our own state of California‚ it happens to be just a little bit larger. It is surrounded on the north side by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west of it is the Atlantic Ocean. Directly to the east is a similar in culture and language country named Algeria. Morocco is about 172‚413 sq. miles and it made up of plain fertile land and mountains. The form of government that this country has is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. Morocco became independent from French rule in 1956 and Hassan
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should know something about it‚ while it’s actually happening. In December 2010‚ Tunisia reared up against President‚ Ben Ali‚ in a bid for their undeniable human rights. Major demonstrations took place in Egypt‚ Djibouti‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Iran‚ Algeria‚ Morocco‚ Yemen‚ China‚ Bahrain‚ and Libya‚ with minor demonstrations and suicidal protests spreading across almost every country in the Middle East. Dubbed the ’Jasmine Revolution’ by media sources‚ the conflict across the area is a cry for the abolition
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newborn country. Julia Clancy-Smith‚ in her essay Saint or Rebel? Resistance in French North Africa‚ states that it was because of Lalla Zaynab’s economic argument for religious succession that she received assistance from the French government in Algeria. She argued that she would keep order if she were in power‚ and order means fewer resources devoted to uprisings. If it
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Women’s rights in the Arab world Critical reflection Back in the day women were not considered human. They weren’t allowed to vote‚ work or have a say whatsoever in the community. A Women’s one and only job was to be a house wife‚ raise the children and make food to please her husband. One would think that this has changed‚ that 21st century women are much more involved in society‚ business and politics. All the up heat and recognition women’s rights movements and feminist actions are getting
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or ethnicity. This means anyone born in an Arab county is Arabic‚ regardless of their religion. Arabs originate in the Middle East – countries such as Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Palestine‚ Sudan‚ Qatar‚ Algeria‚ Oman‚ Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Yemen‚ etc. Muslim is a religion‚ not an ethnicity. Muslim people accept Islam as their religion. Therefore‚ if a Muslim was of Arabic descent‚ they would be a “Arab-Muslim”. If they were American‚ they would be “American-Muslim”
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Nelson Mandela’s courage through even the toughest obstacles makes him an historical dinner partner. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18‚ 1918 into a royal family of the Xhosa-speaking Themhu tribe in the South African village of Mvezo. Mandela was the first in his family to get an education‚ he completed his primary studies at the Missonary School. In 1939‚ Mandela entered the elite University of Fort Hare‚ this was the only Western-style school for South African Blacks at that time. He also studied
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a response to Western dominance in The Third World which resulted in a movement of decolonization. Edward Said also mentioned how colonial imperialism has not always been met with open arms‚ and has been met with armed resistance from places like Algeria‚ Ireland and Indonesia. Edward Said (1994). Firstly‚ In the case of Palestine‚ one can trace the displacement of 750‚000 - 800‚000 men‚ women‚ and children‚ the elderly and infant civilians back to the recommendation for the partition
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there is no conclusive evidence in regards to the genetics or even rates of incidence between different groups. Consequently‚ I argue that the best way to tackle this problem is to evaluate the differences in experience between different cultures. In Algeria‚ for example‚ there is a high prevalence of out-of-body experiences during sleep paralysis (Adler). Out-of-body experiences occur when the parts of the brain that control coordination of movement are still active during REM. This is problematic during
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The First Punic War In time because of the competitive nature of trade within the Mediterranean which included the Carthaginians‚ the Greeks and Rome‚ conflict arose. The First Punic War was a conflict between Carthage (in Africa) and Rome (in Europe). The source of the initial conflict was that Carthage had attempted to set up a garrison on the island of Sicily in the City of Messina. A garrison is a place where troops are stationed to defend a city or fortress. A war between the two great powers
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Summary Ibn Khaldun: Group Solidarity The concept of group solidarity rose from Ibn Khaldun and his ways of dealing with people and communicating with them. Ibn Khaldun is a North African Arab aristocrat who settled in a castle in Algeria to write a narrative of the history of the world‚ in 1375. But before starting off his narrative‚ Ibn Khaldun thought about the human history in terms of historical meaning‚ truth and method. It is this “muqaddimah”‚ an extensive formal essay‚ which gave him
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