Suggested Modern Middle East Topics and Opinion Questions: Country studies (choose one: Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Jordan‚ Qatar‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Egypt) When and how did _________ become a modern country‚ and what are the most significant political/economic/social issues it faces currently? (For this question‚ you will have to describe how and when the country became free of any Western‚ imperial powers after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.) Israel/Palestine (choose 1 research question) Why is the Golan Heights a conflict area
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Feminism in Middle East and North Africa Name Institution Date Feminism in Middle East and North Africa Gender statistics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region indicates that women are more socially‚ politically and economically disadvantaged than women from other regions. Islamic feminism is a reform movement that challenges the patriarchal interpretation of the theological knowledge of the Koran. Women’s wellbeing as well as increased agency are some of the significant gains
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Government vs. Middle Class: Understanding the Middle Class’ Political Actions in China and the United States Introduction With China’s recent ascension as a powerhouse on the economic world stage‚ the social structure of its 1.3 billion people is also changing to reflect this forward momentum. Chinese consumption in the realms of material goods‚ housing and education has experienced unprecedented growth‚ an essential characteristic of what many would define as the “middle class” in
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In this section‚ I will discuss key economic issues over the 20th century in Eastern Africa. I have used the UN sub region classification of Eastern Africa1 as many cultures define it differently. These nations specifically belong in the sub-region: The East of Africa generally causes people to recall colonisation of the 19th century‚ however apart from nations who were still under the control of a parent country‚ very little new colonies emerged‚ and the ones that did where short lived during the
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The Mongols conquest in the regions of China and the Middle East had significant similarities and differences in their political and economic aspects. In china the Mongols rule was called Yuan Dynasty and in the Middle East it was called the Ilkhanate of Persia. There are many similarities and differences between China and the Middle East under the ruling of the Mongols‚ Politically and economically. Politically some differences are how the Mongols inhabited each of the areas as well as how they
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Emerging Chinese Capitalistic Model China is a topic that was brought up a lot during the 2012 election campaign. So I decided this was a good topic to do my research on. We will visit what capitalism is‚ privatization‚ and Chinas current state. Research shows the China has the potential to continue to be one of the worlds most successful economies. China has a population of 1.3 billion. China is the world’s second largest country‚ which includes 22 provinces. China also has the world’s largest Army
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U.S. Promotion of Democracy in the Middle East Outline Thesis Statement: The promotion of Democracy through the United States in the Middle East is undesirable‚ despite the opposing view; that United States promotion of democracy preserves peace and establishes prosperity‚ in the sense that promotion of democracy corrupts the natural order of the Middle East‚ which hinders the prosperity‚ balance‚ and justice of the Middle East. I. Introduction: A. Issues A.1. Desirability
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Buddhism- AP World History China had a period of political disunity and instability when Buddhism was brought over to China from India in the first century c.e. Over time‚ Buddhism was won over the previous religions that were already in play. During the unstable times‚ Buddhism was accepted by the Chinese lower class‚ which gave them a beacon of hope. As Buddhism became increasingly popular‚ the upper class and government felt threatened by its rising religious and political power. Overtime‚ the influence
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The Chinese Economic Miracle [copyright 2007] Open up virtually any major newspaper and you’d likely to find an article about chines economy. Now this might take the form of the article about America’s trade deficit with china‚ or maybe it’s an article about how chines demand for oil is driving up prices of gasoline in United States. But if you keep reading in those articles and you get a little bit further into it‚ you’d likely to read a line this says something like‚ "China has been grown
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The roles and rights of women in the Middle East is a topic that is always in the public eye being discussed. In the Western World‚ it is highly believed that all countries of the Middle East are the same- they all oppress and restrict their women. And this is because Islam (the dominant religion in the area) teaches to oppress women. However‚ that is not the case because Islam gives many rights to women and teaches to respect them. So‚ the questions are what are the true (real) teachings of Islam
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