conflicts that are taking place in the parts of the world. Turkey‚ whose southern border is closest to the problematic Middle East region‚ will slowly play the part of these skirmishes. The first signs can be observed today. Strong Turkey will come out of these conflicts and become the main competitor of Iran. With US support‚ Turkey will become a hegemonic status in the Middle East. Although it now pretends to be disinterested‚ Turkey will not tolerate chaos on its borders for a long
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East India Company The East India Company was an English joint-stock company formed for pursuing trade with the East Indies but which ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent. Shares of the company were owned by wealthy merchants and aristocrats. The government owned no shares and had only indirect control. The Company operated its own large army with which it controlled major portions of India. The East India Company traded mainly in cotton‚ silk‚ indigo dye‚ salt ‚ saltpetre‚ tea
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shelter from the weather. In cold regions‚ traditional houses were often low with thick walls and small windows that faced away from the direction of storms. In the hot rainforests of South-East Asia‚ people built their homes above the ground and high on hills to catch every cool wind. In the hot‚ dry Middle East‚ traditional courtyard houses did something similar. Their thick‚ white walls reflected the sun’s heat and kept everything inside cool. The height of these walls also provided cool shade
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called the leeuwendaler (English lion daler). The Dutch Republic produced these coins to accommodate its booming international trade. The leeuwendaler or leeuwendaalder circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. This coin was also popular in the Dutch East Indies and in the Dutch New Netherland Colony (New York). It was in circulation throughout the Thirteen Colonies during the 17th and early 18th centuries and was popularly known as lion (or lyon)
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with an Osama bin Laden beard. Aladeen oppresses his people from the comfort of his sprawling‚ sleeps with movie stars and orders the execution of his underlings for the silliest of perceived offenses which sadly but true has been in many Arab and middle eastern Diplomatic biography’s till this day. After a visit to New York and his beard forcedly shaved off‚ Aladeen struggles for people to recognize him in order to save his position as dictator and continue to rule his non democratic country. Throughout
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Violence is there because of uncertainty about where the government is going. -French foreign minister says positive things about Iraq (first foreign power to do so) “The democratic Iraq has potential for changing dynamics in the middle east.” (Because the middle east with Israel and all the tensions and constant battles‚ this says a lot and gives hope to a light out of the constant tension this region is constantly in.) -China-> not traditional military threat; -growing economy power but millions
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To detach from the familiar and to immerse into the unknown is a familiar process to human beings. From leaving a mothers womb to attending college‚ human beings are constantly confronted with change. However‚ persistent change does not facilitate the process required to assimilate. In the novel‚ A Street in Marrakech‚ Elizabeth Fernea embarks on a journey to Morocco and is met with resentment and belligerence. Her tale as an outsider‚ searching for the essence of Marrakech that is concealed to most
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America have sparked a national fear that many people face daily. People live in fear for a variety of reasons. Scores of Americans fear traveling abroad‚ flying‚ and people of Middle Eastern decent (The Attack on America: September 11‚ 2001). There is unfairness towards people of the Islam religion‚ and people who are of Middle Eastern decent.
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Western World vs. Islamic World 3 Characteristics of Islam: They study the Quran Non-secular Head-wraps for women Conservative Strict Quran Conflict-driven Muslim Ruled Faith is everything Constant war with other countries surrounding them 3 Characteristics of Western: Obesity Fast paced society Freedom for women Capitalist Society Ethnocentric Religious Beliefs Vary Allies with the US Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” (1993) Professor at Harvard Wasn’t first to put
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this is my journal of arranged marriage. As we have watched on the video this kind of arranged marriage exists nowadays. For our Western culture it could sound something terrible‚ but not for the Middle East‚ that is very common. Of course in the opinion of the people from Western or Middle East there are many advantages and disadvantages: I will mention only 2‚ by each one. In the advantage arranged marriages opinion‚ people think first‚ that the risk of incompatibility is diminished and
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