The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Former director a Beirut newspaper‚ An-Nahur and world renowned Prince of Asturias Award laureate for Letters winner‚ Amin Maalouf has received many accolades for his historical non fiction works as well as award winning operas. His book‚ The Crusades through Arab Eyes has served as his most noteworthy work yet. The author states clearly in the prologue that the book provides the reader with a view of the Crusades from the other side of the battles. The author uses
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Causal Analysis of the Arab Spring On 17 December 2010‚ 26-year-old jobless Mohammed Bouazizi‚ frustrated and ashamed by the public humiliation inflicted by a Tunisian female municipal officer and her asides who confiscated the fruit and vegetables he was selling from a street stall and slapped his face in the process‚ set himself on fire and passed away a few days later. As an aftermath of this incident‚ a huge wave of protests over unemployment and social issues sparked out in Tunisia‚ forcing
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the Arab spring “Ladies and gentlemen‚ I stand before here today to share with you in one of the most historical moments in not only in the Arab world‚ but also to the entire world as a whole. Many of us would begin by asking‚ “what was this Arab Spring?” well‚ the Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of demonstrations‚ protests‚ and civil wars in the Arab world that began on the 18th of December 2010. As to the question of “why it took place?” there were different local causes for the Arab Spring
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The revolution in the Arab world unfolded exquisitely but with dramatic repercussions. High unemployment rates‚ the oppression of political freedoms‚ and the overwhelming presence of corruption led to a rise in unrest amongst many in the Arab world -- which set off a domino effect amongst states in a fight for democracy at home. It all began in Tunisia in December 2010‚ and quickly escalated into a campaign for change that would reach across the region‚ and move the world. By the time the conflict
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Topic- Online learning may replace many forms of face-to-face teaching. Do you agree? Compare to the past years postgraduate course and learning material were changed in the education system. A number of education institution or organisations provide summer schools and social events to the students to create virtual learning community. But now internet offers more possibility course to the interested students. Many students are opting master degree or postgraduate qualification online while they
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Some of the Arabs still today talk about Israel having strongest military skill in the region and "peace thru strength" is not a doctrine just utilized by Americans. The Yom Kippur War happened in October 1973‚ which involved the Arabs and the Israelis‚ as well as two superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR. At the end of the war‚ the Israelis had won. However‚ the Israeli government and people were shocked by how the Arabs did. The Yom Kippur War has led to a number of effects on the Arab-Israeli relations
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the almost complete destruction of Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II‚ which lasted between1939 and 1945. We can learn much from this event and ways to prevent similar events from happening again. However‚ it can be compared to today’s Arab Israeli Conflict‚ which is the cause of a dispute over the land of Palestine. The Holocaust was the worst genocide in history. The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler wanted to eliminate all Jews as part of his plan for world power. Jews were not the
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oppressive regimes to communicate their hatred of Western values‚ such as the Al-Qaeda. When comparing the actions and ideologies of Al-Qaeda to the term ‘freedom fighter‚’ overall‚ the connection is not as strong. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as ‘a person who takes part in a resistance movement against an oppressive political or social establishment’ (Merriam-Webster Incorporated‚ 2015). Although the Al-Qaeda is a resistance movement fighting to impose a new form of leadership‚
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Origin of Arab-Israeli Conflict Jews for Justice has made this excellent resource available to people around the world. We have converted their booklet to a more easily copied format. Download it! As the periodic bloodshed continues in the Middle East‚ the search for an equitable solution must come to grips with the root cause of the conflict. The conventional wisdom is that‚ even if both sides are at fault‚ the Palestinians are irrational "terrorists" who have no point of view worth listening
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to double down”). Kobo estimates that it has 45% share of the Canadian eReader market (Kozlowski‚ 2013‚ para 1) and 20% of the global eReader market (Hoffelder‚ 2013‚ para 2)‚ (kobocafe‚ 2013‚ “Kobo brings the joy of ereading”). It is estimated that Kobo is responsible for close to 50% of digital ebook sales in Canada and close to 20% in other markets (kobocafe‚ 2013‚ “Kobo’s bet to double down”). The eReader market is estimated to be worth $250 billion globally (kobocafe‚ 2013‚ “Kobo’s bet to
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