International Relations of the Middle East Fall 2014 Sunday and Wednesday 11:30-12:45 Dr. Gamal A. Gawad Soltan Office Hours: Sunday‚ Wednesday 10:00-11:00 Sunday 3:30-5:30 And By Appointment Office: HUSS 2036 Email: gsoltan@aucegypt.edu Course Description This course is designed to cover major aspects of interstate relations of the Middle East. These include the policies of major international actors towards the region‚ the relations between Middle East countries themselves and their
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primary concern of Arab leaders in this hostile environment is not the interests of their states‚ but rather their own survival in power against both internal and external threats.”(Lynch‚ 315). Prior to the 2011 uprisings‚ which engulfed the Middle East‚ Libya and Saudi Arabia are evidently similar states on a number of grounds. Both Saudi Arabia and Libya are Middle Eastern countries and most of the population belong to the Sunni Muslim faith. However‚ unlike Libya‚ Saudi Arabia is a monarchy. In
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For many people in Europe and North America‚ the Middle East represents an area of danger and disorder – mainly described as a site of wars‚ poverty‚ tyrannical governments and lack of women`s rights. At the moment Middle East is seen as an eruption point of migrants and violent extremist groups and‚ therefore‚ as a threat to the security and stability of the West. Concerns over this region have been raised in the awake of 9/11 and the Madrid and London transport bombing. In addition to the region`s
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understating East Asian culture. Confucianism‚ indeed‚ is crucial in understanding the culture. However‚ one should not overlook the influence of Buddhism on Confucianism and many areas of East Asian culture. Buddhism‚ one of the world’s oldest religions and a philosophy‚ is shared by East Asian countries‚ thus in order to fully appreciate the East Asian culture‚ one should learn about Buddhism and its significant influence on the culture. This paper will discuss Buddhism shared by East Asian culture
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Jay Sammelmann Dr. Holzhauer UI350-01 4/24/13 Women of the Middle East The women of the Middle East are very interesting to look in to. They are not just another person or treated by the same standards like they are treated here in the United States. There is a lot of controversy and fighting for women’s rights throughout the Middle East. They have an extreme lack of power there and they are fighting to change that. It is not right that women are such inferior people over there because they
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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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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 what
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The Middle East Violence in the Middle East must be stopped for the good of humankind. Fighting in recent days has been hazardous and fatal. There are many things that can be done to prevent this violence. A permanent cease-fire must be in effect‚ the international community should get involved and land claims must be worked out. These three things are necessary in order to resolve this situation. A permanent cease-fire would be very important. If a permanent cease-fire was in effect‚ the
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Bedouin of the Middle East LaToya Dail Anthropology 101 Dr. Steven Sager March 12‚ 2013 Bedouin of the Middle East In this research paper I aim to give you a better knowledge of the Bedouin of the Middle East. We will examine and explore their history‚ beliefs and values‚ their kinship systems‚ the economy‚ and sociopolitical organization. At the end of this paper you should have a basic knowledge of who the Bedouin are‚ where they come from‚ and how they live. The unit of subsistence
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Your Stereotypes Since September 11‚ 2001‚ countries in the Middle East have been stereotyped to be terrorists. Personally‚ I don’t believe in any stereotype about the Middle East. The Arabs‚ and Muslims‚ are two types of the people in the Middle East. "Terrorists" might be the most likely responses Americans say about the Middle Eastern people. Besides the belief that the Middle East is all about Arabs and Muslims‚ the Middle East includes non-Arab countries too. Countries that are non-Arab include
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