Greek police in Athens attempt to disperse Muslim protesters in September 2012. (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages) Summary The threat of experienced militants returning to Europe from combat in North Africa and the Middle East is fueling debate about immigration and integration in Europe and strengthening xenophobic and nationalist sentiments. It is not a new phenomenon for Europeans to travel abroad to fight. Reports have circulated for months about the growing number of foreigners fighting
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and political purposes if they recognize their long-term goals in official statements “rather than lurking in the obscurity of a hidden agenda”.[3] This concept can be seen in numerous cases of nation building‚ such as Somalia: The United Nations and United States entered Somalia unprepared and as a result‚ “what began as a humanitarian mission to feed people starved by rival warlords became a misguided attempt at ad hoc nation building”.[4] Having a plan means that the nation builders know what
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Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta was a Muslim Moroccan explorer‚ known for his extensive travels. Over a period of thirty years‚ he visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands; his journeys included trips to North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ West Africa‚ Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West‚ and to the Middle East‚ South Asia‚ Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia and China in the East. He is considered one of the greatest travellers of all time. He journeyed more than 75
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me nt The globalising world‚ of the late 20th and early 21st century‚ presents a myriad of dynamic possibilities in which the responses of individuals transforms the self and shape the communities in which they live. The erosion of traditional boundaries‚ due to globalisation‚ has necessitated the reevaluation of an individual’s role and identity in their local and global environment. Thus‚ the choices made by individuals create a changing reality driven by social‚ cultural and economical paradigms
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HOW DOES ALAGIAH CONVEY HIS FEELINGS ABOUT JOURNALISM IN A PASSAGE TO AFRICA? In a passage to Africa George Alagiah conveys his feelings about journalism during the course of his stay in Somalia through the use of various different language and literary devices. In a passage to Africa George Alagiah uses powerful and emotive language to show is views about journalism. An example of this is shown in the quotation: ‘that went beyond pity and revulsion’ ‚ ‘revulsion’ has strong connotations of horror
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demonstrating them. I can remember thinking‚ Wow‚ I did not even know any causation people lived in Africa. The misperceptions of Africa can be changed through education. Five countries and five languages spoken within the continent of Africa are: Somalia the official languages are; Arabic‚ Italian‚ and English. South Africa has eleven official languages‚ Afrikaans‚ English‚ IsiNdebele‚ Pedi‚ Sesotho‚ SiSwati‚ Xitsonga‚ Tswana‚ Tshivenda‚ IsiXhosa‚ and IsiZulu. In the country of Sudan/South Sudan‚
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have underground economies that account for 30% or more of their economic activities. In countries like Sweden‚ Denmark‚ and Norway typically the underground economy makes up about 20% of the GDP. In countries where corruption is widespread like Somalia‚ Iraq‚ and Nigeria it is estimated that 70% of all economic activities come from underground economies. Countries like the United States‚ Switzerland‚ and Japan have relatively small underground economies (Grammy‚ 2011). The underground economy
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complete shutdown of Muslim immigration during his presidential campaign. In detail‚ Executive Order 13769‚ titled “an Executive Order protecting America from terrorists’ entrance” bans US entry by citizens of seven countries such as Libya‚ Iran‚ Iraq‚ Somalia‚ Sudan‚ Syria‚ and Yemen
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and‚ unfortunately‚ in the third world countries its magnitude is substantial. Every year‚ millions of people in underdeveloped countries die because of starvation or various diseases. (Sen and Foster‚ 2007) It is common in countries like Ethiopia‚ Somalia‚ Sudan and Bangladesh‚ where the average income of a poor person is below one dollar per day. On the other hand‚ developed countries have a low rate of poverty‚ although the gap in developing countries between rich and poor is also increasing. The
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society because of terrorism and many other reasons. On September 11th‚ 2001 Osama Bin Laden lead on of the most vicious acts of terrorism America has ever seen. Bin Laden justified his actions in a letter to America stating “The US attacked us in Somalia; The US supported the Russian atrocities against us in Chechnya‚ the Indian oppression against us in Kashmir‚ and the Jewish aggression against us in Lebanon.” This shows that Bin Laden and his group believe the US is to blame for all the wrongdoings
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