located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Doing business in the Middle East entails that one be respectful and sensitive to the dominant Arab culture that transcends borders in this region of the world. This means that one must be cognizant of the fact that “when it comes to business etiquette... in the Arab world... you have to respect that you are in a Muslim country” (LyLDL 1). Islam is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa and Saudi Arabians adhere to a very strict interpretation
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HIS101-009 Prof. Gerard P. Clock The Rise and Spread of Islam The rise of the religion of Islam can be traced to the seventh century. In its usual view Islam is often seen solely in terms of its origins in the barren peninsula of Arabia. It is true that Islam can be traced to the Arabian city of Mecca‚ where it was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad‚ during the years 610 to 632 AD. Prophet Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca in Arabia around 570 A.D. in the Qureshi tribe. Mohammed not only established
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JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY Because of its harsh desert environment‚ the Arabian Peninsula was left relatively unmolested by the several competing empires that swept through the Fertile Crescent just north of it in the early centuries before Islam. At the beginning of the 7th Century‚ the Byzantine and Sassanid empires were embroiled in a 26-year war for supremacy‚ which had a lasting cultural impact on the Arabs of the Peninsula eventually leading to the emergence and subsequent explosion of Islam
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area‚ constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula‚ and the second-largest in the Arab world‚ after Algeria. It is bordered by Jordan‚ and Iraq on the north and northeast‚ Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east‚ Oman on the southeast‚ and Yemen on the south. The Red Sea lies to its west‚ and the Persian Gulf lies to the east. Saudi Arabia has an
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of the Arabian Peninsula‚ Southeast Asia‚ India‚ and the Iberian Peninsula from 622-1500 C.E. Furthermore‚ Muslim rule extended to many parts of Afro- Eurasia due to military expansion‚ and Islam later expanded through the activities of merchants and missionaries. Although the Bedouins‚ Ummayyads‚ and Sufis facilitated Islam‚ it was through trade‚ conquests‚ and influences that led to the spread of this religion through the Arabian Peninsula‚ Southeast Asia‚ India‚ and the Iberian Peninsula. The directionsof
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Ahmed Al-Nabhani Mr. L Modern Middle East A-block September‚ 2014 Is Oil a Blessing or a Course? 1908 was a turning point for the Middle East‚ due to the discovery of oil in Persia and in 1938 in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Arabian Gulf. Due to this blessed discovery of oil‚ the Middle East has been rapidly developing and become more developed over the years. This development could only happen of the oil money is put into good use and not taken by the corrupt and greedy members of the government
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home of Islam and birthplace of the holy cities Mecca and Medinah. It is also one of the most richest country in the world‚ but also the most conservative and restrictive country (Middle East-Saudi Arabia). Saudi Arabia takes up much of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the Red Sea‚ Persian Gulf and a few other Middle East countries such as Iraq and Yemen. It is the largest country without a major river‚ but it does have alot of coastland. The country has very harsh deserts with hot days and cold
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Effects Of Geotourism In AL-Janadriyah AL-Janadriyah town it is one of the great places in my country the tourist usually visit it to see our unique old arabian life in arabian peninsula .But there are possible effect of geotourism in AL-Janadriyah include the lack of the touristic Ads about the place and the time for the visit. one possible effect in geotourism in AL-Janadriyah town is the lack of ads about the the place‚actually for long time this place was forgotten
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Arabia A. Geographic Characteristic Analysis Currency: Saudi Riyal (US$1 = SR3.745) Area: 2‚149‚690 Square Kilometers Location: Saudi Arabia‚ the largest country in the Middle East‚ occupies the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula and borders on both the Persian (Arabian) Gulf and the Red Sea. It faces Iran across the Gulf and borders Qatar and United Arab Emirates to the east‚ and Egypt‚ Sudan and Eritrea across the Red Sea to the west. In the south‚ it borders on Yemen and Oman. Its most
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Chapter 11 Study Guide- Islamic Civilization Name: ______________ ___ Period: ______ Test Date: ___________ 11.1- The Rise of Islam- The founding of the Islamic religion in Arabia. Term Definition/Explanation Bedouin Sheikhs Peninsula Caravan The Geography of Arabia Landforms Climate Major Cities Cultures Neighboring Empires The Prophet Muhammad- Use the following organizer to take notes on the life of Muhammad. Birth Career The Revelation Meccan Resistance
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