Description of Country Syria is a country located in the Middle East‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea‚ between Lebanon and Turkey. The modern nation of Syria did not exist until the 20th century‚ although the idea of Syria has been in existence since at least the time of the Prophet Muhammad. The name “Syria”‚ was first used by the Greeks‚ historically identifying the region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean lying between Egypt and Asia Minor. Greater Syria‚ the larger region (called
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Saladin and the Capture of Jerusalem Saladin stands out in Western accounts of the Middle Ages because his beliefs and actions reflected supposedly Christian characteristics: honesty‚ piety‚ magnanimity‚ and chivalry. Unlike many Muslim rulers‚ he was not cruel to his subordinates; Saladin believed deeply in the Koranic standard that all men are equal before the law. He set a high moral tone; for example‚ he distributed war proceeds carefully to help maintain discipline in the ranks. As an administrator
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complex said that “when the large group of Syrians first arrived at Leaside more than a year ago‚ they took gathering with their small mats in the lobbies of the two buildings for group prayers. If you want to talk about cultural conflict‚ it was right of the bat‚” he says. The group prayers were short-lived. Someone intervened‚ explained that this could not be done in communal spaces‚ and the Syrians retreated to their apartments. (Bascaramurty‚ 5) The Syrian families got comfortable in praying in the
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LEADERS AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: According to F. John Reh‚ a leader is someone who offers leadership roles to others. A leader is someone who should have a vision and goals to achieve. They only achieve their goals by taking steps and strength which keeps them moving towards their goals without any obstacles. What differentiate a leader with others is all about the traits a leader is required to have‚ the traits can be inborn or improved
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is that once it lands‚ they will never see their home again. They will never see their family again. They will never live their life the same again. Children‚ mothers‚ all disappeared‚ all kidnapped. This is the life of an ordinary Syrian today. An ordinary Syrian who could be as young as 5 years old like Omran Daqneesh. Daqneesh is a young boy from Aleppo who has recently sparked controversy in the media as images and videos of him went viral. The guiltless young boy sits in the back of an ambulance
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breakfast for the people who would be participating in the fundraiser walk. The walk had been held for the Syrians who still needed help back in Syria. Funds that were raised during the walk will go to the Syrian American Medical Society Which is an organization that brings medical care to Syrian refugees and other “displaced” people in Syrian. The Kashak family was among 10‚000 refugees who fled the Syrian war. Aimee Abu-Shamsieh and Central Valley Physicians for humanitarian aid said that “the pre-war population
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the prevention and control of water borne diseases (WHO‚ 2013). Lack of water and facilities to take away waste water in the refugee camps lead to hygiene problems and water borne diseases (Maden‚ 2013). There has been lack of water in some of these Syrian refugee camps (Maden‚ 2013). The provision and availability of proper sanitation facilities is equally important to mitigate health threats and control carriers of communicable diseases e.g. rats (UNHCR‚ 2013). The quality of drinking water is an
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Intelligence Question: Will Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad honor his agreement with the International Community to dispose of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal? What started as a peaceful demonstration during the Arab Spring of 2011‚ quickly escalated into violence as Syrian government forces responded to pockets of hardened protestors with extreme and deadly force. This caused the protest to turn in a negative direction‚ marking the beginning of the Syrian Civil
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One could go as far as to say that grime increases awareness about critical issues. It makes sense that grime is the soundtrack to London’s civil unrest. It was the accompaniment to a number of protests‚ demonstrations‚ and uprisings that occurred in response to the UK Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government’s plans for public spending cuts and university fee increases (Thompson & Biddle‚ 2013: 3). Voices drowned out the grime music as young people roared with
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debate is in progress as countries weigh in on their intended involvement in a high stakes‚ limited missile strike on Syria. Some believe it is their responsibility to intervene after a large-scale chemical weapons attack recently occurred during the Syrian civil war. Others can admit that the event was terribly wrong and unjust‚ but it is simply not their responsibility‚ nor is it their best interest to get involved. With one thing in common‚ the belief that what occurred was unjust‚ each country must
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