The Geography of the Middle East Essay The Middle East is a large and diverse geographical area located in southwest Asia and northeast Africa. It extends over 2‚000 miles from the Black Sea in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south‚ and about 1‚000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the mountains of Iran. The term “Middle East” came into common use in the early twentieth century‚ but remains loosely defined. One term sometimes applied to part of this area is “Fertile Crescent‚” which
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Women in the Middle East Are women dumber than men? Are men better than women? Do religions‚ any religion‚ support the idea of men ’s power over women? These are some of the questions that cross our minds every day. Questions about society‚ men women‚ and how are they connected to religion‚ tradition‚ and culture. However‚ maybe women in the Middle East tend to think more about these questions because let ’s face it they are lagging behind. Some would say they are not‚ actually personally I faced
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Case study 8.2 Philips Lighting: screening markets in the Middle East Q1: Discuss the appropriateness of the screening model used in this case Philips Lighting looks on the one hand at the demand for lighting and on the other hand at the GDP per capita. Earlier cases showed that the demand for lamps and bulbs is a basic need for a country and as soon as a country starts developing this basic need increases. At a later stage of economic development basic lighting needs are covered so the need
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everything in its path. Although the Allied and Axis powers were affected the most by WWI‚ East Asia and South Asia were also transformed as well‚ through considerable social and political reform. In East Asia‚ China was the country outside of the Allied and Axis powers affected the most in WWI‚ through the creation of the Chinese Communist Party. After WWI was over‚ the Treaty of Versailles transferred all German holdings in East Asia‚ including those in China‚ to Japan. To China‚ this was an
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The Modern Middle East The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale‚ long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east‚ north Africa
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The Middle East Violence in the Middle East must be stopped for the good of humankind. Fighting in recent days has been hazardous and fatal. There are many things that can be done to prevent this violence. A permanent cease-fire must be in effect‚ the international community should get involved and land claims must be worked out. These three things are necessary in order to resolve this situation. A permanent cease-fire would be very important. If a permanent cease-fire was in effect‚ the
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Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now
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Your Stereotypes Since September 11‚ 2001‚ countries in the Middle East have been stereotyped to be terrorists. Personally‚ I don’t believe in any stereotype about the Middle East. The Arabs‚ and Muslims‚ are two types of the people in the Middle East. "Terrorists" might be the most likely responses Americans say about the Middle Eastern people. Besides the belief that the Middle East is all about Arabs and Muslims‚ the Middle East includes non-Arab countries too. Countries that are non-Arab include
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The nations in what we today call the Middle East are entirely the invention of Britain‚ France‚ and‚ to a lesser extent‚ Russia. The national boundaries of Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ and Ibn Saud’s Arabia were all defined at a meeting in Uqair in late 1922. Three separate provinces - Basra‚ Baghdad‚ and Mosul - came under British control in 1918. The British called the entire area Mesopotamia‚ drew new national boundaries around it‚ and changed the name to Iraq. This meant that three very different groups were
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CW43: The Middle East and Arab-Israeli Conflict‚ c1900–2001 Jewish settlement in Palestine‚ 1900–45 |Conflict |Causes of conflict |Presence and influence of other actors and |Changing Arab-Israeli relationships |Proposed solutions | | | |international events |
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