Arab nationalism was a movement striving for Arab political unity in the Middle East. There was undoubtedly a huge increase in an Arab sense of nationalism between the years 1948 and 1973. One major reason for this was the creation of the State of Israel in 1948‚ which gave the Arab powers something to unite against‚ because not a single Arab nation recognised Israel as a legitimate state. There were other reasons‚ however‚ most notably the continuing struggle of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian
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Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict was a result of the two populations fighting over whose land Israel rightfully was. The Arabs believed that the land was rightfully theirs and saw the Jews as intruder’s .The Jews that were migrating there from various different countries believed that Israel was the Holy Land and that it was their homeland. After 1900‚ more and more Jews began to arrive in Palestine because of the increase in Zionism among the Jewish population. The increase was slow but after
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This video shows the different aspects of the Arab Spring from the viewpoints of Mary Jane Deeb‚ Tarek Masoud‚ and Hisham Melhem. Mary Jane Deeb believes that because of the uniqueness of every country’s situation there is bound to be unique outcomes. She explains that Libya is a fairly new state and therefore is not as progressed as other countries. However she adds that Egypt’s army takes up a big portion of control in the area and are very influential. She sees that most countries are taking after
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has escalated into a full scale violent uprising against the dictatorial government of President Bashar Al-Assad. This insurrection has placed Syria at the head of a growing regional movement called the ‘Arab Spring’ which is calling for more freedom and modernization of government throughout the Arab states. With no end to the violence in sight‚ foreign intervention becomes more and more likely. One recent developing story from Syria is the assassination of Kurdish politician Meshaal Tammo by forces
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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The Arab and Israeli conflict began when the Israelis colonized in Palestine. The Jews colonized in Palestine because they claimed that the land was a promise from Abraham and his descendants. So they colonized there in a religious promise. They also claimed that the land was a historical site of the ancient Jewish Kingdoms of Israel and Judea. So the Israelis colonized in Palestine based on a promise from Abraham and claimed that is was an ancient kingdom of the Jews. The Palestinians‚ the owners
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Arab Spring & Pakistan The winds of change which arose in Tunisia following the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in a small village on December 17‚ 2010‚ and which have since then swept through many countries in the Arab world‚ may finally arrive in Pakistan. The most important aspect of the Arab Spring is “hope”. Hope can‚ in fact be the other name of this movement which has reinvigorated millions of hearts which had experienced nothing but despair for decades – that same dark despair which Pakistanis
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African Americans in the 1920s * “Cast down your bucket where you are. Cast it down among the eight millions of Negroes…” – Booker T. Washington‚ 1895 Atlanta Compromise Throughout US history‚ there is an abundance of racism‚ segregation and discrimination towards the African American people. In 1619‚ the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown to produce tobacco‚ tea‚ cotton‚ coffee and other precious commodities. In this time period‚ 12 million Africans were forcibly transported
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On the surface‚ the origins of modern medicine seem to have nothing but a Western influence. Amongst the world’s medical products‚ the U.S. is literally the mecca of prescription and over the counter drugs. America alone accounts for five of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical corporations (Pharmaceutical-Technology 1.) However‚ America’s prowess and significance in the world of medicine does not necessarily elucidate to the entirety of the history of medicine. Contrary to popular belief‚ Africa is
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Many factors play into being American. An American doesn’t have to know the language perfectly or eat the typical “American food”‚ everyone that lives in America should have the same rights‚ freedoms‚ and opportunities. An American identity is created by adapting the techniques of life and how to do things. You don’t need to look the same or even sound the same‚ each American is different in their own way. There is not a description of a perfect “American Citizen”. America is a big “melting pot”
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