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2010:Nadia’s family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war
Escape from Aleppo
What you need to know before your trail
Nadia stands at the center of attention in her parents’ elegant dining room. This is the best day of my life, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing “Happy Birthday,” when her uncle calls from the living room, “Baba, brothers, you need to see this.” Reluctantly, she follows her family into the other room. On TV, a reporter stands near an overturned vegetable cart on a dusty street. Beside it is a mound of smoldering ashes. The reporter explains that a vegetable vendor in the city of Tunis burned himself alive, protesting corrupt government officials who have been harassing his business. Nadia frowns.
It is December 17, 2010: Nadia’s twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadia’s home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety.
Locations
Reset- Middle East - Syria
- A: Aleppo - Aleppo Citadel
- B: Aleppo Museum
- C: Aleppo train station
- D: Khansir
Travel Guide
The story of Syria
Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the complicated situation in Syria that has led to an international refugee crisis, and tells the story of one girl’s journey to safety.
“Like Nadia, these kids recognized the sounds that accompanied death.”
“And it was all burning, centuries of history and culture turning into ash.”
“What had taken five thousand years to build had taken less than two to ravage.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Escape from Aleppo
Destination/location: Aleppo, Syria Author/guide: N H Senzai Departure Time: 2010
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