The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks‚ and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country‚ but declined to extradite
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BCE.[9]According to Zoroastrian tradition‚ Zoroaster was a reformer who exalted the deity of Wisdom‚ Ahura Mazda‚ to the status of Supreme Being and Creator‚ while demoting various other deities and rejecting certain rituals. Farvahar. Persepolis‚ Iran. Although older‚ Zoroastrianism only enters recorded history in the mid-5th century BCE.Herodotus’ The Histories (completed c. 440 BCE) includes a description of Greater Iraniansociety with what may be recognizably Zoroastrian features‚
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Year President Event April 30th 1789- March 4th 1797 George Washington French Revolution began (1789)‚ Bill of rights created/ratified (1789/1791)‚ Whiskey Rebellion (1791)‚ Jay’s Treaty (1794) March 4th 1797-March 4th 1801 John Adams XYZ Affair (1797-1798)‚ Alien & Sedition Acts (1798) March 4th 1801-March 4th 1809 Thomas Jefferson Marbury v. Madison (1803)‚ Louisiana Purchase (1803)‚ Embargo Act (1807) March 4th 1809-March 4th 1817 James Madison Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)‚ Burning
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perceived the governance systems in place as having inherent problems that in turn produced inequalities and patronage networks. (Mecham 340) Persecutions of the Islamist parties and its leaders especially during the 70s‚ culminating in the Military’s Coup D’état in the early 80s gained sympathy for Political Islam and its leaders. It questioned the integrity and democratic nature of the state endorsing such interventions that were aimed at securing its secular nature‚ mainly by excluding political Islamist
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The story is derived from her own personal experiences growing up during the Iranian Revolution (also called the Islamic Revolution) in Tehran‚ Iran. Included will be an in-depth analysis of the factors that caused the Revolution as well as an accounting of conditions in Iran during that era. A brief comparison of the current situation within Iran and how it is connected to the Iranian Revolution is also necessary. Persepolis is loosely based on the life of Satrapi. Lauded over by celebrated
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South Korea’s Economic Success A Rise from the Ashes of War ECON 211: South Korea’s Economic Success A Rise from the Ashes of War After signing an armistice agreement between North Korea‚ the US and China on July 27‚ 1953‚ the next 5 decades South Korea has been pulling itself out of the ashes of a war that divided the country. South Korea has risen to great economic success becoming one of the 15 greatest economies of the world in 2010. This great success did come at a great price and
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resolve the ongoing Communist insurgency and Islamist secession movements. Her economic policies centered on restoring economic health and confidence and focused on creating a market-oriented and socially responsible economy. Cory faced several coup attempts against her government and various natural calamities until the end of her term in 1992. She was succeeded as President by Fidel V. Ramos‚ and returned to civilian life while remaining public about her opinions on political issues. For
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the Sharia law. They are however not a unified movement and encompass different groups with different political agendas and interpretation of the religion. Mohammad Mossadeq: Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. Led the nationalization of Iran’s oil industry and rejected neocolonial domination of Iran in the 1950s. Theoder Herzel: One of the founding fathers of Zionism. His book The Jewish State‚ published in 1896‚ is considered to have launched the modern Zionist movement. Herzel also established
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Fatima Al Karbi Contemporary Islam and IR Professor Shadi Mokhtari Analysis of Qatar’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East Introduction Qatar is located in Arabian Peninsula in boarders with Saudi Arabia‚ with only 225‚000 citizens in a population of 1.7 million. Qatar follows a conservative religious ideology‚ Wahhabism. While some refer to Qatar as the “ Second Wahhabi Emirate‚” it is traditionally known as “the most boring place in the gulf” or “the country
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ORIGINS OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN SYRIA Syrian Islamist organization started by Syrian students returning from studies in Egypt in the 1930’s‚ where they were confronted with the ideology of Hassan al-Banna‚ the founder of the original Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.[1] So‚ the Syria branch of Muslim Brotherhood’s roots based on students of the shari’ah (Islamic law). Firstly‚ association’s name was “ Muhammad’s Youth”‚ after it became the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria. Most of the society’s
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