help but notice the cognitive bias in Western views of the Arab Spring. The apparent focus has been on clamours for democracy and how the democratic ethos has finally permeated a hitherto impenetrable region. Even President Barack Obama‚ in his speech before congress‚ lauded the efforts of the Arabs in advocating democracy in their respective countries (The White House‚ 2011). It is undeniable that the central tenet of the Arab Spring has been the desire to eradicate despotic regimes and to
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What is the Middle East? According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica‚ the Middle East is the lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea‚ extending from Morocco to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran and sometimes beyond. Geography There is no single definition of what constitutes the Middle East. The CIA website states that the Middle East includes these countries. Egypt is also included in many lists of countries in the Middle East. The borders of countries in the
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Mohanad Alharbi Middle East Middle East The middle east is characterized by several features that makes it a unique part of the world. The middle east is considered as the ancient world where the ancient Egyptians lived and built their magnificent pyramids.in addition‚ The Middle Eastern region‚ like every other‚ is socially constructed based on race‚ language and religion. The region‚ which by most accounts spans
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is actually happing in the middle east. These so called nations are Israel and the Palestine state that is not yet a nation. In the middle east this is everyday life and all they know is that there government doesn’t care for them so they continue to fight for a cause that will never be settled because their government doesn’t want to come to an agreement. The United States is for peace and freedom for all people but they aren’t doing enough to help out the middle east. The United States must take
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The Middle East is a significant historical region where it served as the birthplace for many cultures such as Christianity and Islam. Christianity an Islam expanded from this region‚ both religions had substantial impact on the course of history. However‚ Christianity and Islam have their similarities in religious beliefs‚ and deference a in expansion between the two. Christianity and Islam are the two largest regions in the world. They were both inherited from Judaism. They both believed
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Middle East Part 1 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Many issues still remain today between the two groups. These include mutual recognition‚ borders‚ security‚ water rights‚ control of Jerusalem‚ Israeli settlements‚ Palestinian freedom of movement and legalities concerning refugees. The violence resulting from the conflict has brought international actions‚ as well as security and human rights concerns‚ within‚ between both sides‚ and internationally
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biggest problem in the Middle East is the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq‚ also known as ISIS. This Muslim extremist group has be-headed three international journalist‚ two of them being United States citizens. They are looking to militarize radical Islamic followers and re-establish a radical Muslim rule in Iraq and Syria. Recently an allied international force‚ headed by the United States‚ has joined forces to stop ISIS from growing and gaining a stronger foothold in the Middle East. The recent international
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When starting a new way of life you are going to need some help. The Balfour Declaration was made in November 1917. The Balfour Declaration led the Jewish community into thinking that Britain would support the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East. Balfour declared his support for a creation of the Jew’s homeland in a area call Palestine‚ though there had to be safeguards for the “rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine”. The Jews were happy of this but the Palestinian Arab were not
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The Middle East is part of three major continents‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe with trade routes overland and sea. Cultural Diffusion is the spread of ideas‚ invention‚ and achievements by traders‚ conquerors‚ and migrating people. Strategic locations like the Middle Eastern nations sit on vast reserves of oil. It has importance to the world’s military and economy. Some countries link seas to the ocean by canals so ships with tanks filled with oil can transport the goods. Physical Features have affected
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Theodore Roosevelt once said‚ “a man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a collage education he may steal the whole rail road.” Even though we have a while to get a collage education‚ we’ve made it here‚ to the end of 8th grade. Just like a rail road the train has to be set on a good track‚ just like our education. So far for this 8th grade class our tracks have been fantastic ever since we first started our journey. Our first stop was at kindergarten‚ where
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