troops.2 The country tried to silence him many times but all attempts failed, in 1991 the Saudis banished him. Little did they know that after banishing him Osama would be creating his own secret group, formally know as “al Qaeda.”1 He recruited Muslims he had met while serving in Afghanistan, Their only goal was to create pure terroristic threats and actions around the world, making the world see right from wrong accordance to the Islamic law.3 Within two years Osama and his group had bombed…
Introduction: Today 's infrastructure enables an easy access to people and places all around the world along with products, services and technologies that can move easily across national borders. Companies today have increased opportunities to enter foreign markets and it is common that they operate in international environments (Albaum and Duerr, 2008). This environment is also called ‘globalization’ that has become an interesting topic in the academic world. The meaning of globalization…
occupied in the United States and internationally. They have more than 40,000 locations in more than 130 countries. KFC adapts its menu internationally to suit regional tastes. For example, in Islamic countries, they serve the food halal. Halal meat for Muslims is defined as meat that has been blessed, cut, and drained of blood in a customary fashion. In other countries such as Asia, KFC serves fried chicken liver and gizzards. They serve foods that are prescribed by a certain society in order…
Throughout the Middle East, there are a large number of countries that range from the wealthiest and educated, to the poorest and illiterate. For many people outside of the Middle East, the common assumption lies in the belief that prosperity and wealth are very progressive and liberal. However, this assumption is unfortunately not the case, because in countries such as Saudi Arabia; a very wealthy and educated state, tends to have very similar conservative and strict approach to woman’s rights…
Over the past decades, America has become the guardian of the world. Being a first World Superpower, the United States is able to reach out and touch people or countries who are dangerous to themselves and more importantly to the U.S and its interest. Everywhere there is any kind of conflict, America has been there to exert its influence and the Middle East is no different. Americans should care about the current state of the Middle East for numerous reasons. Some of the reasons Americans should…
which usually aren’t random at all. The searches usually happened to people who are or may just seem Middle Eastern. This is because the people who hijacked the planes and performed the terrorist acts of 9/11 were Muslim extremists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates. Middle Easterners are treated differently in America ever since 9/11, especially when wearing a turban or hijab or some sort of head covering associated with the Middle East. The other type of inequality…
creators Mark Sykes of Britain and Francois Georges-Picot of France. This entente intended to partition the Arab states of the Empire between the Triple Entente. The powers did this in hopes of dividing the control of influence. The Sykes-Picot agreement exploited the…
The district of Bourj Hammoud is located in north-east Beirut and is considered an extension of the Lebanese capital along the Mediterranean coast. In 1952, an independent municipality was established for Bourj Hammoud, administratively separating it from the city of Beirut (Municipality, 2017). The town extends over an area of 2.4 km2 and is divided into several neighborhoods: Daoura, Haret Sader, Jisr Beirut, El-Anbari, Mar Doumit, Ghilan, and Naba’a (Municipality, 2017). Until the beginning…
Slavery has been involved in every culture, race, and religion throughout history. It is now illegal everywhere in the world, but slavery still has not disappeared from society. Slavery has been an ever changing concept, and modern day slavery has simply morphed into what is now called human trafficking. Throughout history, slavery has taken on different characteristics in each culture, religion, and time period from The Hammurabi Code up to the American Civil War and the eventual…
and Saudi Arabia has lasted for 70 years forging a great friendship and alliance. The United States, began its relationship with the Arabs through the oil industry and then via government contracts, this then established a relationship with Saudi Arabia 's founder, King Abdulaziz. “U.S. businesses have been involved in Saudi Arabia 's oil industry since 1933” (CFR,2). Due to America establishing…