The Middle East is a region rich in culture. Many ethnic groups reside there, including Arabs, Turks, Persians, Kurds, and Azeris. Several major religions have their origins in the Middle East, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. With the mix of the diverse ethnic groups and religions, the Middle East is one of the most cultured places on earth. However, with the wide variety of ethnic groups and religions, the area is consistently subject to contrasting ideologies and interpretations of those ideologies. Dating well back to the 1500s when Persian leader Ismail defeated Turkish tribes at the battle of Shurur, there has been constant conflict ever since, and even well before this. The conflicts that ensued disconnected certain ethnic and
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Recently on the Gaza Strip alone in July and August of 2014, at least 2,100 Palestinians were killed, 1,500 of whom were civilians. This battle alone injured 11,000 people, and displaced 108,000 people from their homes and communities. These shocking statistics are no surprise because events like these happen quite frequently in this area. Most of these events are acts of terrorism carried out by extreme members of terrorists organizations from either Palestinian or Israeli communities. A great depiction of this act being carried out is in the film Paradise Now. The film portrays two young Palestinian men who are members of an elite Palestinian terrorist group. Their mission is to suicide bomb as many people as they can in the city of Jerusalem. The two men Khaled and Said are struggling to find a stable job throughout the beginning of the movie, the terrorist act that they went through could be a way of actually making something of their lives, and being regarded as heroes to their people. Said is the only one who actually goes through with the mission, mostly because of the pride he has for Palestine and the hatred he has for Israel. This film is an example of what happens very regularly in this area, terrorism. The film is able to show what many young men in this area carry out, bombings and acts of terrorism to bring means of destruction to the other side, whether it being Israel or Palestine. Paradise Now portrays frequent episodes that happen around this area, showing the devastation that terrorism can have on a
Recently on the Gaza Strip alone in July and August of 2014, at least 2,100 Palestinians were killed, 1,500 of whom were civilians. This battle alone injured 11,000 people, and displaced 108,000 people from their homes and communities. These shocking statistics are no surprise because events like these happen quite frequently in this area. Most of these events are acts of terrorism carried out by extreme members of terrorists organizations from either Palestinian or Israeli communities. A great depiction of this act being carried out is in the film Paradise Now. The film portrays two young Palestinian men who are members of an elite Palestinian terrorist group. Their mission is to suicide bomb as many people as they can in the city of Jerusalem. The two men Khaled and Said are struggling to find a stable job throughout the beginning of the movie, the terrorist act that they went through could be a way of actually making something of their lives, and being regarded as heroes to their people. Said is the only one who actually goes through with the mission, mostly because of the pride he has for Palestine and the hatred he has for Israel. This film is an example of what happens very regularly in this area, terrorism. The film is able to show what many young men in this area carry out, bombings and acts of terrorism to bring means of destruction to the other side, whether it being Israel or Palestine. Paradise Now portrays frequent episodes that happen around this area, showing the devastation that terrorism can have on a