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The “Muslim World” is a region, rocked by conflict, with a complex history. The boundaries of said Muslim World are ambiguously defined and it is shrouded in numerous preconceived notions by different cultures. Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary is account of the Islamic World through Islamic eyes. Ansary takes the reader through the progression of Islam which is a faith that has both spiritual and political aspects. Although Ansary focuses mainly on the political progression of the Muslim state,…

The powerful phrase, “weapons of mass destruction,” is often viewed as the underlying catalyst for invading Saddam Hussein’s Baathist led country. After the shocking events that surfaced on September 11th; the world precariously anticipated on a plan of recourse on how to defend against the uprising of radical Arab groups in the Middle East. In early 2003, on the pretense that Saddam did in fact have an advanced weapons program, the United States finally decided to invade Iraq once again. That…

Prompt A1: The Seljuk Turks were an Islamic tribe in Persia during the early eleventh century that began to expand westward. In 1071 CE, at the Battle of Manzikert, the Byzantine army battled the Seljuk Turks. Romanus IV, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was killed and his army obliterated. The Turks expanded their empire into Anatolia, Syria, Jerusalem, and throughout the Holy Land. Turkish zealots prevented Christian pilgrims from visiting Jerusalem and other places Christians…

The importance of nationalism and selfish ambition as causes of the World War One. There have been many discussions about the cause of World War One and how nationalism and selfish ambition of countries contributed to it. It can’t be denied that both nationalism in many European countries and their selfish ambitions played a large role in the outbreak of The Great War. Nationalism has more than one definitions: 1) an extreme form of patriotism marked by a feeling of superiority over other…

to attack one of the “Axis” countries, then it is clear in looking back that Iraq was the intended target. The US had implemented an aggressive foreign policy towards Iraq since the first Gulf War in 1991, claiming that it had a right to “attack Baghdad at will.” America has been hailed as a “guardian” of global peace, and Iraq, which had in 1998 been declared a “rogue state,” a country which presents a threat to the world, seemed at first glance to be a prime target to strike against post 9/11.…

States would have likely got involved. This is a good example of a conflict with limited involvement by the United States. For a more current and rising threat this essay will look at ISIS since it has now become the biggest terrorist threat that faces the United States and has the most potential to grow. They have control over a large territory that stretches across the border of Syria and Iraq and has over 30,000 fighters with military capabilities (Cronin, 2015). It has gained enough power…

warmer region. In the center of Great Armenia there is a very high mountain that is shaped like a cube. It is believed that this mountain is where Noah’s ark rested, therefore, it was named Mountain of Noah’s Ark. After traveling through Georgia, Baghdad, and Iraq, he arrives in Persia. Persia used to be a great and powerful providence, however, it was ravaged and devastated by the Tartars. Due to the fact that Persia is a large country, it is divided into eight kingdoms. Marco Polo describes…

It shows in the modern world war is for the most part described by great aggregate animosity, annihilation, and generally high mortality. The arrangement of systems and activities used to direct war is known as fighting. These fight usually accour on the ability to win over someone ease turf or by defining your own property by intruders. As we all know it War is a condition of open and announced, threatening furnished clash between states or countries. The ascent of Islamic State in Iraq and…

Michael Brown is dead. Eighteen years of age, a young fellow gunned down—not simply shot–by police in his neighborhood in Ferguson, Missouri. Cocoa's experience acquires worldwide consideration not on the grounds that he is dead, but rather on account of supported shock, first by his lamenting family, then over video accessible from onlookers, then by individuals in his group denied answers, then by stunned nationals around the district. Extrajudicial killing of Black Americans, particularly our…

The Mongol empire had many lasting effects on the world during their rule and even today. Some of them were positive, such as improving trade, but others were negative. The Mongols are mostly remembered for their negative effects on the people they conquered. One horrifying thing they did was demolish entire cities and slaughter many towns’ whole population. The Mongols killed so many people in the Iranian Plateau that some historians estimate that Iran’s population did not again reach its…