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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Discrimination against women in the Middle East Discrimination against women‚ should it be acceptable in today’s world? Discrimination has been going on for centuries especially in foreign countries. In Africa‚ Asia‚ and the Middle East‚ there are plenty forms of discriminations whether it is occupational‚ gender‚ racial etc. After September 11th though‚ discrimination against the Middle East has greatly increased especially in women. In foreign countries men are
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East is East is a film about a Half-Pakistani family lives in England. The father‚ George/Jahangir Khan is from Pakistan and wants his children to feel connected to his home country. Ella Khan however is the mother of the family and is from England. Because of this there is a struggle for the seven children to find their identity. Mr. Khan expects his children to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways‚ but the children does not really feel like they belong to Pakistan. After having lived their whole
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Regularly‚ Americans question why and how we are so involved with the Middle East. There are several events that give us an idea as to the motive of our involvement. Looking back in the history of the Middle East‚ the American invasion of Iraq‚ and observing Scot Anderson’s point of view of the events can give us a better realization regarding these frequently asked questions. On September 9‚ 2001 a great tragedy came about our country when two planes‚ which were operated by a terrorist group known
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Middle Eastern Wedding Traditions The Middle East contains some of the oldest civilizations on Earth‚ and so it is little wonder that many of their wedding traditions have been passed down for several centuries. While we must bear in mind that there are as many different traditions and customs as there are different peoples in the Middle East‚ it is also apparent that the region has a flavor that permeates all of the cultures of the region. The engagement party is the first in a string of five
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The high rate of male infertility among Middle Eastern men is explained by several factors. Similar to Western societies‚ lifestyle factors such as smoking‚ drinking alcohol and sexually transmitted diseases are closely related to male infertility in the Middle East (Inhorn 2013). Smoking is widespread and considered as a means to promote sociability in many Middle East societies so that it is hard to believe for many Middle East infertile men that smoking is a risk factor of infertility since many
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full civilization emerged by 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. Relatively soon thereafter civilization developed along the Nile in Egypt‚ and later spread to other parts of the Middle East and one region in Africa. The advent of civilization provided a framework for most of the developments in world history. Additionally‚ the specific early civilizations that arose in the Middle East and Africa had several distinctive features‚ in political structure and cultural
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Water is a finite and limited resource in the Middle East of inestimable value. As such‚ competition for control of rivers‚ basins‚ and valleys with water flow is inevitable. Due to this‚ long-term peace between Israel and its neighbors‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ and Lebanon will be partially contingent on the allocation of freshwater. Israel has shown in the past that it will attempt to control and source water with its interest first rather than on the region as a whole. As such‚ any long-term peace is highly
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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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Middle Eastern Americans travel to America to obtain a better quality of life. Many want to have a better education‚ job and life style as in their native country they are restricted from following these dreams due to their government’s regime. Other Middle Easterners come to the United States escaping persecution and genocide. Slowly‚ they begin to assimilate into the culture of the United States and are then called Middle Eastern Americans. The term Middle Eastern American refers to Middle Easterners
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