Life of Young Syrians Post-Conflict
TYPICAL STATEMENTS FROM GERMANY
H12. What do you wish people knew about what Syria has been through over the past 10 years?
Events that has happened / problems /The situation
was difficult/Difficulties and crises (29%)
"Those were long and difficult years during which we
suffered a lot" / "about what happened in Syria, the
difficulties it went through, about poverty, hunger, lack of
security and about fear"
Nobody helped Syria/ offered assistance (13%)
"To provide the greatest possible amount of assistance to the
people who stayed in Syria because they are the most
people in need of help / the world did not help Syria❞
Injustice / helplessness / Unfairness (12%)
"Syria has been dealt a bad hand, it's a shame what has
happened to us" / "Syria has been greatly wronged by the
entire world, and the Syrian people is innocent in the end,
regardless of all that is happening"
We shall overcome the crisis / We will be better
than before(optimism) (12%)
"That it is possible for Syria to return to its previous glory with
effort, work, perseverance and patience"
Conflict in general (without mentioning anything
specific) (8%)
"War was raging and it greatly affected the country and the
Syrian people" / "ugly war and negative impacts"
Lack of all essential resources (8%)
"I wish that the most basic necessities of life become
available, and that they could eat basic things"
Lack of love / Lack of peace (8%)
"The Syrian people have been subjected to a lot of injustice
and violence. I hope that the situation will become better and
I hope that peace will prevail"
Poverty / Living Conditions/ cost of living (7%)
"The situation that Syria has reached, such as poverty, lack
of education, depriving mothers of their children, and a bad
psychological state"
Tragedy (6%)
"About the suffering of people in Syria, the lack of basic
needs for life. The media does not depict reality, and there is
also a lack of security"
Lack of security (5%)
"The challenges faced by the Syrian people ... and the
difficulties due to the lack of security and safety and the lack
of basic needs such as electricity, water and healthcare ...”
Losing the lives of people / killing people (5%)
"Many people were martyred and they had nothing to do with
it. What happened in Syria was bad"
Personal psychological injury (5%)
"I have gone through many economic and psychological
crises, and we hope that the whole world would help us with
everything, including lifting the sanctions and things like that”
The Syrian citizen is good / kind-hearted / patient/
resilient (5%)
"The Syrian citizen is good and kind"
Destruction of housing and land/ Destruction (4%)
"The country is ruined and it needs people to rebuild it; that's
the whole story"
Sadness / oppression (4%)
"It was very hard, causing despair and sadness"
Violence/torture (3%)
"We were subjected to torment during ten years, and our
situation was very difficult in terms of securing the basic
needs. I hope this nightmare ends"
Separation of family members (3%)
"I want to continue my education and meet my brother who is
still in Syria. I want stability for my family and the ability to
visit Syria without any obstacles or threats"
Emigration (3%)
"To know the amount of bombing, beating, terror,
displacement, and migration that we were subject to"
Syria was heaven on earth/ Syria is a very beautiful
country (3%)
"Syria is a very beautiful country and it does not deserve
what happened in it, and we hope it will return as before and
even better so that we would be able to return"
Not being able to study (2%)
"About the suffering and oppression that the crisis has
caused, about the deterioration of the level of education,
poverty and the importance of offering psychological help in
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