Failure of the Arab League In the wake of any great conflict‚ states will try and assemble a system that is based on unity and prevention of further conflict‚ there are several aspects usually addressed‚ including the economy and the international relations. In the wake of World War 2 the UN assembled to form the new world order (Pinfari‚ 1.) In the Middle East‚ 6 founding members (Egypt‚ Transjordan‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Syria‚ Lebanon and Iraq) formed the Arab League‚ an organization founded upon
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CheckPoint Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Post a 200-300 word response to these questions: Explain the difference between Muslims and Arabs. According to current (within the past two years) research and news reports‚ what are some of the changes the United States has made to policies concerning the treatment of Muslim and Arab members of society? List two to three characteristics of Orientalism. How may Orientalism and prejudice contribute to hate crimes against
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The Ugandan Tanzanian war of 1978 until 1979 was the war to be credited with the overthrow of dictator Idi Amin. Since seizing power in 1971‚ through a military coup‚ Amin’s regime became greatly disliked by Tanzania. As a result of jealousy and rivalry between leaders‚ an unjust war was had. Under Amin’s power‚ Uganda never had a healthy relationship with Tanzania‚ creating tension that eventually overflew forcing the two countries into war. By the end of the fight‚ Amin’s regime was ousted from
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Somalia: Frame of Reference for the United States and the UN Peackeeping Mission The victims of the 1992 Somalia war are publicized across the world. Americans are shocked by the images of malnutrition; video of underfed children in Somalia with swollen bellies and skeletal men and women hawking over bits of grain and brown water. By 1993 year‚ nearly 300‚000 Somalis die of starvation due to clan infighting following the ouster of Mogadishu dictator Siad Barre (CITED THIS). This widespread famine
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The world’s longest river; The Nile‚ is considered Egypt’s lifeline. This significant physical geographic factor‚ has contributed to the development of the ancient Egyptians. This country which is located in Africa’s northeast corner‚ receives very little rainfall throughout the year. As a result‚ Egypt has relied on the Nile River for its economy. Each year‚ the Nile floods due to upstream rain‚ depositing a type of rich black soil called silt‚ along the river banks. The silt at the river’s mouth
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Campaign: Kony 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc Short versions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j36n8Kn_lUY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWd0veKp1R0&hd=1 (this may be a stronger version) 1. Why we are choosing this one: This was a very successful campaign. Most of our group had heard about the Kony campaign and have shared with more than one friend; thus it was a successful viral marketing campaign. The statistics show that 112 million people viewed this video
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The Kony 2012 campaign began in 2003‚ when Invisible Children’s Jason Russel and his fellow San-Diego film-makers traveled to East Africa in search of a story. There they discovered a civil war in Uganda‚ where Joseph Kony and his rebel army‚ the lords resistance army or (LRA)‚ were abducting children and forcing them to become soldiers. A war which western civilization didn’t know existed. (invisiblechildren.com) The non-profit organization redirected their films focus to Joseph Kony‚ resulting
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Djam by Tony Gatlif “I piss on those who want to take away our music and our freedom.” For French-Algerian director Tony Gatlif the most significant inspiration for his new film Djam has to be rebetiko‚ a music which‚ unlike any other‚ signifies exile‚ but also resilience. As our world‚ especially Europe‚ experiences a steady influx of immigrants‚ new cultures and lifestyles‚ influencing our ways of life. The story of rebetiko‚ or rembetiko‚ is one which can be seen as a parable on this phenomenon
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Uganda‚ officially the Republic of Uganda‚ is the world’s second most heavily populated non-coastal country after Ethiopia. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom‚ which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country‚ including the capital Kampala. Uganda gained independence from Britain on 9 October 1962. In 2013‚ the census placed the population at 36‚824‚000. An estimated 12.3% of the population was living in the urban areas while 87.7% were living in the rural areas. The official
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Baumgarten‚ Marc Butan‚ Gaye Hirsch‚ Tove Christensen and Adam Merims‚ Shattered Glass premiered in 2003. I selected this film because my favorite unit of this class was the psychology unit. I have always been fascinated about learning how people have become the people they are and what made them do what they did. I watched the trailer and was very intrigued. I had never heard about Stephen Glass‚ so I decided to watch it. Shattered Glass’ purpose was to entertain and inform. The film shows how a young
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