East is East is a film about a Half-Pakistani family lives in England. The father‚ George/Jahangir Khan is from Pakistan and wants his children to feel connected to his home country. Ella Khan however is the mother of the family and is from England. Because of this there is a struggle for the seven children to find their identity. Mr. Khan expects his children to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways‚ but the children does not really feel like they belong to Pakistan. After having lived their whole
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Film review: East is East The film “East is East” is a British comedy-drama film written by Ayub Khan-Din‚ directed by Damien O’Donnell and released in 1999. The story is set in a British household with a pious Muslim father and an English mother in Salford in 1971. George Khan‚ the father‚ forces his family to follow the Pakistani lifestyle‚ but his seven children‚ who were born in Britain‚ see themselves as British and reject the traditions. This results in many tensions and conflicts
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Feminism in Middle East and North Africa Name Institution Date Feminism in Middle East and North Africa Gender statistics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indicates that women are more socially‚ politically and economically disadvantaged than women from other regions. Islamic feminism is a reform movement that challenges the patriarchal interpretation of the theological knowledge of the Koran. Women’s wellbeing as well as increased agency are some of the significant gains
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East is East We’ve been looking at East is East; it’s a film about a Muslim family (although the mother is English) living in Manchester. The Khan family are an untypical of a Muslim family because Ella‚ the mother‚ I white and an atheist. George the father tries to arrange marriages for his three sons but they rebel against his strict Muslim upbringing preferring Ella’s non-religious way of life. George is the boss in their relationship; he makes all their decisions. He controls the family
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The high rate of male infertility among Middle Eastern men is explained by several factors. Similar to Western societies‚ lifestyle factors such as smoking‚ drinking alcohol and sexually transmitted diseases are closely related to male infertility in the Middle East (Inhorn 2013). Smoking is widespread and considered as a means to promote sociability in many Middle East societies so that it is hard to believe for many Middle East infertile men that smoking is a risk factor of infertility since many
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the Middle East {text:bookmark-start} Company profile {text:bookmark-end} “Elixir Technology is a _software development company based in Singapore that develops data analysis and report generation software and provides technical training and consulting services. By May 2003‚ it had successfully sold this software to corporate clients in Singapore‚ China‚ and Japan‚ following a very adaptive marketing strategy in each market. Now the managing director is contemplating entering the Middle East‚ but
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Jessica Dirkson Professor Hoey HIS330 March 8‚ 2013 Unsuccessful Attempts of International Order in East-Asia In the beginning of the Meiji Era (1868 - 1912)‚ Western attempts to create a stable international order in East Asia increased tremendously. During this time period‚ Japan experienced fundamental changes in its view and interactions with the Western Powers. Previously‚ the Japanese did not have any interest in adopting the international order of the West‚ and continued on a path of isolationism
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women in the Middle East is a topic that is always in the public eye being discussed. In the Western World‚ it is highly believed that all countries of the Middle East are the same- they all oppress and restrict their women. And this is because Islam (the dominant religion in the area) teaches to oppress women. However‚ that is not the case because Islam gives many rights to women and teaches to respect them. So‚ the questions are what are the true (real) teachings of Islam and how is it different
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should not receive the influenza nasal spray vaccine.) | Meningococcal | You plan to travel internationally. You need this vaccine if traveling to a country where meningitis is widespread. See Meningococcal Disease for more information. You are a first-year college student who lives in a dormitory. | Tdap - Tetanus‚ Diphtheria‚ and Pertussis | You need one booster dose of tetanus‚ diphtheria‚ and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine if you have not previously had this vaccine. Tdap may be given regardless
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From the 1800’s to present day‚ the Middle East has undergone many changes and continuities causing formation of their national identity‚ main factors that contributed were social aspects on society‚ government structure‚ and the strong religious roots they possess. The majority of changes occurred through the society aspects with the treatment of women and the discovery of oil. In Middle Eastern history women have had limited rights and have always been unequal to men. Women have always remained
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