to appease the Roman gods. Execution was the penalty if not complying and taking part in these offerings to the Roman gods. During his reign‚ the persecution of Christians took place throughout the Roman Empire and to a large scale in Africa (Tunisia and Libya). In AD 202 he launched an operation in Africa and several
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Introduction Professor Muhammad Yunus took the world by storm when he talked about a new capitalist development theory in his book- ‘Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity ’s Most Pressing Needs’. It originally picked massive traction because of Prof Yunus’ massively impressive reputation as the Godfather of Microfinance. In this book he outlines a model of business that builds from his experience creating the Grameen Foundation and a series of related ventures
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(phrase coined by the media) has highlighted the fact that citizens in different nations are able to instigate change‚ when they act as one. The uprising started in Tunisia on Dec. 17‚ 2010 after Mohammed Bouazizi‚ a 26-year-old Tunisian man‚ set himself on fire in front of a local municipal office. According to a reporter in Tunisia the incident occurred because earlier that day‚ Tunisian police had confiscated Bouazizi’s cart and beaten him
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the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a specific form of regional foreign policy‚ that was developed in 2004‚ with two core strategic objectives. The first one is avoiding the emergence of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours‚ by creating a two-speed Europe‚ one integrated‚ stable‚ and affluent Europe in the West‚ and another less stable‚ much poorer‚ and less democratic in the East. The second one is strengthening the prosperity
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founding members of the league are: Egypt‚ Syria‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ and Yemen. Membership in the League was later extended to Algeria‚ Bahrain‚ Djibouti‚ Kuwait‚ Libya‚ Mauritania‚ Morocco‚ Oman‚ Qatar‚ Somalia‚ Southern Yemen‚ Sudan‚ Tunisia‚ and the United Arab Emirates. The headquarters of the League is located in Cairo‚ and it is run by a secretary general which is appointed by the league members. The work of any international organization which attempts to promote peace‚ and
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of Africa. In the 1830s‚ it had invaded and conquered Algeria in North Africa. The victory cost tens of thousands of French lives and killed many times more Algerians. In the late 1800s‚ France extended its influence along the Mediterranean into Tunisia. It also won
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acute pneumonia associated with acute renal failure. The MERS was also referred to as SARS-like virus or novel coronavirus or Saudi SARS. As of 30 May 2013‚ MERS has infected at least 51 people with cases reported in Jordan‚ Qatar‚ Saudi Arabia‚ the United Arab Emirates‚ Tunisia‚ Germany‚ the United Kingdom‚ France and Italy. The death toll had risen to 30. The methodology used by Dr. Zaki was that the clinical isolate was initially tested for influenza virus A‚ influenza virus B‚ enterovirus and adenovirus‚ but all tested
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January 2011 marked the beginning of peaceful protests and movement demonstrations staged by citizens throughout Egypt. Movement actors fought for democratic advances‚ political freedoms and equality. The genuine commitment for change‚ the unity of the people and most notably the tactful manipulation of social media resulted in the disposition of the suppressive regime. Modern social media has significantly changed the traditional forms of activism and has simplified the efforts needed to provoke
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Vernacular buildings What extent it is a question of the use of locally available materials and traditional building techniques The definition of vernacular buildings got a lot of people confused as some sources used a person opinion or complicates the meaning but to simplify it‚ vernacular buildings is an approach of architecture that uses local material and resources in a certain area or region where a building is built and undertakes local needs. Before 1900s‚ people unconsciously built vernacular
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All war is the same: A comparison between the Arab Spring and Animal Farm Revolution is necessary to bring about change. When people have nothing to lose‚ they risk it all to rebel and free themselves from the shackles of oppression and authoritarianism. A prime example of a modern day revolution is the Arab Spring. Caused by the improper rule over nations in the Middle East by dictator like leaders‚ the Arab Spring was a violent revolution that brought about change that is still ongoing (The).
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