The League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabiyya)‚ commonly called the Arab League (Arabic: الجامعة العربية al-Jāmiʻa al-ʻArabiyya)‚ is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ and Southwest Asia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt‚ Iraq‚ Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949)‚ Lebanon‚ Saudi Arabia and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. Currently‚ the League has 22 members
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ARAB SPRING The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday‚ 18 December 2010. To date‚ there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of the country’s government; civil uprisings in Bahrain. Syria‚ and Yemen; major protests in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Oman; and minor protests in Lebanon‚ Mauritania‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ and Western Sahara. Clashes at the
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Some main aspects about the Arab culture What are the first things that come to your mind when you hear the word “Arab”? What prejudices could we possibly have? Let us look more deeply into these thoughts and perhaps clear some things up. • Common misconception about the Arab world: Arabs= Homologous mass= SAME religion‚ language & customs Nevertheless in REALITY‚ cultures‚ religions & dialects differ from country to country and even city to city! • (In reference to the common space & time
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Final Write 1500 words describing the Arab Spring‚ and what the conditions are today in the Arab countries; that were part of it. 1) Egypt‚ Tunisia 2) Yemen‚ Bahrain 3) Syria 4) Libya Introduction; The Arab world has been a scene of uprisings and revolts for its entire modern history. Arabs have revolted against colonial and local tyranny every decade before and after the World War I. During the French occupation the people of Cairo revolted repeatedly‚ briefly liberating the city from
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The Arab Spring The Arab Spring is an uprising in the Arab world against their government. The uprising started in Tunisia by a man named Mohamed Bouazizi who set himself on fire in protest for the harassment and repression from the Tunisian government. Rebel groups throughout the Arab world in countries such as Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Syria and Bahrain‚ were formed with the intent of overthrowing their government and/or changing their regime. This came as a shock to many political scientists because
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January 25‚ 2014 AP European Qualifying Assignment Arab Spring The revolutionary performances of anti-government protest and counterdemonstrations performed in the Arab World that commenced on December 17th‚ 2010 are well known as The Arab Spring. Violent and non-violent actions done by citizens of different nations have caused outbreaks on governments and civil wars affecting all. These disturbances originated
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Arab Spring: Yemen The Arab Spring of Yemen began with protests in 2011. Both violent and non-violent events had occurred in the Yemeni Arab Spring. A whole chain of key events took place within the year that it lasted. On January 27th of 2011‚ thousands‚ led by many individuals all over Yemen‚ flood the streets of Sana’a and other cities in the southern region. These protests took place in order to urge President Saleh to end his presidency. There were weeks of mass protests to follow this
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Arab Spring The Arab spring is taken place parts of North Africa and in the Middle East. It is the result of many people who are tired of being ruled by under a dictatorship. The uprising has affects on other countries. Such as‚ Libya‚ Egypt‚ and Syria‚ who have faced dilemmas. Many of their people have been arrested‚ severely injured‚ and even killed. Arab spring is a good cause because people are standing up for what they believe in and it has effects on the United States‚ due to oil companies
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Significance of Arabs to the Origins of the Arab Israeli conflict • The Arab-Israeli conflict refers to the dispute between the Jews of Israel and the Arabs of Palestine over the land of Palestine. • The Arab-Israeli conflict has its origins both in events in the last 200 years and indifferent interpretations of 2000 years of history‚ within the ancient territory of Palestine‚ at the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East. • The issues and roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict have
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Advantages of Having Burj Khalifa Tower built in U.A.E In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Social Studies II- Asian History. Background of the study Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and is the tallest manmade structure in the world. Construction began on 21 September 2004‚ with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚ The tower’s architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore
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