GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST: Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2‚780‚000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of: 1. Asian part of Turkey 2. Syria 3. Lebanon 4. Israel 5. Jordan 6. Iraq 7. Iran 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Yemen 10. Oman 11. Qatar 12. Bahrain 13
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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 nations in what we today call the Middle East are entirely the invention of Britain‚ France‚ and‚ to a lesser extent‚ Russia. The national boundaries of Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ and Ibn Saud’s Arabia were all defined at a meeting in Uqair in late 1922. Three separate provinces - Basra‚ Baghdad‚ and Mosul - came under British control in 1918. The British called the entire area Mesopotamia‚ drew new national boundaries around it‚ and changed the name to Iraq. This meant that three very different groups were
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The Middle East Conflict The Middle East has been fighting for years. Throughout history‚ the land has been took‚ passed down‚ broken away and all around undecided about. Even to this day‚ the unresolved problems of the past still remain and will probably carry out into the future. Fights over Religion‚ oil‚ and land ownership often cause chaos and huge problems for those who live and reside in the Middle East. Constant fighting in the Middle East for years is still unresolved and the problems
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Middle East Conflicts Question’s 1. The zionest is a movement founded in the 1890’s to promote the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine 2. The 1917 Balfour Declaration declared that the British favored a Jewish homeland in Palestine 3. Divide palestine into two states one for the palestinians and one for the jews. The jews supported it but the palestinians did not. 4. The Israeli Declaration of Independence was read out on Friday‚ the 14th of May 1948 by David Ben Gurion‚ who
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1800s‚ imperialism was also practiced in the Middle East. The prime attraction for most European nations was the presence of vast oil fields. The machinery produced as a result of the Industrial Revolution required oil to keep numerous moving parts lubricated. As the internal combustion engine became more popular around 1900‚ oil was also needed as a fuel. Strategic Location Strategy also played a major role in the European conquest of the Middle East through imperialism. Two areas that Europe paid
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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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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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Tyler Steinle COMM/215 02 Aug 2012 War in the Middle East War has been happening since the beginning of time as far back as it could be recorded. War has no limitation as to why it is started. War has started over fighting for land‚ religion and freedom to name a few. From World War I centered in Europe that mainly started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria to the current conflict in Afghanistan due to terrorist cells located in or around the country. For many people
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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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