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 was a period of rich cultural
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immigrants‚ we can cite the Arabic group. The Arab American Institute states that Arab Americans constitute an ethnicity made up of several waves of immigrants from the Arabic-speaking countries of southwestern Asia and North Africa that have settled
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The Arab-Israeli conflict is a struggle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Arabs of the Middle East concerning the area known as Palestine. The term Palestine has been associated variously and sometimes controversially with this small region. Both the geographic area designated by and the political status of the name have changed over the course of some three millennia. The region‚ or a part of it‚ is also known as the Holy Land and is held sacred among Jews‚ Christians‚ and Muslims. In
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A Never-Ending War: Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict and How it Impacts American Foreign Policy in the Middle East The current conflict between the Arab and Israeli people is one that dates back to the late 19th century and is one of the most complex and ongoing controversies in the Middle East today. The goal of this paper is to not only offer an introspective look into the history of this bloody feud and how it has transpired into the seemingly implacable problem it is today but to also
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Muslim and Arab Americans are often mistaken for one another when in fact they are two different groups of people‚ although there are some cases where they overlap. Muslims are a religious group and follow the Islam religion. Arabs are an ethnic group. When we speak of an Arab we are referring to what part of the world they came from. When speaking of a Muslim we speak of the religion that they follow. In the past two years‚ there have been no changes made in US policy regarding the treatment
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Arabs have long been portrayed in American media as villains and a jester that plays the role as part of a comedic relief and buffoons delivering cheap laughs. According to film Reel Bad Arabs‚ this “robs Arabs of their humanity‚” and further develops negative stereotypes. The film explains that American media has inherited this unfortunate view of Arabs from our ancestors. More than 300 movies‚ equating to 25% of Hollywood’s films portray Arabs as the enemy or butt of a joke. The Arab population
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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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The Impacts of the Arab Revolution: The 2011 Arab revolutions are best described as uprisings for democracy and dignity. They are democratic in the sense that they are driven by a deep-rooted hunger for political empowerment on a mass level‚ specifically the replacement of elite rule with popular sovereignty. They are also about dignity in that the protesters are rejecting the humiliation and degradation that has accompanied decades of authoritarian rule. The indignity brought on by massive corruption
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SPC2608 Section # September 18‚ 2011 Title: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Topic: The unknowns of ALS Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on being aware of ALS. Thesis Statement: INTRODUCTION Attention Material: Have you ever heard of ALS‚ better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease? For many people‚ ALS is a disorder that they may not know much about. I never heard of it either until my father was diagnosed with this disease in 2006. Because there is no known cure‚ it is important
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his citizen should function within a political or social context‚ this paper seeks to find from different works and opinions of different authors made within his works to provide an interpretation of the role of Alfarabi’s citizen. Abu Nasr Muhammad Al-Farabi‚ referred to as simply Alfarabi‚ lived from about 870 A.D. to 950 A.D. He spent most of his life in Baghdad. Not much is known about Alfarabi’s private life. He was born of Turkish descent in the Farabi district of Turkestan. Alfarabi was generally
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