Djibouti is a country located between Eritrea and Somalia‚ in eastern Africa‚ that borders the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. The capital is Djibouti‚ and the official languages are French and Arabic. Other languages include Somali and Afar. Djibouti‚ then known as French Somaliland‚ was given status of overseas territory with the French Union‚ like all the other French Colonies. Then‚ in 1958‚ it was given the option to stay in the French Community‚ as it was then known‚ or leave it. The colony
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This procedure is female circumcision‚ or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). There are four types. Type 1 is the removal of the clitoris and surrounding tissue. Type 2 is excision of the inner labia and clitoral tissue. Type 3 is the most prevalent in Somalia and the most extreme. Not only is the labia and clitoral tissue cut and removed‚ the outer lips are sewn shut with only a small hole left for urine and menstrual fluid. Type 4 is everything else; branding‚ piercing‚ cutting‚ stretching‚ vaginal cutting
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AMBO UNIVERSITY Institutes of Cooperatives and Development study MA in development study The First‚ Assignment on IGAD Contribution for the Regional Development | April 8 2013 | The seven members state of IGAD cover an area of 5.2million sq.km and have population more than 180 million. This region is so rich in culture‚ language and religion practice. The average population growth rate of the region is 2.6% which is the highest in the world and half of the population under the age of 14
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Omar Larios Mr. Sullivan English 50 Essay #2 2 April 2013 Terrorism Connie Schultz author of the article New Airport Policy: Grin and Bare It‚ Schultz says “Not exactly secret agent man.” when referring to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab‚ the underwear bomber. Because she says that he isn’t exactly a secret agent‚ even though he still had the potential to be dangerous‚ rather than something more adequate for a terrorist shows that Schultz is not too concerned with terrorist threats happening domestically
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season on the increasingly popular show America’s Next Top Model‚ hosted by Tyra Banks. Fatima is from Somalia. She talked about her personal experience undergoing Female genital mutilation and her views on the practice. Fatima stated that in Somalia‚ female genital mutilation was seen as “positive”. This portrays just how different the beliefs and practices of various cultures are. In Somalia and various parts of Africa it is a good thing‚ while in the United States‚ even the concept of female genital
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intervention successful ; that doctrine will be abused unless there is a self-interest at stake. Another reason why the U.S. should not intervene in foreign countries is because they do not always have the support of the citizens. The intervention in Somalia is a perfect example of humanitarian intervention where the U.S had no economical reasons or self-interest. Their main goal was to provide food to the Somalis suffering from starvation due to political oppression. The U.S. helped the starving Somalis
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The film Black Hawk Down by Ridley Scott is an action packed war drama that supports the theory Americans risked their lives to end the civil war in Somalia‚ East Africa‚ 1993. Many propaganda techniques were utilised throughout this film to put the Americans in the good spotlight for a Western audience. Propaganda is defined as “information‚ of a biased or misleading nature‚ used to promote a political cause or point of view” (Definition of Propaganda‚ 2012). Throughout this film the director has
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The United Nations was officially created when its charter was signed on June 26‚ 1945‚ by 51 countries‚ including the United States. The new international organization was the successor of the League of Nations‚ which had been formed by U.S. president Woodrow Wilson at the end of World War I in an attempt to prevent the kind of military aggression that might lead to future global conflicts. Unfortunately‚ the League had proved to be ineffective early on. Both Japan and Germany had withdrawn from
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reporting the main features‚ and make comparisons where relevant. The bar chart shows the changes in birth rate in five different countries in two separate years. According to the chart ‚ only Somalia saw an increase in the birth rate between the two years. (c) There was a slight rise in the birth rate of Somalia from 3.2% to 3.7 % in 2000‚ by which time the country had the highest birth rate. (c) In contrast‚ the figure for India declined dramatically to 3.2% in 2000‚ although the country had a
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Assignment 2.2: Policeman of the World Final Pape HIS105 – Contemporary U.S. History 3/15/14 Since gaining independence from the British in 1776‚ the United States foreign policy over the years has gone from expansionist to isolationism to defending democracy. With the responsibility of defending democratic rights for those who cannot defend themselves‚ the United States in my opinion has taken on the role of “policeman of the world.” This role became more evident with the
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