I believe that Barack Obama is the most qualified candidate to run for the president of the United Sates of America. I believe that his plan of moving forward will indeed move us forward. Obama has interesting views that I agree with, and you should consider them, as did I. The first issue is innovation, more jobs and reviving manufacturing and the auto industry.…
In the light of the four year war preceding his speech which Sadat had evidently implemented, the Prime Minister of Egypt’s address to the Israeli Knesset-an audience which involved not only enemy politician’s but Israelis’ who were personally involved in the war- was indeed one of the most challenging and influential speeches in history. Through the language of rhetoric, Sadat draws upon religious, political and personal motivations in order to propose to the Israeli Knesset a solution for peace to end the age long conflict between the Egypt and Israel.…
It is a symbol of freedom. Just something about being on the open road, there is soothing sensation of the engine. The feel of control. All teenagers have the similar dream of being able to get their license and having that feeling of independence. Here in America we are lucky to have the opportunity to get our license, especially the women in this country. In Saudi Arabia they are not so fortunate.…
* Although overshadowed by Nassar during the latter’s lifetime Sadat became a militant leader who threatened Israel between1970-73. He was responsible for the war on Israel which began on Yon Kippur in October 1973 and ended in a stalemate. The weak financial situation in Egypt at the time precipitated riots.…
Mansa Musa was an emperor of the Mali Empire during the 14th century. He became emperor in 1307. He was the first African ruler to be widely known throughout Europe and the Middle East. Mansa Musa was the great nephew of Sundiata Keita, who was the founder of the empire. With an inflation adjusted fortune of $400 billion, Mansa Musa I would have been considerably richer than the world's current richest man, Carlos Slim, who ranks in 22nd place with a relatively paltry $68 billion.…
Humans did not kill Osama Bin Laden, intelligence did. Osama Bin Laden the believed leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, was assassinated during a raid on May 2nd 2011. Osama Bin Laden conspired many attacks against the US during his reign as leader of Al-Qaeda. He was the one who planned the three fatal attacks on September 11th 2001, also known as 9/11. Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the death of over three thousand people, ranking him as the number one most wanted terrorist in the world. The assassination of Osama Bin Laden codenamed Operation Neptune Spear, was a mastermind plan that took several years to construct. One critical idea people seem to forget when they think of the death of OBL, is the brilliant use of US intelligence…
Once upon a time there was a young man named Muhammad who was 18 years old. He was one of the youth that lived amongst the nomadic tribe in Ghana. They were well known for griot storytelling mainly about his great ancestors and their relationships with the kings of Ghana and Mali. One night when a member of the clan was telling Muhammad about the story of Sundiata, the first king of Mali and how he organized a powerful army and captured the former capital of Ghana, Muhammad, was very intrigued. They talked about how Sundiata expanded beyond Ghana’s old border and was a great force. When Sundiata fell a new leader named Mansa Musa who was Muslim and had spread Islam came into power. The story…
Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt. He was a very intelligent and successful man. He was assasinated to end his career. He was born December 25, 1918 in Mit Abu alkum, Egypt. His wife was a lady named Jehan Sadat. Anwar Sadat was also a book writer and also known for his books. Some of his books include In Search of Identity, Those I have known, and many more. Some of his great quotes are “Fear is, I believe, a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of a people”. The is a very good quote that is inspiring and motivating. That wasn't all of the quote but a little less than half of it. The rest of the quote is still very inspiring and motivating. He was assassinated in the year 1981. October 6,…
The first leader I am going to discuss is Jamal Abd An-Nasser, one of the most well known and influential leaders in Arab history. Nasser embraced the notion of Arab nationalism, and dreamed of a united Arab world under one flag. Nasser’s notion of an idea society is a pan-Arab, secular dream where the Arab world would be as competitive as the West and the USSR. His rhetoric contained elements both to mobilize the Arabs away from the west and show himself as the right man to unify them. Looking at his later-rescinded resignation speech, he says, “I want to make it clear that (Israel’s) enemy is not Jamal Abd An-Nasser, but the entire Arab state. (Khater, 281)” Here he tries to erase the borders of the Arab land and unite them in a way he did often, against Israel and the imperialist west. Nasser was a ideological visionary more than he was a realist about the differences in internal Arab affairs (Shields Lecture, Oct. 24th). Truly, Nasser’s ace of spades for mobilizing pan-Arab support is parallel to the idiom, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”, for Nasser made antagonists out of the West and of Israel at every chance he got, for he had faith that if the Arabs could agree on one thing, based on the history of the region, it would be that they generally resist imperialist influence and they resist the Jewish state. He put his ideology into action through his relations with fellow Arab states. His…
November 23, USA Today newspaper article discusses the Middle East Peace and the United States Presidents. The article began to discuss the six presidents in office and the attempts made to bring peace to the Middle East. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) had one good attempt, the peace treaty signed by Israel and Egypt in 1979; however, one bad attempt of the Iranian hostage crisis 1979-1980. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) dealt with violence in Lebanon and Libya. George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) was the first to authorize the first war against Iraq because of Sadam Husseins invasion of Kuwait. Bill Clinton (1993-2001) was successful in the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairperson Yasser Arafat sign a tentative peace accord on September 13, 1993. Then President Clinton dealt with the assassination of Rabin. George W. Bush (2001-2009) dealt with 9/11 terrorist attacks and the launch of Iraq War. Barak Obama (2009 – present) has had some success with the Muslim world. President Obama is currently dealing with the upheaval of the Middle East, including the removal of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the military action in Libya and so on. The newspaper article listed the attempts and fallouts by the United States presidents from 1977 to now (Lynch, 2012).…
Osama Bin Laden can be viewed under two lights. The light of an evil terrorist with a driving goal to bring down the fabric of western society, or you could view him as a light bringing hope to his people and giving them the courage to fight for their country. Is Osama Bin Laden a terrorist or a freedom fighter?…
was not one to be taken lightly, a lesson which would be forgotten and retaught…
It’s June 5th 1967 and whole world is witness of Israel’s pre-emptive strike on Arab countries: Egypt, Jordan and Syria. During the Six Days War Israel showed her military superiority with destroying air forces in Egypt, Jordan and Syria only by one day. Later on, after five days of fighting Sinai Peninsula, West Bank with Jerusalem and Golan Heights are conquered in almost record breaking time. Consequences for Egypt and Jordan are not only unbearable in forms of lost soldiers and land, but the sole defeat was enormously humiliating. The effect of the Six Day war was a significant aspect which led to dramatic events in Europe and Middle East. Civil war in Jordan and Palestinian expulsion to Syria, hijacks, formation of Black September and its massacre in Munich during 1972…
Furthermore, instead of this single negative story, there are many positive stories, many Muslim examples in our modern time here in USA such as Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Zewail, and Moustapha Al Akkad. They are just a sample among enormous successful Muslim figures in the USA. Mohamed Ali was an amazing dignified man and a hero by all human definitions. He was a man of principle and he stood against the system by refusing to serve in Vietnam War saying: “My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America, and shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn’t put no dogs on me, they didn’t rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and…
Egypt was suffering an economic decline and the reforms that Sadat wanted to put into place would not be popular with the people. Sadat realized that if he wanted the reforms to have a chance he needed to reinvigorate Egyptian nationalism by defeating the Israeli’s, boosting the countries self-esteem and his popularity. Jordan’s King Hussein did not want to lose any more territory as the country had during the Six Days War. He had already lost over half of Jordan’s population, when he lost the West Bank. During this time Sadat was endorsing the claim of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the West Bank and Gaza and had promised Yasser Arafat that he would be given control of them if they won (cite). Iraq and Syria did not get along and Iraq refused to join the first attack. Lebanon was too unstable and their army was too small, so they were not expected to join. Sadat got more than one hundred states to support him and his upcoming war. These included members of the Arab League, Organization of African Unity and Non- Alignment Movement (cite) along with Britain and France, who sided with the Arabs on the United Nations Security Council.…