are rightful; he argues that these are some of the practices that should never be regarded as an alternative. Goodman addresses these areas as: Genocide‚ politically induced famine‚ germ warfare‚ terrorism‚ hostage taking‚ child warriors‚ slavery‚ polygamy‚ incest‚ rape and female genital cutting (Goodman‚ 2010‚ pg.88). According to Goodman‚ “Genocide is uglier than murder because it targets individuals as members of a group”. It includes eliminating a certain group of people or a tribe. In some
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Genocide As stated by the United Nations Genocide Convention‚ genocide is a coordinated plan to destroy‚ in whole or in part‚ a national‚ ethnic‚ racial‚ or religious group‚ by killing‚ causing serious bodily or mental harm‚ inflicting conditions designed to bring about its destruction‚ preventing births within the group ‚ or removing children from the group. The term did not exist until Raphael Lemkin devised the word in 1944. Therefore there was no legal mechanism for the international community
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Research: Status quo in Syria Directions: Via a combination of information from the Upfront article and internet research‚ complete the following research guide to develop an understanding of what is happening in Syria. Upfront Magazine (page 14-15): 1. What sparked Syria’s uprising? What role do you think uprisings in other Arab countries played in Syria’s revolution? Protests of the torture of students who put up anti government graffiti sparked the uprising in Syria. Government troops were
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http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/ Syria-uprising-007.jpg The Syrian Uprising President John F. Kennedy once said in a speech that “Those who make peaceful protest impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Nowhere is this more applicable than in the recent Syrian uprising‚ as what began as a people’s movement to bring a more democratically inclined government to Syria has escalated into a full scale violent uprising against the dictatorial government of President Bashar
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In the book Syria by Patricia K‚ Kummer there are many main ideas in the book. One main Idea in the book Syria is the history of Syria. One example that shows that the book talks about The history is “ Early Sea people came across the mediterranean Sea and landed on Syria’s beaches.” This example shows how Syria was first found and discovered by people. This also showed and explained how the first people came and discovered the world. Another part in the book talks about their culture and religious
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Struggle for democracy in Syria By Ribal Al-Assad CAIRO - As the violence in Syria mounts‚ the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external regional forces is almost as important in fueling the domestic bloodshed as what is happening internally. If Syria could break free of the negative influences of regional politics‚ genuine change without continued violence might become possible. Syria needs to manage its diverse ethnic and religious composition
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Group‚ but since taken over by MTN Group)‚ Areeba Syria (formerly Spacetel Syria) launched services in March 2001 via its ’94’ network. Initially the infrastructure was rolled out to major provinces‚ but rural areas quickly followed and population coverage and geographic coverage were 98% and 78% in the end of 2007 respectively. In August 2007 the cellco had 14 MSC‚ 32 BSC‚ 2035 sites‚ 2763 BTS. Mobile market in Syria The mobile market in Syria is one of the newest in the region. The country was
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Involvement Expressing grave concern at the continuing escalation of violence in Syria‚ the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution reiterating its call for rapid progress on a political transition to resolve the situation the Syrian issue peacefully. Adopted by a vote of 107 in favor to 12 against‚ with 59 abstentions‚ the Assembly text expressed the body’s outrage at the rapidly increasing death toll in Syria. The resolution condemns the Syrian Government’s increased use of heavy weapons
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Civil War in Syria For many years‚ Syrians had to face the wrath of Bashar al-Assad‚ and they still continue to do so. Syrians face unequal and unfair treatment in Syria‚ because of the poor leadership and corrupt government. There have always been one-party elections‚ assassinations of human rights activists‚ and unequal rights for women and ethnic minorities. On March 15‚ 2011 public demonstrations by Syrian protestors called for the end of nearly five decades of Ba’ath party rule and the resignation
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Syria: The Story of the Conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19331551 This article talks about Syria and how tens of thousands of lives in Syria have been lost because of the conflict between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those who go against his rule. Due to this threat‚ hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been moving across the county’s borders and its leaving their own nation separated and torn apart. The crazy bombing‚ massacres and bombardment have been
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