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 rumored to be loyal to current President Assad (Al Jazeera‚ Kurdish Activist
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Al-Khalil ibn Ahmed Al-Farahidi: an Arabic Language Genius Al-Khalil’s was born in Oman and grew up in Basra‚ Iraq (718-786 A.D). He was fond of study and research; he was one of the earliest Arab lexicographer and Linguists. He stayed constantly and adhered to his scholars and teachers until he became the first teacher in Basra in Arabic language‚ grammar‚ music and Arabic prosody. His best known contributions are Kitab al-’Ayn regarded as the first dictionary (lexicon) of the Arabic Language
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Arabic Lit 1121 Al-Andalus Al-Andalus was referred to as the areas of the Iberian Peninsula which were occupied by the Moors between 711-1492 AD. The Iberian Peninsula is the south western most part of Europe including Spain‚ Portugal‚ and France. The Moors were Muslim people of Arab descent who invaded or settled Al-Andalus from Northern Africa. Before the Moors came to the Iberian Peninsula‚ Spain was ruled under the Visigoths. Their kingdom quickly fell apart when the Moors
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by most Arabs until they caught a Chinese traveler on the silk road a few centuries later. This was when the actual printing of poems began in Arabia.Although a lot of poetry has been lost over the centuries‚ whatever remains is considered as the finest Arabic poetry until date.The days before Islam in Arabic are known as Al Jahilidiyya. Arabic poetry can be dated as far back as 500 CE in until the consolidation of the High Abbasid period in the late fourth/tenth century.Its foundations lie in the
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Failure of the Arab League In the wake of any great conflict‚ states will try and assemble a system that is based on unity and prevention of further conflict‚ there are several aspects usually addressed‚ including the economy and the international relations. In the wake of World War 2 the UN assembled to form the new world order (Pinfari‚ 1.) In the Middle East‚ 6 founding members (Egypt‚ Transjordan‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Syria‚ Lebanon and Iraq) formed the Arab League‚ an organization founded upon
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| Al Jazeera | Increasing viewership | | 14-4-2012 | | Table of contents Introduction 2 Al Jazeera 3 Biggest competitors of Al Jazeera English 4 Comparison AJE with BBC‚ CNN‚ FOX News 5 SWOT-analysis Al Jazeera English 6 Weaknesses of Al Jazeera English 6 What can be changed? 7 How can it be accomplishes? 7 How can it be financed? 8 Will these new sections be a success? 8 Conclusion 8 Sources: 9 Introduction This will be a report about the English Al
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centuries‚ Arab regimes have expropriated‚ abused and taken advantage of power and wealth from their people; it was only a matter of time before things turned around. The year 2010 will be remembered in history as the year that witnessed the uprising of the Arab Spring‚ the term "Arab Spring" denotes the Revolutions of 1848; a series of political turmoil swept through Europe in 1848. Moreover‚ in the aftermath of the Iraq War the term ‘Arab Spring’ was used by analysts who foresaw a major Arab movement
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Geography Urbanization Homework instructions: Construct a table to outline the positive and negative effects of Urbanization. Positive effects Negative effects Access to health. Economic development. Lower prices for transport. Development of industries. Availability of work (it depends). Sometimes‚ better lifestyle. Bigger and better community resources (libraries...). Better education ( universities…). Enrichment of the city. Lack of work for everybody causes an increasing
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Introduction: This study provides an overview of Arab culture. It must be emphasized that there is no “one” Arab culture or society. The Arab world is full of rich and diverse communities‚ groups and cultures. Differences exist not only among countries‚ but within countries as well. It is impossible to talk about groups of people without generalizing. It then follows that it is hard to talk about the culture of a group without generalizing. This handbook attempts to be as accurate and specific
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The film “The Crusades: An Arab Perspective” is a TV series that was produced by Al Jazeera English which emphasizes the history of the holy war between crusaders and Islam. In the first place‚ the western European we know today was not the same in the 11th century. Europeans had no title of land and they were serfs who worked in agricultural lands. Most knights would rob people just to accumulate income. The church who had the power to govern wanted to conquer the Islam region. It was their calling
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