Due to the constant and encouraged trade with the Arabian Peninsula through established routes in the Sahara desert‚ Islam was slowly adopted in the region where Sundiata reigned (although it wasn’t as central or significant as later generations would make it out to be) (Robinson 43). With the influence of Islam‚ rituals‚ architecture‚ art and laws became
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US objectives NATO Trans Sahara initiative Major military operations (Afghanistan • Pakistan • Iraq • Somalia • Yemen) Other allies involved in major operations Major terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups: 1. Bali bombings 2002 • 2. September 11 attacks 2001 • 3. Madrid bombings 2004 • 4. London bombings 2005 • 5. Mumbai attacks 2008 The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror:[38] 1. Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin
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Airlines PEST Analysis: The Indian Airline Industry A PEST analysis is an analysis of the external macro-environment that affects all firms. P.E.S.T. is an acronym for the Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological factors of the external macro-environment. Such external factors usually are beyond the firm’s control and sometimes present themselves as threats. For this reason‚ some say that "pest" is an appropriate term for these factors. Let us look at the PEST analysis of the Indian aviation
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centuries‚ as Empires such as Songhai‚ Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Kanem-Bornu evolved south of the Sahara‚ guiding the slave trade. Over a period of more than a thousand years‚ the trans-Saharan slave trade directed the movement of over 10 million enslaved men‚ women‚ and children. The trans-Saharan slave trade led to the blossom of powerful African states in the inner parts of East Africa‚ and southern fringes of the Sahara. Although the trans-Saharan slave trade prompted the expansion of slavery within Africa
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Lindsay Clifford “Ship of the Desert”: Camel caravans—the “ships of the desert”—crossed the Sahara into West Africa. Social Mobility: The ability to move up in social class. Mosaic: picture made with small colored pieces: a picture or design made with small pieces of colored material such as glass or tile stuck onto a surface. Arabesque: ornate design: an intricate and often symmetrical design incorporating curves‚ geometric patterns‚ leaves‚ flowers‚ and animal shapes. 1.) It was
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2010 Morocco: Stop harassment of critical journalists Amnesty International has called on the Moroccan government to cease harassing journalists who criticize the authorities or comment on issues considered “taboo”‚ Including the status of Western Sahara and self-determination for its inhabitants‚ and the monarchy‚ and to respect the right to freedom of expression. The organization made this call shortly after one journalist was sentenced to a six month prison term and as another faces trial on charges
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and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive the trans-Saharan gold trade. With a modernized‚ professional‚ and well-equipped Moroccan forces crossed the Sahara in two months and took Songhay completely by surprise. Moroccan army had an easy victory during the battle of Tondibi on March 12‚ 1591‚ and seized and looted Timbuktu and Jenne. While the Songhay army regrouped in heartland of Dendi‚ the Moroccan
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MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES‚ RELIGION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COURSE OUTLINE HIS 110: Introduction to African History upto 1884 Course Lecturer: Amos Nandasaba Kundu‚ Phone: 0725662814; Email: amoskundu@yahoo.com‚ hamisiwasike@yahoo.com Course Description The course deals with the history of Africa from the earliest times to the time of European imperialism. It is a course that acts as a foundation in understanding not only the
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Tundra climate is usually found between the 60-75 degree latitude lines. Tundra climate is mainly found along the coast of the Arctic Ocean. Tundra is a transition climate between Ice Cap and Subarctic‚ similar to Semiarid being a transition between Arid and more humid climate. Tundra climate areas experience a very harsh winter and a cool summer. During the summer‚ much of the snow and ice melts and forms soggy marshes and bogs. However‚ some of the deeper parts of the soil stays frozen even
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southernmost countries. Utilizing approximately one-fifth of the earth’s surface‚ it is home to over 1.1 billion people‚ eleven hundred species of mammal‚ and twenty-six hundred bird species. Furthermore‚ Africa has eight major physical regions: the Sahara‚ Sahel‚ Ethiopian highlands‚ Savannah Swahili Coast‚ rain
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