their machines and engines. The Middle East produces over 60% of the world’s oil supply. Demands for this oil increases every year. The United States relies on the Middle East for about 14% of all oil needs‚ but that percentage keeps on growing. As disaster and lack of reserves damage our own oil reserves‚ the United States needs more options for obtaining oil. The Middle East is the cheapest to extract. We need to maintain a healthy relationship with these Middle Eastern nations to be able to
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Democracy in the Middle East The general perception in Western countries is that nations in the Middle East cannot practice democracy because of religion and culture of the people in these nations. This perception does not match the real reasons the people in the Middle Eastern nations have hard time installing democratic leaders. The biggest obstacle in installing democratic governments in most nations in the Middle East is the manner in which power is and retained in the countries. Most nations
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pulled troops from the Middle East in the 1950’s and 60’s‚ but kept all the middle east looking forward to go and get their education in England especially the ruling families‚ they had British Counsel in each and every country possible to pass their strategies through educational program which did very good for the British to introduce whatever they had on their agendas to these countries in a very smooth way‚ I think that they should’ve established their schools in the middle east to keep controlling
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Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now
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Marriage in the Middle East There have been many types of marriage traditions in the Middle East and most of them are still around today. These are also all Islamic customs. Middle East traditions have some of the oldest marriage customs in the world. The two types of marriages are an arranged marriage and an open marriage. Most marriages in the Middle East are arranged marriages. The groom and the groom’s family pay for everything. The first thing one needs to do when planning an arranged marriage
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Water is the key essential element to living life. In America water is only limited by the amount you can drink in a lifetime. But unfortunately in the Middle East due to harsh weather climates‚ water resource is incredibly low. People in the Middle East are rationing there only key to surviving a healthy life. Despite being very well endowed in oil supply‚ gold and other minerals water is what they truly lack and people in the area are struggling to get by. It’s difficult to create a solution to
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faith. Taking into account the very controlling nature of the Middle East and their strict views on life‚ it’s not surprising that the Qur’an is taken very literal. As people living in the west‚ we must be considerate of these factors for the Middle Eastern people and must be careful on forcing our own ideals and visions on the people living in these regions; even so‚ the persecution of many minority groups congregated in the Middle East has become a very scorching hot topic every where. Mainly‚ those
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The North and the South have different Geography‚ Societies and Economies. Here’s my supportive evidence of The Geography of the North and the South. The North experienced four distinct seasons from freezing winters to hot humid summers. The North also had jagged New England coast. And had many bays. On the other hand the South had fertile soil thick pine forest and many fast moving rivers. What was the Society of the North and South like? Well in the North many people still lived on farms cities
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meditate. It was in that cave that he met the archangel Gabriel and Gabriel gave Muhammad words to recite. These words gave birth to the religion of Islam. Through trade‚ military‚ and followers Islam quickly spread to an empire that dominated the Middle East and spread across North Africa and Europa. Mecca was important to the Islamic people; it was the center of their faith. Mecca was also the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrines the Ka’ba. It was also the center of the caravan trade so millions
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phase in the history of East Asia. During this time‚ the threat of conquest from Mongol tribes dissipated. On the other hand‚ western European merchants and governments encroached upon the kingdoms of Japan‚ Korea‚ and China. More and more‚ East Asia was connected to the broader global trading patterns that western Europeans established during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Unlike in native civilizations and kingdoms in the Americas‚ European encroachment in East Asia did not result in the
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