Category Archives: Syria

Institutional Via Internet

Posted on February 19, 2017 by brucelarochelle

Concept of institutionalized values and institutionalization processes, developed in Organizational Behaviour. A explanation or justification for conformity, at least in appearance. Issue now being how institutionalized values might change, over time. What was once unacceptable discourse, resulting in loss of … Continue reading →

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Image Direction

Posted on January 25, 2017 by brucelarochelle

Previously used this image to convey impressions about people staying in church, long after the service has ended: Looks like a typical scene from so many churches. Not so. The caption: An Assyrian woman prays for abducted Christians at a … Continue reading →

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Frenzy

Posted on December 10, 2015 by brucelarochelle

Prejudice seeming to be a focus of frustration against “the other”. Collective prejudice seems to be a unification of such frustration. The tendency to generalize is…well, generalized. In the same way that the use of the “f word” results in … Continue reading →

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Jihad to Jay

Posted on November 16, 2015 by brucelarochelle

From the first day I came here, I knew the name was ruined. From Karen Armstrong, as referenced in “Call The Name?“: Jihad is thus a cherished spiritual value that, for most Muslims, has no connection with violence. Last year, … Continue reading →

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Marrat al-Numaan II

Posted on October 31, 2014 by brucelarochelle

Wrote about Marrat al-Numaan. In terms of what is left, the minaret is (or was, as of 2013) still standing, plus maybe 3,000 of an earlier population of some 60,000:

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Marrat al-Numaan

Posted on October 30, 2014 by brucelarochelle

Found this short Reuters article in a Metro page one time set aside (Metro, Thursday, June 6, 2011: 8): Troops push north Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Marrat al-Numaan on Wednesday to escape troops and tanks pushing … Continue reading →

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Cry Blood: $1.3 billion; 87

Posted on January 4, 2014 by brucelarochelle

A repeat from “Open Air Jail“: Have written about Syrian refugees here, here, here and here. Basic point being that a significant number could be resettled in Canada, in smaller towns currently subject to economic challenges, or refurbished ghost towns. … Continue reading →

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Open Air Jail

Posted on December 19, 2013 by brucelarochelle

Have written about Syrian refugees here, here, here and here. Basic point being that a significant number could be resettled in Canada, in smaller towns currently subject to economic challenges, or refurbished ghost towns. Could come in on visitor visas, … Continue reading →

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Small Town Stability: Refuge

Posted on October 2, 2013 by brucelarochelle

Yahoo Canada series on survival challenges to small Canadian towns. Extracts from one of the articles: Canada’s small towns under siege As populations in urban centres grow, what happens to our rural communities? By Lindsay Jolivet | Yahoo Canada News … Continue reading →

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Baghdad to Syria

Posted on October 1, 2013 by brucelarochelle

Watching the movie Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007). Hard music in hard world, about Acrassicauda, the only heavy metal band in Iraq: Band members and so many other Iraqis seeking refuge in Syria, as of 2006. Part of group of … Continue reading →

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