“contends that the primary concern of Arab leaders in this hostile environment is not the interests of their states‚ but rather their own survival in power against both internal and external threats.”(Lynch‚ 315). Prior to the 2011 uprisings‚ which engulfed the Middle East‚ Libya and Saudi Arabia are evidently similar states on a number of grounds. Both Saudi Arabia and Libya are Middle Eastern countries and most of the population belong to the Sunni Muslim faith. However‚ unlike Libya‚ Saudi
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Homosexuality in Modern Day Middle East Abstract Homosexual marriage is a public concept that should be acknowledged in the Middle East. Yet the idea can’t be acknowledged without a few key phases. The government is one of the main reasons why gay marriage is not permitted in the Middle East. Most Arab people abide by the law‚ and religion‚ and hence do not approve of homosexuality. If the rules and regulations were to change‚ there may be a change in how people view homosexuals. Moreover
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http://college.hmco.com/history/west/mckay/western_society/7e/students/outlines/ch26.html Western penetration of Egypt Muhammad Ali built a modern state in Turkish held Egypt that attracted European traders. He drafted the peasants‚ reformed the government‚ and improved communications. The peasants lost out because the land was converted from self-sufficient farms to large‚ private landholdings to grow cash crops for export. Ismail continued the modernization of Egypt‚ including the completion
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maintaining that status. The United States and the entire world depend on oil to run their machines and engines. The Middle East produces over 60% of the world’s oil supply. Demands for this oil increases every year. The United States relies on the Middle East for about 14% of all oil needs‚ but that percentage keeps on growing. As disaster and lack of reserves damage our own oil reserves‚ the United States needs more options for obtaining oil. The Middle East is the cheapest to extract. We
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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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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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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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and limitations women experience in the Middle East. From what I know it seems like women have always been treated poorly than men‚ whether the issue is voting‚ working‚ educating‚ getting equal salaries‚ getting same positions in jobs etc they’ve always be left out. Women have been hiding in the shadows for as long as time can tell especially women from the Middle East‚ due to rules which have no sensible or vital reason to it. In America‚ women can now show their rights by participating
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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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After World War II‚ America became a world power and aimed to use that power to promote and protect freedom‚ democracy‚ and justice around the world. The United States used its power to rebuild the countries around them that had been harmed during the Cold War. America’s dedication to proving its use of being a world power was successful in protecting and promoting freedom‚ democracy‚ and justice by creating acts such as The Civil Rights Movement‚ which involved the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ The Marshall
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