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Introduction for Middle Eastern couple

This is Ricky (Ritesh) and Safi from Kidderminster and they have been together for 7 years. They are living in their own home with their two children: Thalia and Amir. They got engaged last year on holiday, and they have been planning their traditional British wedding ever since, to the shock of their parents.

Safi owns her own Beauty salon in their home town, and her husband-to-be works from home. They say they have no time for hobbies because they are running around after their kids! Safi says that her parents are more excited about the wedding than she is, and have been pestering her to walk up the aisle since her and Ritesh met.

Introduction for British couple

This is Sarah and James from Evesham and they have been together for 4 years. They live with Sarah’s parents, but are saving up to buy their own place. They have been engaged for a year, and can’t wait to get married.

Sarah is currently employed doing night shifts as a nurse in the local hospital, and James works in a tax office.

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Representation of Syria in cartoons

To step away from the news, and look at the current representation of Syria in more informal aspects of the media, I typed in "Syria 2013 Cartoons" to Google images. This enabled me to see how Syria was being represented in a humorous way, and the results were interesting. Here are the results:

Representation of the Middle East on Twitter

By using Syria, we can see how it is being spoken about and portrayed in social networking sites. The way in which people talk about it, and the pages that are created in relation to it (by instsitutions and not) can help us to see how the general public are being influenced by the news, and what views they have. By analysing what is said, and what is trending for example, we can determine whether or not the general representation of Syria and the Middle East on Twitter is positive or negative.

From looking at these screen grabs, over all Syria and the Middle East are being represented as an area full of unrest and conflict. Words such as "crisis" have been used by Oxfam, which enhances the percieved extremity of the events. The BBC News say "will protestors ever get justice?" which suggests that in the country, people have to fight to be heard.