October 2014 A New Middle East Fareed Zakaria is a writer‚ political scientist‚ and magazine and television news commentator. He was born and raised in Bombay‚ India‚ the son of a politically progressive parents were also practicing Muslim. Over the past years there have been several conflicts in the Middle East over who have dominated the nation of the Arabs. Zakaria writes this particular story to educate and persuade his readers that‚ there will never be peace in the Middle East as long as Western
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Women’s rights in the Middle East This is focused on women in the middle east‚ in places such as China‚ Egypt‚ Turkey‚ Afghanistan‚ etc. Women’s rights in this part of the world is very different than in the United States. Women are forced to live by the men’s rules. In China they throw little girls on the streets‚ leaving them starving to death because they think that there are too many women already‚ it’s part of their culture. Or they make the women abort the baby if it’s a girl‚ that’s
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Fresh water is very important to the Middle East‚ whatever the form of it is. It helps to keep farm lands fertile. If the land in not "naturally" fertile‚ it helps so farmers may irrigate their crops. Rivers are one vital source of freshwater‚ along with rainfall‚ and ground water. Rivers are a vital resource ot the Middle East. The Nile River forms a narrow‚ fertile‚ strip that runs through the Sahara Desert. This is important‚ because the desert is so hot and dry‚ the river provides a source
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social changes that occurs during the Middle East between 8000-500 BCE is the agriculture begins to emerge and alter the way of life in that time. However even though that there are major changes socially‚ like the classes‚ and politically‚ like priest becoming leaders‚ is the demographic way of life. The demographic changes occur between 8000-500 BCE‚ and the beginning of the distinct culture starts to emerge in the Middle East. In 8000 BCE the Middle East was starting to have nomads settle. The
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declaration of independence‚ which calls for having Palestine as their homeland‚ where they feel a sense of identity‚ and thereby reviving Palestinian nationalism within the state. These movements reflect the ideals and desires of three distinct Middle Eastern groups‚ however they do in fact share many common themes. Michel Aflaq writes “Purifying the National Ideal: Baath Ideology”‚ in which he speaks of establishing a national identity through the Arab Ba‘th party for Arabs who have been dispersed
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conflicts that have arisen in the Middle East over the recent years. Issues concerning differing religious and political views that have been in place over the last several years. In this essay‚ I will be discussing some of the social issues occurring in the Middle east as well as the impact these issues have had on Arab Americans‚ Muslim Americans and American culture. Conflict in the middle east is not a new concept. Tensions have been building in the Middle East for the last century. Religion
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Protests spread to Libya There has been a lot of political unrest in the past few weeks. Algeria in 1992 and now Tunisia‚ followed by Egypt and now countries in the Middle East are feeling the effect. Yemen and Bahrain are also experiencing political demonstrations. The protests now include Libya another North African country. All of these countries previously stated above‚ have many things in common‚ this is why they are often grouped together. Islam is the dominant religion‚ Arabic is widely
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predominantly Christian and Muslim lands‚ often resulting in conflict‚ turmoil‚ war and most evidently‚ Anti-Semitism. The official worldwide acknowledgment of the State of Israel in 1948 truly peaked Anti-Zionism throughout Islamic countries and the Muslim world‚ which then manifested itself into Anti- Semitism. It is argued that classic European Anti-Semitism that most prominently took place all over Europe during WWII is undoubtedly the worst act of Anti-Semitism to date. However‚ it is clear that the current
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REVOLUTIONARY NATIONALISM AND THE MIDDLE EAST One of the effects of World War I in the Middle East‚ was a variety of nationalist movements began and spread due to the division of the Ottoman Empire. There are five essential assumptions of nationalism: all nationalists believe that humanity is naturally divided into smaller nations‚ nations can be identified by certain characteristics that all its citizens hold in common‚ including; ethnic‚ religious‚ or historical traditions‚ times might change
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Writing in Middle East History Although the Arabic language existed within the pre-Islamic Era‚ Arabic writing spread dramatically after the revelation of the Qur’an‚ the Holy Book of Muslims. The revelation resulted in the spread of Islam‚ which resulted in more countries adapting Arabic as its native language. From Arabic‚ other languages came to exist‚ such as Persian‚ Turkish‚ and Urdu. The letters of these languages juxtaposed that of the Arabic language‚ along with additional letters
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