Al-Qaeda’s origins and links Al-Qaeda‚ meaning "the base"‚ was created in 1989 as Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden and his colleagues began looking for new jihads. The organisation grew out of the network of Arab volunteers who had gone to Afghanistan in the 1980s to fight under the banner of Islam against Soviet Communism. During the anti-Soviet jihad Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe Bin Laden himself had security
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1870 and 1871 - 1914‚ which coincides‚ with the beginning of World War I. It appears that over time‚ the European dependence in Asia and Africa included that of Britain in India and South Africa‚ Russia in Siberia and Central Asia‚ and France in Algeria and Indo-China‚ and was limited to establishing trade centers and (militarily) strategic command centers. The establishment of big empires was increasingly becoming less popular. The said three colonial powers (Britain‚ Russia‚ and France) continued
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women.” The first scene in the novel pictures a little girl who is being taken by her father to school‚ the scene clearly inspired from Djebar’s childhood‚ while other parts of the novel includes Djebar’s historical investigation of conquest of Algeria in 1830 and the Algerian revolution of the 1954/62. Djebar offers hints in French documents and letters of how women were actively involved in the process of these events and documents their encounter with patriarchal textual signs. Therefore‚ she
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Historically‚ violence has been a major tool used for multiple purposes in any and every society. Whether or not the use of violence is necessary in a society can be debatable‚ however‚ what we see throughout history is that violence is an important component especially when it comes to dominant societies taking away from the disadvantaged societies‚ such as land. One main consequence of this are the negative impact it has on the people that live in these societies. Their only two options is to conform
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Augustine of Hippo . Augustine of Hippo Saint Augustine in His Study by Sandro Botticelli‚ 1480‚ Chiesa di Ognissanti‚Florence‚ Italy Born 13 November 354 Thagaste‚ Numidia (modern-day Souk Ahras‚ Algeria) Died 28 August 430 (aged 75) Hippo Regius‚ Numidia(modern-day Annaba‚ Algeria) Notable work(s) Confessions of St. Augustine City of God On Christian Doctrine Theological work Augustine of Hippo (/ɔːˈɡʌstɨn/[1][2] or /ˈɔːɡəstɪn/;[2] Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis;[3] 13 November 354 – 28
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Keren Escoto Prof. Clayborn Western Civilization 1 April 10‚ 2008 The Impressionist Movement Impressionism‚ French Impressionnisme‚ is defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as “a theory or style of painting originating and developed in France during the 1870s‚ characterized by concentration on the immediate visual impression produced by a scene and by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.” Impressionist painting comprises the works of
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own lifetime‚ he rejected this particular label.[1] In an interview in 1945‚ Camus rejected any ideological associations: "No‚ I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..."[2] Camus was born in French Algeria to a Pied-Noir family. He studied at the University of Algiers‚ where he was goalkeeper for the university team (association football)‚ until he contracted tuberculosis in 1930. In 1949‚ Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the
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ASSIGNMENT NO 1 SUBJECT: ISLAMIC STUDIES SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: MUHMMAD AZHAR HAMEED (130150) WHY ARE WE DEFEATED UMMAH TODAY Hazrat Adam (A.S) was first man who came to earth. Later On generation continued‚ some people worshiped ALLAH so called Muslim while other called non-muslim. Non Muslim started to worship clouds‚ rocks‚ mountains‚ elephant‚ in short those things were worshiped which used to b strange. God has sent about 1 lac 24 thousand Prophets to take the people on a right
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Amir Naguib Selim Group 127‚ Building 3‚ Flat 22. El Rehab‚ Cairo‚ EGYPT. Home: (+20) 2693-0322 E-mail: amirnselim@gmail.com ‚ Cellular: (+20) 128-5503345 amir.naguib@orascomci-projects.com eg.linkedin.com/pub/amir-selim/54/576/59a/ OBJECTIVE After reaching a satisfied level in the technical field by practicing and courses‚ I turned to the managerial level also by practicing in the main workshop and by studying MBA. And now I am eager to expand my horizon by facing more challenges. EDUCATION
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Terrorism can be defined as threatening use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments‚ often for ideological or political reasons. It is the act of terrorizing or the state of being terrorized. Most acts of terrorism are committed by terrorist organizations. Terrorist organizations use terror to accomplish their mission or objective. One of the most infamous terrorist organizations is Al-Qaeda
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