Gharian sends aid for syrian refugees
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date: 12/02/12
Gharian officials choose to aid Syrian refugees fleeing from civil unrest in Syria. Their hospitality has been met with great appreciation by Syrian officials, no doubt, because the unrest in Syria has produced too many refugees and they are promptly unable to handle them all. Not only Gharian officials are opting to help out the less fortunate, however, there are large amounts of monetary contributions coming from private civil society organizations, along with trucks of much needed medical supplies, clothes and blankets, and food. This being much more urgent as the onset of the winter months approach.
My heart strings are definitely being tugged on by this article, as I remember how just last year, many Libyan civilians were also in the same position as these Syrian refugees. The fact that there is human compassion and mercy, even if indirectly, shows to me that there is still some good in people, especially if war torn rebels in Libya send aid to others in desperate need of it. I see this aid as a means to either hurt or help Libya's culture, depending on who's perspective i'm telling it from. Either the new refugees coming to Libya could be a good thing in sharing their Syrian culture with native Libyans, or the cultural diffusion could be seen as tainting the traditional Libyan culture and removing key parts in exchange for foreign replacements.
This article is important to the culture of the country because it will either passively impress upon the Syrian refugees the traditional traits of Libyan culture, or it will change the traditional course of Libya's cultural identity by mixing with outside cultures. This is also important because as Libyan children are observing their parents generously give to those in need, ideas of kindness and compassion will implant themselves into their juvenile minds and remain there for quite some time, which could only benefit Libyan society. Likewise, the refugees from Syria likely will not forget the hospitality being shown to them by the Libyan people, and would be more inclined in the future to possibly align, assist, and ally with Libya.
My heart strings are definitely being tugged on by this article, as I remember how just last year, many Libyan civilians were also in the same position as these Syrian refugees. The fact that there is human compassion and mercy, even if indirectly, shows to me that there is still some good in people, especially if war torn rebels in Libya send aid to others in desperate need of it. I see this aid as a means to either hurt or help Libya's culture, depending on who's perspective i'm telling it from. Either the new refugees coming to Libya could be a good thing in sharing their Syrian culture with native Libyans, or the cultural diffusion could be seen as tainting the traditional Libyan culture and removing key parts in exchange for foreign replacements.
This article is important to the culture of the country because it will either passively impress upon the Syrian refugees the traditional traits of Libyan culture, or it will change the traditional course of Libya's cultural identity by mixing with outside cultures. This is also important because as Libyan children are observing their parents generously give to those in need, ideas of kindness and compassion will implant themselves into their juvenile minds and remain there for quite some time, which could only benefit Libyan society. Likewise, the refugees from Syria likely will not forget the hospitality being shown to them by the Libyan people, and would be more inclined in the future to possibly align, assist, and ally with Libya.