Arabian Peninsula

The thing that I want to write in this letter are about this journey, and I think that you love adventure’s, when you choose to take the long path by land, from Mecca to India instead of crossing the Arabian sea to India. Instead you went to Turkish regions and met many local rulers, and then after some travels around turkey you sailed over the black sea, and went to see the Golden Horde lands where you also met the khan of the empire, I don’t know but…

(History). Although he and his family did this for Saudi Arabia, he also caused lots of trouble in the country. His passport and other privileges were taken away because of his attempts to start new fronts of war, and saying offensive things about Saudi Arabian leaders. (History). In addition to these things, Bin Laden also killed many members of the military that were stationed in the Middle East (Frontline). When someone is responsible for causing over three thousands deaths, than their…

Muhammad adopted the practice of praying alone for several weeks every year in a cave on Mount Hira near Mecc. Islamic tradition holds that during one of his visits to Mount Hira, the angel Gabriel appeared to him in the year 610 and commanded Muhammad to recite verses which would later be included in the Quran. There is a consensus that the first words of the Quran to be revealed were the beginning of Surah 96:1. Upon receiving his first revelations, he was deeply distressed. After returning…

The Fayum portraits are panel paintings that were found in the Fayum oasis in Egypt. The style of this paintings date back to the Hellenistic Period 50BCE-250CE which is the Greek art period. These portraits were attached to mummies to cover the person’s face for burial (Encyclopedia of Art and Classical Antiquates). Fayum portraits illustrated a multicultural society of Roman Egypt. Those paintings were made by using pigments mixed with beeswax and various other ingredients like eggs, resin,…

It’s the year of 1352 and I’m entering the Mali Kingdom south of Ghana. As I enter the city of Timbuktu, I admire the exceptional mosques and universities surrounding me. Others, Muslim judges, doctors, religious leaders, and scholars alike share this fascination. This crucial city of this Empire came to be because of Mansa Musa. First of all, Mali’s first significant leader was Sundiata, who came to be by defeating a harsh leader. He was given title mansa, which was the equivalent of an…

epic drone photographs (-- removed HTML --) With the use of drones we’re now able to take photographs like never before. These 11 drone photographs show what photography is now capable of. 1. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Since Dubai is within the Arabian Desert sandstorms are quite common. This drone photograph shows a highway after one such storm. (-- removed HTML --) 2. Budapest, Hungary With a bird’s eye view of Budapest, this photograph captures the majesty of the sunrise and the…

was the founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was a Saudi Arabian, a member of the wealthy bin Laden family, and an ethnic YemeniA major component of bin Laden's ideology was the concept that civilians from enemy countries, including women and children, were legitimate targets for jihadists to kill.[51][52] According to former…

In about 610 C.E Muhammad a merchant and the last messenger of Allah became a prophet when Angel Gabriel gave a vision on the Arabian Peninsula. Ultimately there were three of the main reasons Islam was able to spread so fast was because of its Military Conquest, favorable Treaties, and connection to the rest of the world by Trade Routes. Many people may think that the Treaties and Trade Routes were the cause of Islam's rapid spread. While Treaties and Trade Routes were two causes of Islam's…

that led to cold war 1939-45 and then end of cold war in 1989. As for South West Asia/ North Africa, pre-WWI there was Ottoman Empire it was a theocracy and then the results of WWI the empire gets broken and becomes Turkey. King Hussein gets Arabian Peninsula from British but it was taken by Ibn-Saud which is Saudi Arabia. France gets Syria and Lebanon and Britain gets Iraq, Jordan and Palestine. As for the development of SW Asia/ N. Africa it is less developed country because of the oil…

on both sides because of the aid received from their allies. By involving allies it created more problems with relationships and resources.This was only one of the many Arab-Israeli conflicts to occur. The reasons for the conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula is narrowed down to the control of land and resources between the nations. In the Yom Kippur War the best understanding…