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 so
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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 Middle East and
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The tiny south pacific nation of East Timor has had a long and tumultuous history. While it has been touted as the first independent country of the 21st century‚ the government originally declared its independence in November of 1975. East Timor had spent over 300 years under Portuguese rule and the colonial influences did much to shape Timorese culture and society. As a result East Timor developed very differently from its neighbours and had little in common with the former Dutch colony that
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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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By Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi Pakistan had a unique geographical feature. It consisted of two distinct blocks of territory. East Pakistan was not only separated geographically from West Pakistan by one thousand miles‚ but the departing land was India - a hostile neighbour‚ who from the day one did not recognise Pakistan’s existence. Hindu leaders gave statements at the time of Pakistan’s creation that it was a temporary division and very soon Pakistan will come into Indian fold again. For
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ideology is defined within the genocide that took place within the Portuguese colony of East Timor (p. 279). It was until this time that the country of East Timor had been loosely administered by the Portuguese. Because of this notion that‚ “…for more than four centuries Portugal had been the dominant‚ almost exclusive‚ external influence in East Timor” (p.281). It is also important time because the country of East Timor sought out for their independence from the Portuguese. However‚ in September of
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The East African community commonly refers to the three East African states namely Kenya‚ Tanzania and Uganda‚ within the recent past it has been used to refer to Rwanda and Burundi which are pushing forward to join the block and be it’s forth and Fifth member states. Sometimes the term is used to refer to a wider geographical region covering even the wider Ethiopia‚ Djibouti‚ and Eritrea. The region (EA) boast of a huge population of around 100 million people currently‚ like the rest of sub-Saharan
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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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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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James Bryce once said‚ “The worth of a book is to be measured by what you carry away from it.” Any good piece of literature should both challenge and enrich you‚ and John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is no exception. More than a mundane reiteration of a biblical tale‚ East of Eden explores the enduring issue of man’s battle with sin. Steinbeck wove the story of Cain and Abel into the fabric of the Salinas Valley‚ giving it fresh perspective and proving the battle between good and evil remains relevant
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