Middle East Water Shortage Due to geography and population growth‚ the Middle East nations are faced with a growing demand for a shrinking water supply. Throughout most of the Middle East region rainfall is irregular and the rainy season is very short. The World Bank reports that this area (including North Africa) has 5% of the world’s population‚ but only 1% of the world’s water. Droughts have been occurring more frequently and lasting longer‚ warning of a bleaker future. Man himself has
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CBS NEWS/ August 30‚ 2013‚ 5:52 AM Can Obama strike Syria without Congress’ consent? President Obama has yet to say what course of action he’ll take to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria‚ but his administration has previewed the justification it will use if Mr. Obama decides to take military action. Mr. Obama on Wednesday said he has "no interest in any open-ended conflict in Syria." However‚ he added‚ "we do have to make sure that when
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ground troops should not come from the U.S but ground troops are necessary. The ground troops should come from the places that are the most threatened by ISIS. We have no threat yet. Hello‚ this is a letter concerning troops being put into Iraq and Syria to fight ISIS. We have proven to ourselves in the past that this is not an easy job. We will not be able to go in there and wipe the terrorists out with ease. For instance‚ during the war on Al Qaeda we sent over 806 billion dollars and have had troops
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“The opposite of love is not hate‚ it’s indifference.” This quote by Elie Wiesel says a lot. Indifference is dangerous. We have a moral responsibility to help others most of the time. There are moments where it’s okay to be indifferent. This moral responsibility that we have is important to keep our indifference in check. We have a moral responsibility to help right the wrongs in the world but to an extent. There are situations where it is acceptable to be indifferent. For example‚ a part in the
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Algeria. However‚ the recent encroachment of the ISIL group throughout much of Syria and Iraq has caused major concerns throughout the international community. ISIL is growing stronger everyday‚ and they have been encouraging jihad towards western countries. It is the duty of Algeria to ensure the safety of our citizens‚ and action must be taken to destroy this cancer. Recently‚ the self-proclaimed Jund Al-Khilafah in Syria group has executed a French citizen. Algeria feels strongly against jihad.
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Absorbed by the reform‚ Akhenaten departed from an active foreign policy‚ reacting little to the letters of the Asian vassal kings about the growing threat of the Hittites. The latter‚ meanwhile‚ defeated Arzava‚ shared with Assyria Mitanni and claimed Syria-Palestine. Collision with the Hittites became inevitable. The Asian campaign of Seti I (1294-1279 BC) was a successful trial of forces‚
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population. There are many Syrian refugees in Syria that want freedom but we can’t all have freedom. There is this saying‚ freedom is not free. It really isn’t because we have soldiers fighting for our freedom. So I think that the Syrian refugees should not come to America. I know that not all of them are bad‚ but it’s not about the religion or who they are it’s about safety. The safety of our lives and the future generation is at stake. So the refugees of Syria should not be allowed in America. We should
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The world community has experienced the rise of religious radicalism that has penetrated the grass roots of society and become a looming threat in the Middle East. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria better known as the ISIS is a terrorist organization that has caused damage to many countries mainly the Republic of Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic. This organization has control over the second largest city in Iraq‚ ’Mosul’ and has an army base of around 200‚000 militants consisting mainly of Sunni Muslims
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ENGLISH WRITTEN RESPONSE ‘How do we respond to injustice and inequality? Is violence ever the answer?’ According to the 2010 Oxford Dictionary‚ violence means ‘behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt‚ damage‚ or kill someone or something’. I believe there are different ways through which we can respond to situations involving injustice and inequality; in some cases violence is the answer. We can see this through both fictional and factual evidence. Our world has gone through two
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after the departure of colonial forces‚ many Muslim countries were ruled by secular dictators who‚ for all their many faults‚ kept the lid on these ancient sectarian tensions. From Saddam Hussein of Iraq‚ to Muammar Qadhafi of Libya‚ to the Assads of Syria‚ and to Hosni
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