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In this, the latest in a series of BBC / Open University co-productions looking at international schools and education systems, Syrian School looks at four schools in Damascus. They may be in the s...ame city, but they're each very different. As a teenage girl it isn't easy to find ways to express yourself in Syria, but there's one outlet that's releasing a wave of emotion in Zaki Al-Arsuzi School - the Poetry Society, which is explored in episode three. Under the stimulating teaching of Mr Muhanned the girls can talk freely about their dreams, of love and hope, away from the constraints of wider society. Now though, they're going to do it in public, at the school's Writers' Showcase. Ala'a's hoping her heartfelt love poems, inspired by a failed relationship she struck up by mobile phone, are good enough for the big stage. Meanwhile, a trip to the October War Museum drives Lemiss to write of the love she feels for her country.
In this, the latest in a series of BBC / Open University co-productions looking at international schools and education systems, Syrian School looks at four schools in Damascus. They may be in the s...ame city, but they're each very different. As a teenage girl it isn't easy to find ways to express yourself in Syria, but there's one outlet that's releasing a wave of emotion in Zaki Al-Arsuzi School - the Poetry Society, which is explored in episode three. Under the stimulating teaching of Mr Muhanned the girls can talk freely about their dreams, of love and hope, away from the constraints of wider society. Now though, they're going to do it in public, at the school's Writers' Showcase. Ala'a's hoping her heartfelt love poems, inspired by a failed relationship she struck up by mobile phone, are good enough for the big stage. Meanwhile, a trip to the October War Museum drives Lemiss to write of the love she feels for her country.
| Series: | Syrian school |
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| First transmission date: | 24-02-2010 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC4 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:10 |
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| Director: | Sarah Hamilton |
| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Narrator: | Khalid Abdulla |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/syrianschool/index.html |
| Keyword(s): | Jaramana School; Mleiha Rural School; Yarmouk School; Zaki al-Arsuzi School |
| Subject terms: | Education--Syria; Schools--Syria--Damascus; Damascus (Syria) |
| Production number: | FKAE643S |
| Videofinder number: | 81382 |
| Available to public: | no |
