Basseri Nomads of Iran The nomads of the Middle East are a vast and diverse group of people who travel in tribal groups across the lands. The Basseri people of Iran are a nomadic group of people that inhibit the mountainous regions of southern Iran. Like many other nomadic tribes in the Middle East‚ theirs is a rich history that at times has involved persecution and forced change by foreign invaders‚ religious rule‚ domestic oppression. The Basseri are a Persian speaking tribe of tent-dwelling
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Iran and its media influence Iran is a country in western Asia‚ officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was popularly known as Persia before 1935. It has a population of over 70 million and is the eighteenth largest country in the world with thirty provinces‚ and each province is governed by governor. Tehran is the capital of Iran which is home of around 11% of Iran’s population. Iran is beautiful country with an area of 636‚000 sq mi. Iran ranks second in the world in natural
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The Tuareg tribe can also be spelled as Touareg pronounced twa-reg. This tribe rules throughout the deserts of Africa‚ especially the region of the Sahara desert. Keeling (2012:28) reports that the Tuareg tribe consists of roughly 1 million members. The tribe lives across a range of countries in the north-western region of the Sahara. This includes countries such as Morocco‚ Niger‚ Algeria and Libya. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th edition (2011:1) adds that due to various droughts and famine
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The Mohawk Tribe The Mohawk tribe resided around the Great Lakes and parts of what is now Canada and the state of New York also knows as the Mohawk Valley. Their territory spread among the south of The Mohawk river‚ and the westward border from the Oneida Nation’s territory‚ and eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont . They were one of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation‚ or League. The Mohawk tribe was the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois League.
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Arikara one of the more quiet tribes was the arikara(uh-RIH-kuh-rah) tribe. the arikara trie used to hold around 30‚000 arikara and than was left with 2‚000 after smallpox. they lived in relatively simple homes and their lives were also relatively simple. ttheir dress‚ what anyone could expect. although simple the arikara were very complex in some sort. the fashion of the arikara was mostly dependant on the season. usually the women wore deer skin dresses that were white. the men usually wore
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The Dinka are a tribe of people who are mainly located in over Sudan but they have spread themselves out all over the world in places like Kenya Uganda‚ Europe‚ and the United States. (Wiki _ Dinka people) They are a huge tribe and they carry 2-3 million people. They are spread out in tones of villages. Most villages of the Dinka tribe will range anywhere from 10‚000-30‚000 people. ("South Sudan." Britannica School.) They make up 17% of the African population‚ which is a huge amount. The Dinka have
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Iran and US Sanctions Name College Professor Course Date Iran and US Sanctions The history of U.S sanctions over Iran dates back to early 1950s when Britain and America boycotted Iranian oil. The 1950s boycott was as result of the nationalization British Iran’s oil company. The result of the boycott adversely affected the Iran economy and eventually led to the deposition and Mosaddeq who the president by then. In 1979‚ during the Iran revolution‚ United States government backed
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Masai Tribes The Masai people are a Nilotic ethnic group residing in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are the most well known tribe of the African ethnic groups. Their elaborate dress sense and array of colours that are distributed amongst the tribes clothing‚ is memorable for their expression through what they wear. The language spoken by the Masai people is Maa and they are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Northern Tanzania‚ which are English and Swahili. Despite often being
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If Israel attacks Iran‚ the repercussions of carrying out such an immense deed will not only affect Israel but will definitely affect the United States and maybe even the world. Even if Iran gets bombed‚ it does not stop their ability to make bombs and Iran will be even more inclined to use them. An attack from Israel or the United States on Iran will surely have three dire consequences: it will not stop Iran’s nuclear program‚ it will cause Iran to rally against the United States‚ and it will affect
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The Iran-Iraq war‚ also known as the First Gulf War‚ was fought between the countries of Iraq and Iran from September 1980 to August 1988. The Iraqi invasion of Iran triggered the start of the war‚ and thus began what it would be considered as the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. Iraq‚ after having a long history of territorial disputes between Iran and fearful of losing its rich oil fields‚ decided to become the supreme power in the Persian Gulf by launching a simultaneous air
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