In Iraq‚ the Kurds have been unwelcome by the governments for many years. As many as 182‚000 Kurds were killed by Saddan Hussein‚ who used chemical weapons and concentration camps against them. The Western world must support an independent Kurdish state as it is responsible for the addition of the Kurds to Iraq. After the first world war‚ multiple Ottoman provinces were annexed by Britain to the newly formed Iraq as a way of main taining religious balance‚ but these predominately Sunni Kurds were
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Arriving home‚ his meeting with Abda Afridi had triggered a fresh wave of inner conflict. His‚ sweats and nightmares returned with a fury unleashed. No matter how hard he tried to escape to his secret place‚ all he found was an uncontrollable shivering. His hair-raising escape from the Syrian farmhouse‚ played back like a horror video‚ leaving him crippled with fear. As he experienced it all over again‚ his eyes darted everywhere looking for any perceived threat. When he glanced down at his hands
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The cartoon is based on the terrorist group‚ ISIS‚ who are taking advantage of the Syrian refugees‚ that our country has denied entrance too. The Syrians are being asked to join ISIS as a way to get back at America for not allowing them sanctuary. ISIS is using this opportunity to feed into the hatred towards Americans. Many refugees are being turned away and denied entrance to the United States because of speculation that the refugees could be spies. In this political cartoon the author‚ Gary Markstein
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The Armenian Genocide was a devastating event that took place in the declining Ottoman Empire in 1915. More than half of the Armenian Population was killed; 1.5 million people. By 1922‚ there were fewer than 400‚000 Armenians. Those that were not killed were starved‚ beaten‚ and left without shelter; kicked out of the empire. However‚ to the Turks this was no more than a messy war. With the threat of a Russian invasion‚ the Turks questioned the Armenians loyalty. The Turks were not sure if the
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Paradise Now is a movie released in 2005 about two friends carrying out a suicide bombing. In the following paragraphs I will talk about and share my opinions over several aspects of Paradise Now including the setting‚ reasons why they are doing this‚ the romantic interest’s opinion‚ and if they go through with it along with my personal views on suicide bombings. This Movie is based in Israel and follows two Palestinian men Khaled and Said. The protagonist lived in what seemed to be a Muslim majority
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Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide was a horrible genocide that lasted between 1915 to 1923. During World War I‚ killing Armenians was the official policy of Ottoman rulers‚ who suspected Armenians of supporting Imperial Russia‚ one of their longest standing rivalries. The Armenian genocide was initiated by the Young Turks government of World War I. In 1915‚ over two hundred prominent‚ educated‚ and influential Armenian leaders of Constantinople were arrested and soon after were cruelly executed
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While the rest of the world was distracted by World War I‚ the Ottoman Empire saw their chance to brutally and wrongfully slaughter those of the Armenian race‚ a Christian minority. A study showed that there were approximately 2‚133‚190 Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1914‚ but by 1922 only around 387‚800 left in the empire due to either death or immigration (Kifner). The Armenians are an older type of people‚ hailing from Armenia‚ which is now occupied by a part of Northeastern Turkey and the
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While the Ottoman Empire was declining after putting themselves through many wars in the early 20th century‚ the new Turkish government pondered ways to revive their empire and return to an Islamic state as they were also getting themselves into World War 1. As the minority Armenian group was being accused of assisting the Russian enemy‚ an ethnic cleanse was a solution to the empire’s slump. Despite this ethnic cleanse and deportation of traitors being seen as good in the eyes of a Turk‚ their resolution
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Lebanon is facing a critical economic situation. The economic crisis is encouraging Lebanese citizens to emigrate‚ leaving their country‚ and their families behind. Statistics showed that “most emigrants are mainly men between the ages of 20 to 44”‚ Safieddine‚ Assem (2004). Also‚ by losing Lebanon’s middle class‚ Lebanon is becoming more deprived of productivity and development. Since the most educated people are the most common emigrants‚ the government should put more effort into improving Lebanon’s
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In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.
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