Background: Radical Islamism in the Middle East Throughout the course of history‚ particularly over the last century‚ the Middle East has been identified as a growing source of hostility and violence due to its extensive involvement in religious conflict‚ ethnic rivalry‚ territorial dispute‚ and war. Poor governance‚ as well as the absence of an effective civil society and the lack of the rule of law‚ has led to the demise of several states within the region. Such instability has fostered the growth
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The New Negro In the last decade something beyond the watch and guard of statistics has happened in the life of the American Negro and the three norms who have traditionally presided over the Negro problem have a changeling in their laps. The Sociologist‚ The Philanthropist‚ the Race-leader are not unaware of the New Negro‚ but they are at a loss to account for him. He simply cannot be swathed in their formulae. For the younger generation is vibrant with a new psychology; the new spirit is awake
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Diaspora: 132 C.E. by the Romans—“dispersal” and in the 70 CE the Roman’s destroyed the 2nd temple. Dreyfus Affair: 1894—Captain Alfred Dreyfus (French Jew) is convicted of selling military secrets to the Germans. --Anti-Semitism greur Zionism – Theodore Herzl‚ Is a secular Jew and Journalist. He believed in assimilation until the Dreyfus Affair. 1897—First Zimist Congress Pre-WWI situation in the Middle East: Under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Arab Muslims had been there for
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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ISSUES Vol. XLII No. 2 June 2008 Globalization and the Nation-State: Dead or Alive Richard L. Brinkman and June E. Brinkman Abstract: Has the current process of globalization led to a decline in nationstate sovereignty? To address this question there is a need to clarify the concepts of the nation-state and nationalism. A decline in U.S. nation-state sovereignty would serve to promote megacorporate power manifest in the rise of the corporate state over that of the nation-
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Out of Necessity: Presidents Truman and Eisenhower’s Policies in the Arab World ARBC 1813 Dr. Murad Salem December 14‚ 2010 Introduction Since the conclusion of World War II‚ the United States of America has worked diligently through diplomacy to encourage stability throughout the Arab World. In investigating foreign policies of the American administrations during Truman and Eisenhower presidencies‚ it is undeniable that that the power in America played a defining role in the construction
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ISRAEL-PALESTINE RESEARCH PAPER Home: a universal term known to many‚ as a “place or region where something is native or most common” and finds relief (Dictionary.com‚ home #5); ironically home to many in this world has become a place of fear‚ families/societies fighting for a place to call their own. One place in particular that‚ has many fighting for their homes‚ has come under much controversy and dispute in today’s politics: The Gaza Strip‚ known as the Israel and Palestine conflict. A place
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Ch. 10 Russia: 1903-1905 – Russo-Japanese War Fighting over Manchuria (Chinese farmland) Japan wins Fighting lasts only 3 months‚ but Russia and Japan cant agree on terms. U.S. mediates- Japan gets everything After Russia loses war‚ Russian people lose faith in gov’t; demand more voice Czar Nicholas Romanov II gives in‚ cerates DUMA (People’s voice) Nicholas II only care about himself and Romanov family (ruling family)‚ eventually disbands DUMA. Vladimir Lenin: Marxist revolutionary With
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Cram Packet 1914 to Present BIG IDEAS: The 20th Century was a time when the world got “smaller.” Communication and transportation made it possible to connect to every part of the globe and even into outer space. The United States came to dominate the world during the 20th century and our culture spread everywhere (McWorld) Not every part of the globe felt comfortable with the Americanization of the world. American values can be interpreted as being based upon consumerism‚ greed‚ sex‚ and
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DISCRIMINATION ON ETHNIC GROUNDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Introduction Many societies all over the world have had to grapple with the problem of inter-group relations. Such concepts as apartheid‚ discrimination‚ prejudice‚ pogrom‚ ethnicity‚ hatred‚ fanaticism‚ intolerance‚ war and even terrorism are terms in common use all over the world. It is manifest that many societies tend to stratify themselves based on the strength of race or tribe. Ethnic discrimination represents one of the problems
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Chapter 5: The First Arab-Israeli War and the 1956 Suez Crisis The war of 1947-49 Following Israel’s declaration of statehood the Arab armies attacked along all the borders of the Jewish state. Egyptian forces attacked from the south; Syria‚ Lebanon and Iraq attacked from the north and north-east. By 28 May 1948‚ the Jordanian Arab Legion had occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. After initial setbacks‚ however‚ the Israelis successful drove the Arab armies out of the north‚ regained
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