nAndroid app:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/android\" href=\"http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/android<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Danger and death are never far away as the Syrian capital tries to cling to normal life<br \/>\nThe Guardian &#8211;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/sep\/13\/danger-death-never-far-away-damascus-syria\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/sep\/13\/danger-death-never-far-away-damascus-syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2018A mood of fatalism and fear prevails in Damascus, where residents admit their hearts have grown hardened to violence. But defiant partying is one way some forget daily reality. On top of everything else, last week Damascus suffered its worst dust storm in decades.\u2019<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To Understand The Exodus Of Syrians, Just Look At Aleppo<\/p>\n<p>NPR &#8211;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/09\/22\/442582457\/to-understand-the-exodus-of-syrians-just-look-at-aleppo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/09\/22\/442582457\/to-understand-the-exodus-of-syrians-just-look-at-aleppo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/09\/22\/4425824&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u2018Nearly half a million migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far this year. By far, most of them are from Syria. One of the big questions in this crisis is why this is happening now after more than four years of civil war. NPR&#8217;s Alice Fordham reports on a country that has lost hope.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Life in Damascus bubble contrasts sharply with warzone outside<br \/>\nThe Irish Times-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/middle-east\/life-in-damascus-bubble-contrasts-sharply-with-warzone-outside-1.2301110\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/middle-east\/life-in-damascus-bubble-contrasts-sharply-with-warzone-outside-1.2301110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n\u201cOnly those visiting embassies, with hotel reservations and $1,000, or tickets to fly out of Beirut\u2019s international airport, secure visas. Still thousands cross the border daily, most go to the airport. Syria is losing its people.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian migrants are risking everything to flee their homeland. Just how bad is life in Syria?\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Check out more TestTube! Can Iraq And Syria Survive As Countries? &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Lissette\u2019s Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizzette Join the Seeker community! Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeekerNetwork\/ Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Seeker&#8230; Instagram:\u00a0http:\/\/instagram.com\/seekernetwork\/ Tumblr:\u00a0http:\/\/seekernetwork.tumblr.com\/ Google+:\u00a0https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/100537624&#8230; iOS app:\u00a0http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/ios Android app:\u00a0http:\/\/seekernetwork.com\/android &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Sources: Danger and death are never far away as the Syrian capital tries to cling to normal life The Guardian &#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015&#8230; \u2018A mood of fatalism and fear prevails in Damascus, where residents admit their hearts have grown hardened to violence. But defiant partying is one way some forget daily reality. On top of everything else, last week Damascus suffered its worst dust storm in decades.\u2019\u00a0 To Understand The Exodus Of Syrians, Just Look At Aleppo NPR &#8211;\u00a0http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/09\/22\/4425824&#8230; \u2018Nearly half a million migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far this year. By far, most of them are from Syria. One of the big questions in this crisis is why this is happening now after more than four years of civil war. NPR&#8217;s Alice Fordham reports on a country that has lost hope.\u2019 Life in Damascus bubble contrasts sharply with warzone outside The Irish Times-\u00a0http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/&#8230; \u201cOnly those visiting embassies, with hotel reservations and $1,000, or tickets to fly out of Beirut\u2019s international airport, secure visas. Still thousands cross the border daily, most go to the airport. Syria is losing its people.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,691],"tags":[780,93],"class_list":["post-8701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activism","category-activism-middleeast","tag-seeker-daily","tag-syria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8702,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8701\/revisions\/8702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}