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1 | Syria: The Best or the Worst Article Ever? | Syria: Ny lahatsoratra tsara indrindra sa ny faran'izay ratsy e? |
2 | One of many billboards in Syria featuring President Bashar al-Assad (photo by jilliancyork) | Iray amin'ireo takela-by any Syria maneho ny Filoha Bashar al-Assad (sary an'i jilliancyork) |
3 | Syrian bloggers frequently decry travel writing about their country - often it's too stereotypical, sometimes downright false. | Matetika ireo mpitoraka blaogy Siriana no manakiana lahatsoratry ny mpivahiny momba ny firenen-dry zareo - mazàna izy ireny no “stereotypical” loatra, indraindray moa dia diso tanteraka. |
4 | And for a country considered long “isolated” at least from the United States, it can be particularly frustrating to see such writing promoted as accurate. | Ary ho an'ny firenena izay tondroina ho “nitoka-monina” ela, fara-faharatsiny avy any Etazonia, tena mankarary manokana ny saina ny mahita ny lahatsoratra toy izany ka asandratra ho toy ny zava-marina. |
5 | Therefore, when popular Syrian blogger Sasa, who pens the blog Syria News Wire spotted a recent piece in National Geographic that he deemed “the best article on Syria in a decade,” he just had to say something: | Kanefa, nony nahatsikaritra lahatsoratra iray nivoaka tamin'ny National Geographic noheveriny fa “ny tsara indrindra amin'ny lahatsoratra miresaka an'i Syria tanatin'ireo folotaona farany,” i Sasa, Siriana mpitoraka blaogy be mpahalala , mpamahana ny blaogy Syria News Wire, dia zavatra tsotra no azony nolazaina: |
6 | This article is the real Syria. | Ny tena Syria marina no lazain'ity lahatsoratra ity. |
7 | It is a checklist of points which Syrians know about their country, but which foreign journalists skip over, in the rush to confirm their own stereotypes. | Mampibaribary ireo teboka maro efa fantatry ny Siriana mikasika ny fireneny, saingy hodian'ireo mpanao gazety vahiny tsy hita (na dinganina), noho ny fahamaizan'izy ireny hanamafy fotsiny ny stereotypes-ny. |
8 | Unsurprisingly, in a country often divided, not everyone agreed with Sasa's interpretation of the article. | Tsy atao mahagaga, matetika ao anaty firenena voasamatsamaka, tsy ny olona rehetra no homba ny fandalinan'i Sasa ilay lahatsoratra. |
9 | Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha (himself a blogger) penned a letter to the editor of National Geographic that was republished on the blog Syria Comment, calling the National Geographic article a “misrepresentation of the Syria that I belong to.” | Imad Moustapha, Masoivoho Siriana any Etazonia (sady mpitoraka blaogy rahateo) dia nandefa taratasy ho an'ny tonian-dahatsoratry ny National Geographic izay nivoaka koa tao amin'ny blaogy Syria Comment, miantso ny lahatsoratry ny National Geographic ho “fanehoana diso momba an'i Syria izay tany niaviako.” |
10 | Though Syria Comment‘s Joshua Landis didn't comment on the article himself, his posting sparked over eighty comments and a lively discussion. | Tsy dia nanao fanamarihana loatra momba ilay lahatsoratra tao amin'ny Syria Comment i Joshua Landis, ny hafatra nalefany dia naharaisana fanamarihana efa ho valopolo any ho any sy adihevitra mivaivay. |
11 | Commenter Alex of Creative Syria was critical of the National Geographic article, stating: | Ny mpametraka fanamarihana, Alex avy amin'ny Creative Syria dia nanakiana ilay lahatsoratry ny National Geographic , amin'ny filazana hoe: |
12 | I have no problem with most of what was written .. by I have an issue with the obvious impression the article leaves through its 90% emphasis on negativity … I don't think an American reading it will hesitate to cancel his planned first vacation in Syria. | Tsy dia asiako olana loatra ny ankabeazan'izay voasoratra .. fa manana olana aho amin'ny fananako fahatsapana fa ny 90% amin'ilay lahatsoratra dia ny zavatra miiba no resahany … Tsy mieritreritra aho hoe Amerikana mpamaky iray no hanisy fisalasalàna hanafoana ny fialantsasatra efa nomaniny mialoha hatao any Syria. |
13 | Who wants to enjoy lunch in Bab Touma if poor brave Syrian people fighting for democracy are being tortured next door in Bab Touma? | Iza no hahalatsa-kanina ao Bab Touma raha misy Siriana mahantra mitolona ho an'ny demaokrasia ampijaliana ao ambadiky ny varavaran'i Bab Touma ao? |
14 | Another commenter, Ghassan, liked the article: | Mpametraka fanamarihana hafa indray, Ghassan, nankafia ilay lahatsoratra: |
15 | the articale is rational, reasonable, and accurate . my support to NG, and to the free press and speach which do not exist in syria. | tena mifototra amin'ny zava-misy ilay lahatsoratra, araka ny tokony ho izy, ary tsy iadian-kevitra. Manohana ny NG aho, ary ny fampitam-baovao sy fitenenana malalaka izay tsy misy ao Syria. |
16 | Norman, also commenting on Landis's post, aptly remarked: | Norman, dia nametraka fanamarihana ihany koa tamin'ny lahatsoratr'i Landis, ka nanamarika fa: |
17 | It is interesting how Syria loving Syrians can disagree on the same article. | Mahaliana ny hoe ahoana no tsy hiombon-kevitra amin'ity lahatsoratra ity i Syria tia ny Siriana rehetra. |
18 | Other bloggers outside of Syria had strong feelings about the National Geographic article as well. | Mpitoraka blaogy maro hafa ivelan'i Syria no nihetsi-po mafy tamin'ilay lahatsoratry ny National Geographic. |
19 | Evan Hill, who writes for group blog The Majlis, felt that the article displayed Syria as behind the times, stating: | Evan Hill, manoratra ao amin'ny blaogy iraisana The Majlis, dia nahatsapa fa mametraka an'i Syria ho toy ny tavela aoriana (taraiky tsy maharaka toetr'andro) ilay lahatsoratra, ka manamarika fa: |
20 | We're left with a Syria that seems stuck, economically and politically, in a mindset that's at least 40 decades old. | Isika dia tavela miaraka amina Syria mihisatra, ara-toekarena sy ara-politika, amina toe-tsaina antitra be efa ho 40 taona be izao raha kely indrindra. |
21 | The manager of a government-owned cotton plant, oblivious to or concealing any knowledge of the workplace dangers there, stares at Belt in seeming confusion when asked if he's ever made a profit. | Ny Talen'ny orinasam-panjakana iray mpamboly hasy, manadino na manafina fotsiny izao ny fahalalàny ny loza rehetra manodidina ny tontolon'ny asa any an-toerana any, dia miondrikondrika be ihany sy toa sahirankirana rehefa nanontaniana raha toa nahazo ny tombontsoany hatramin'izay. |
22 | Academics and activists still fear the intelligence services created many years ago by Assad's father to destroy the opposition when his famed political wiliness wouldn't work. | Ireo eny amin'ny Anjerimanontolo sy ireo mafàna fo dia samy mbola raiki-tahotra amin'ny asan'ny sampam-pitsikilovana natsangan'ny rain'i Assad taona maro lasa izay mba hamotehana ny fanoherana rehefa tsy nandeha ny tetikady politikany. |
23 | After reading all of the criticism, Syria News Wire urged readers to read both the original article and Imad Moustapha's criticisms before making up their minds. | Rehefa avy namaky ny fanakianana rehetra, ny Syria News Wire dia nanainga ireo mpamaky mba hamaky ny lahatsoratra fototra sy ny fanakianan'i Imad Moustapha alohan'ny handraisan'izy ireo fanapahan-kevitra. |