Aleppo by David Albright https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q By David Albright, Chris Wyatt, Tibor Setteducati, and Rich Shrestha en-us 2018-03-27 14:05:47 UTC 2024-12-20 08:40:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Where is Aleppo? dalbright2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248114691 Aleppo is located in Northwestern Syria. ]]> 2018-04-03 13:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248114691 History of Aleppo tsetteducati2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248116147 - Founded over 4000 years ago
- Has been controlled by Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire, Byzantines, and Persians
- Large influx of Muslim culture in 637 during an invasion]]> 2018-04-03 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248116147 Geography of Aleppo dalbright2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248117650 Aleppo is located on a plateau and is adjacent to the Syrian desert. The city is about 75 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea. Aleppo covers an area of approximately 73 square miles.]]> 2018-04-03 13:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248117650 Mission of Notre Dame High School cwyatt2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248843654 "To foster integrity and compassion in young men of diverse talents, backgrounds, and beliefs through our Catholic, Holy Cross tradition."
By understanding the situation in Aleppo, students are able to recognize how fortunate they are and are able to have compassion for the people in Aleppo. Aleppo is in a state that we have never seen in the United States. Although all of the students at Notre Dame have different talents, backgrounds, and beliefs, we are able to come together for Aleppo and understand the situation and have compassion together. ]]> 2018-04-05 12:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/248843654 What forces were the cause of this destruction and devastation? dalbright2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608614 Chemical weapons have been used against the Syrian people by both the Syrian government and rebel forces. Air strikes have also been executed by the Syrian Air Force]]> 2018-04-09 01:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608614 What encyclicals can we use to address the Catholic view of Aleppo and what can we do to help? dalbright2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608662 Pope John Paul II wrote "The tragedy of groups and even of entire peoples forced to go into exiles is felt today as a constant attack on essential human rights. The condition of refugees that reaches to the very limits of human suffering becomes a pressing appeal to the conscience of all...The Church speaks to every individual and to all peoples, and to their national and international leaders, exhorting them to make use of their imagination and courage in the search for just and lasting solutions."]]> 2018-04-09 01:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608662 What are some significant facts and figures about Aleppo which can show the extent of what has happened there? dalbright2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608740 -About 1.5 million people still trapped in Aleppo
-438,000 civilians killed
-4.8 Million refugees ]]> 2018-04-09 01:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249608740 Culture of Aleppo rshrestha2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249609596 - Marriage in Syrian culture is arranged, but due to the costliness of the institution including, and not limited to, housing shortage, inflation, costs of weddings etc, marriage rate has seen a decline
-family is the primary social unit
-older male is the head of the family
-customary for generations to live in the same home
-status,political position, and property are given to the oldest son
- artists are forbidden to have depictions of animals and people]]> 2018-04-09 01:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249609596 Who are the people of Aleppo rshrestha2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249744699 -Syrian government: Bashar al-Assad, Shi'ite, kills civilians/uses chemical warfare
-free syrian army: rebels against the government
-Kurdish forces
-ISIS/ISIL]]> 2018-04-09 12:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249744699 Mission of Holy Cross cwyatt2018 https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249745650 "...the Congregation of Holy Cross continues the mission of Jesus Christ entrusted to the Catholic Church by working to “make God known, loved, and served, and thus save souls.”
The Congregation of Holy Cross works to make God known, loved, and served throughout the world. The only way in which we can do that is by doing God's work and carrying out His mission. By raising awareness about the situation in Aleppo and doing what we can to help the city and the people in it, we are helping God to make the world a better place and a place where we are free to be ourselves and live our lives.]]> 2018-04-09 12:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dalbright2018/8z9a34hm878q/wish/249745650