COWC 1001 National Identity and Globalization Spring 2013 Ariel Rapps Palestinian National Identity The vertical ethnie model of understanding nationalism that was posed by Anthony D. Smith maintains that “the clerisies of a given ethnic group construct a new self-definition for the hitherto politically passive community” (Foster 5). There are five processes that are involved in this evolution. These processes are: engaging in active political assertion; embracing the homeland; moving the
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Clothing The ancient Mesopotamians wore clothing made from the natural resources that were available to them. They made their clothing from wool or flax which they could grow and harvest. How thick and how coarse the clothing was indicated the season that the clothes would be worn. Heavier clothes would be worn in the winter and lighter clothing would be worn in the summer. Although both rich and poor Mesopotamians wore the same style of clothing‚ the wealthier Mesopotamians wore clothes that
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1982 Lebanon War After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war‚ Lebanon became home to more than 110‚000 Palestinian refugees‚ after their settlements in Palestine and Israel had been depopulated as a result of the war. The large influx of Palestinians from Jordan after "Black September" caused an additional demographic imbalance within Lebanon. By 1975‚ the refugees numbered more than 300‚000 and the PLO in effect created an unofficial state-within-a-state‚ particularly in Southern Lebanon. These rapid demographic
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Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt. He was a very intelligent and successful man. He was assasinated to end his career. He was born December 25‚ 1918 in Mit Abu alkum‚ Egypt. His wife was a lady named Jehan Sadat. Anwar Sadat was also a book writer and also known for his books. Some of his books include In Search of Identity‚ Those I have known‚ and many more. Some of his great quotes are “Fear is‚ I believe‚ a most effective tool in destroying the soul of an individual - and the soul of
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The Semiramis Hotel Bombing was perpetrated by the Haganah in Jerusalem between 1947and 1948 when there was a civil war in Mandatory Palestine. After the Semiramis hotel was suspected to be an Arab‚ headquarter the Haganah placed a bomb and as a consequence‚ twenty-four people lost their lives and several injured. Referring to the Associated Press‚ the hotel was attacked because it was considered important to the Arabs gangs. It was from the Semiramis hotel where rifles were dispersed to the outskirts
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Why the Lebanese Left Lebanon The Lebanon Civil War and Declining Economic Prospects: Much of Lebanese Immigration occurred between the 1940s and 1990s because of the large amount of Immigrants fleeing the Lebanon Civil War. Around 60‚000 Lebanese immigrated to the U.S. between 1948 and 1985. Another reason why Lebanese Americans left Lebanon was due to declining economic prospects after the war. Why the Lebanese Came to the U.S. and Their Expectations The majority of Lebanese immigrants came
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This movie depicts issues‚ most resulting from the civil war‚ such as poverty‚ migration‚ and most importantly refugees. The civil war raging within Agu’s country causes a significant amount of suffering for both those participating and those who are just caught in the middle. Agu and his family would be a prime example of the latter‚ forced to separate and the remainder executed after an accusation‚ based on no evidence‚ of them being spies for the rebels. The war makes Agu into a refugee that
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In 1948‚ there was war between Israel and a military alliance of Arab states. Israeli forces overthrown the Arab military coalition which forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country for their own safety. As a result of the 1948 War‚ many Palestinians became refugees and the state of Israel was born. Residents of Palestine attempts to go back to their own villages‚ but they were forbidden to do so. Even though Palestine refugees failed to return to their homeland‚ they achieve success in
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On March 13‚ 1941 Mahmoud Darwish was born in Al Birweh‚ Palestine‚ into a landowning Sunni Muslim family. During the beginning of the existence of the State of Israel in 1948‚ his village was destroyed and his family ran away to Lebanon. Darwish faced imprisonment for his political activism and for publicly reading his poetry. He lived in exile for twenty-six years‚ between Beirut and Paris‚ until his return to Israel in 1996. I believe that without being exiled Darwish would not have been the
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War in South Sudan South Sudan separated from north Sudan and became independent in July 2011. The government is composed of President Salva Kiir‚ from the Dinka tribe‚ Vice President Riek Machar‚ from the Nuer tribe‚ and high officials from a number of other tribes. South Sudan has a long history of ethnic tensions between Dinka and Nuer‚ the two largest tribes. When South Sudan was fighting for independence‚ all tribes set their differences apart. But independence didn’t necessarily bring with
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