that was generally based on experiences restricted to few cases‚ which were inherited from the Sheikhs and old men of the tribe. They tried to have a medical system but they didn’t own the means and didn’t have enough plants in the peninsula. * Arabs did not live in an isolated and closed circle. They were in touch with many civilizations around‚ especially the Greek civilization‚ which influenced and left its fingerprints on the Arabic civilization. * Medical science began in the days of
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and coping with the prevalent culture of the Arab world‚ it is important to explain what issues may be difficult for them to deal with. Since the Arab world has many different types of societal and economic issues that relate to their various national people‚ their entertainment tastes and budgets must be catered to. The Arab culture is often much more conservative and based on traditional customs than MTV’s very westernized cultural foundation. The Arab world is an ancient civilization founded thousands
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channel to Middle East or to the Arab countries. Even tough MTV had spread almost through the whole world they had this challenge as one of biggest challenge they could face due to the Arab closed‚ classic and conservative culture. MTV feared that the Arab’s would not accept the channel due to their religious and cultural traditions‚ and there was the challenge. They had to adopt measurements that would make Arabs watch their channel instead of continue watching the 54 Arab music channels that they were
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William Auriemma WRD 104 An Inconsistent Relationship: Social Media and Political Activists Since the “Arab Spring” movement of early 2011‚ many have sought to understand the role played by Internet users and Social media platforms in overturning oppressive and totalitarian regimes. With great thanks to Twitter‚ Tunisians usefully mobilized social change. Without Facebook‚ how could Egyptians possibly have accomplished such timely and coordinated public protests? Perspectives often range
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Case #4 * From my point of view‚ I think that the example of Maktoob can be found again in the Arab world especially that we have the resources along with hard working and innovative developers. Investment from the western region also is important for the developers to reach new limits. Maktoob was very successful innovative story of excellence that aimed to bring Arabic used in the internet to new ages and make it available for more users. At that time‚ the number of the Arabic users was sharply
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Morality by Ahmed Amin Mohamed Hadia Hamdy January 2008 Abstract Wasta is an Arabic word that means the use of social connections to obtain benefits that otherwise would not be provided. Wasta plays a very important role in securing of employment in Arab countries. This paper attempts to study the attribution effects of wasta on perceptions of competence and morality. The main hypotheses is that those that use wasta to obtain employment will be perceived as incompetent and immoral irrespective of their
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The Boxer Uprising China during the late nineteenth century was in turmoil from external and internal forces. The underlining internal pressures were exacerbated by the thrust of western imperialism and exploitation. Imperialism and the west were the catalyst for the Boxer Uprising. The ingredients of descent and conflict were always present in the late nineteenth century. China had its difficulties without the west’s intrusion. The Boxer Uprising was a reaction against the West‚ not a rebellion
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human dignity. In this case‚ there is no better example than Aladdin that disregarded the obvious depiction of careless racism toward Arabs seen in the illustration of the characters. In the film Aladdin‚ Arabs are portrayed as charlatans and thief who lean on violent or conniving artifices to sustain their living，and through countless scene depicted in the film‚ Arabs are stereotyped as a racial group have not advanced culturally‚ nor could they afford to because of their poverty stricken lives. When
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understanding of buyer behavior in Arab industrial markets. Most Western exporters to the Arab world have experienced different kinds of challenges in their encounter with an unfamiliar and exotic culture. One may certainly observe what is going on‚ but is it possible to understand the underlying factors that explain what most Western businessmen not only would qualify as peculiar‚ but outright irregular? Is it possible to cast light on the apparently "irrational" behavior of Arab organizations in their dealings
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culturally sensitive Arab world environment‚ where anti-American sentiments prevail due to Cultural History. In this case‚ MTVa has so far been successful through selecting the appropriate schema‚ which not only results in self confidence and effectiveness‚ but prevents them from making serious and costly mistakes. MTVa’s success is also contributed to their recognition of the influences of cultural values‚ and their understanding beyond sophisticated stereotyping- Although the Arab world’s high Uncertainty
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