{"id":24526,"date":"2015-10-22T12:10:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T12:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am?p=24526"},"modified":"2015-11-03T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T09:50:28","slug":"%c2%ab%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%af%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%a8-%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%af%d5%ab%d6%80-%d5%a7%c2%bb-%d5%bd%d5%a1%d5%ac%d5%a2%d5%ab%d5%ab-%d5%ba%d5%a1%d5%bf%d5%b4%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am\/en\/%c2%ab%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%af%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%a8-%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%af%d5%ab%d6%80-%d5%a7%c2%bb-%d5%bd%d5%a1%d5%ac%d5%a2%d5%ab%d5%ab-%d5%ba%d5%a1%d5%bf%d5%b4%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b6%d5%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the good country to live in. Salbi\u2019s story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For customers of a restaurant in Alepo where lahmajo is served, the presence of a female employee is quite a surprise, thus they used to look at Salbi Chapanghchuryan somewhat strangely.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0According to Syrian unwritten law, \u00a0women should primarily take care of the children and household. But Salbi has to combine work and family in order to support her husband who suffers from heart disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was the only woman in Aleppo to work with my husband. Goqor used to work from 6 am, and I used to work from 9 am. First my female friends used to tell me that it is not my deal, that I should sit at home and take care of my children, but nobody knew about my husband\u2019s disease, and that I was working in order to help him. I managed to overcome those conversations \u00a0since they were not important to me. Gradually, my female friends started to encourage me, they were very much surprised how I could discuss business with men, who treated me like their sister, as they understood that if Goqor\u2019s wife works it means that it is necessary, \u2013 says Salbi.<\/p>\n


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For hard-working and enthusiastic Salbi it was difficult to work at a bakery, as feminine softness and tenderness seemed to get lost. However, ignoring all this, as she says, she went against tide\u201d.<\/p>\n

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After seeing after \u00a0her daughter and son and preparing food, Salbi \u00a0\u00a0rushed to their pandok. In order to prepare high-quality lahmajo, skilled and agile master\u2019s hands are much necessary; thus, lahmajo by Grigor and Salbi Chapaghjuryans was very popular in Aleppo.<\/p>\n

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Like many other families, when the war began, Salbi\u2019s family was forced to migrate to Armenia.. In 2012, Salbi\u2019s son, Kaycak, came \u00a0to Armenia to pay a visit to her sister who was a volunteer. When the situation in Siyria became more acute, their family joined them as well. After 6 months of unemployment, the family decided to restart their business seeing that the demand for their lahmajo was the same as in Aleppo. \u00a0At first, they worked \u00a0\u00a0on Abovyan Street and then moved to Nalbandyan Street.<\/p>\n

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It has been two years now that costumers rush to Nalbandyan 5 because they prefer Salbi\u2019s unique recipe. \u00a0Salbi\u2019s place is also unique due to its slogan that reads \u00a0\u00abThis is the country to live in\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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– When we came and started our business, many people told us: \u2013 Why \u00a0did you come? Why are you staying here? It is not \u00a0a country to live in. But when we settled here, when we were talking to each other in the evenings, my children were wondering why these people \u00a0were not satisfied, everything is beautiful, the sky is blue, and hard-working people can survive. We love our homeland; thus, we decided to write on the wall of out pandok – \u00a0\u00a0\u201cThis is the country to live in\u201d , \u2013 says Salbi.<\/p>\n

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According to her, people like to interfere in other people\u2019s life, while everybody should deal with their own affairs. Her job is \u00a0to prepare lahmajo and she does it with love and devotion. In Syria. Salbi used to daydream about the future, and then war erupted. \u00a0\u00a0\u201cWho knew that there would be war in Syria or I \u00a0would lose my husband. Today I live in Armenia and enjoy my life and homeland\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Salbi\u2019s 27-year-old son likes Armenia too and has no intention to leave. . He has been working with his father since the age of 13 and now he is a master at \u00a0his job. He believes that people should adapt to any situation, and be able to overcome all difficulties; he agrees with her mother that one should live in the present, and see what the future brings in.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would \u00a0love to have a \u00a0family of my own too, but we will see when that happens . Now I \u00a0am focused on \u00a0business. They often ask me which girls are better \u2013 Syrians or Armenians. \u00a0I would like to say that there is no difference between girls \u00a0in Syria and Armenia, it is the 21st century, the world is just one piece\u201d, \u2013 says Kaycak. He does not think about leaving Armenia. Why would they go somewhere else when they have their house, \u00a0work, and friends here. Even if the war ends in Syria, they will not go back . Armenia is their homeland, here is \u00a0his father\u2019s tomb and, in general, their family\u2019s life and future.<\/p>\n

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Anush Nersisyan<\/p>\n

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