Algeria

RETURN OF THE WHITE MAN "A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace." -- Kwame Nkrumah The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines imperialism as a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force or other means. Hans-Ulrich Wehler states that “imperialism was intended to flatten the extreme fluctuations of the business…

century, including North Africa (Brown, “5 Things to Know about ISIS” 9). So far, they have control over many areas in Iraq and Syria, and up to current time, militant groups from several countries have pledged allegiance to them, including groups from Algeria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Chechnya, Libya, and the Philippines. Once pledged, they are considered provinces of ISIS. The benefit that provinces give to ISIS is that they make the band of subversives look powerful and attractive. It also gives…

Reign of Terror In Africa: Taking a closer look at Africa’s most active terrorist groups Terrorism is one of a number of security challenges facing some African countries. It is often associated with other security challenges, including armed robbery, trafficking of all kinds and money laundering. Terrorism is designed to create an environment of fear in society and enhance the feeling of instability in a country. More importantly, terrorism serves to highlight the relative weaknesses of the…

Karl Heinrich Marx was a philosopher, historian, revolutionary, and social scientist. His socialist thinking emerged from the 19th century. Marx’s ideas gained popularity after his death in the socialist movement. Also, his ideas have been modified for future generations and has brought change to political circumstances. Karl Heinrich Marx born in Trier, Prussia on May 5, 1818. He came from a long line of rabbis from both sides of the family. In 1818, Heinrich Marx, Karl Marx’s father,…

In Cléo de 5 à 7, Varda follows more closely to the filmmaking techniques that are used by most classic Hollywood cinema. The only major difference, other than the context of the film, would be Varda’s use of temporality by having a film set in a two hour time period and of trying to keep the action of the film almost in the exact lifetime of two hours. It takes the idea of Classical Hollywood continuity to an extreme. Another difference is that Cléo takes on more French political issues such as…

Most people have heard the Syrian Civil War being discussed almost daily on practically every information outlet, but do they know what the specific causes which provoked this terrible crisis in the Middle East were? Since this is such a hot topic, it is essential to know the origins of the rebellious uprisings overseas which have threatened and seized countries, governments, and humans worldwide. There are many conflicting and complementary arguments that surround the true cause of the unrest…

American troops lacked basic training. Their “cocky” attitude as the British claimed was not unfounded. This attitude was fostered by the American troop’s victorious experience when confronted during Operation Torch in November 1942 in Algeria. They became very sure of themselves and perceived Battle the Kasserine Pass as just a battle of live ammunition. The American troops only saw themselves as victorious. Martin Blumenson wrote this battle raised doubts that the righteous will…

Al Qaeda During the 1980’s Osama Bin Laden had built a terrorist organization called “Al Qaeda”. According to the writers of PBS Socal FRONTLINE, “Al Qaeda was created to over power governments in the Middle East, and elsewhere in the Muslim world, which do not strictly enforce a religiously-sanctioned political and social order, but that wasn’t the only thing they wanted.(9/11 Memorial)”. Osama started this group in Afghanistan camps by becoming stable in his financial system, supports, and…

Planet of the Slums written by Mike Davis paints a very pessimistic picture of the conditions that were presented in what he calls the “urban South”. By being pessimistic, Davis only see things in the worst aspects and thinks that it will continue to get worse from here on out. The term “urban South” is used by Mike Davis throughout the book, it refers to the third world countries that are all over the globe, hence the title of the book “Planet” of the Slums. When referring to the “urban South”,…

The history of Mali goes back to 5000 BC, when the Neolithic human skeleton was found in the Sahara. Discovery of gold and slave trade made Djenne city a trade capital and a destiny for explorers and traders until the 11th century when the Soninke Muslims created a trading center. Soninke kingdom started to move the Trans-Saharan trade routes from the Djenne city on the Niger River valley to North Africa. Almoravid group who later was assumed by the Mandinka Empire has destroyed the Soninke…