Classical Arabic

Tarnishing the Name of Islam In the past few years, ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been growing into the public eye, whether it be on social media or in the news. The notorious terrorist group, calls itself an Islamic Caliphate and is steadily gaining more and more control of the Middle East. Bombings, beheadings, and massacres have built up the Islamic State’s notorious reputation. With every public execution, a growing group of people have been starting to associate all…

International terrorism involves any violent acts toward human life that violate federal or state law with a minimum sentence of twenty five years with labor. ISIS, a new terrorist group that stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, mimicked the name Isis the Egyptian goddess and ruler of the underworld. The organization started their attacks on Syria and Iraq to gain territory and independence, but later on they pushed their forces to many foreign countries. The organization films,…

The Civil War in Yemen Background: The Yemeni Civil War, in its complexity, is very difficult topic to fully comprehend. However, to gain an understanding how it all began is a slightly less confusing matter. With the Yemeni revolution in 2011, the then President for thirty-three years, Ali Abdullah Saleh and his Shia government were overthrown, instating Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi under a new democratic Sunni government. However, instability shook Yemen once again when Houthi forces performed a…

investigated and reported upon the following points; General Considerations: religion, language, dress etiquette and customs. Travel Issues including access and importance of visa and country security. 2.0 General Considerations 2.1 Language & Religion Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia, though travellers need not to worry as English is widely spoken and commonly used in business and often a compulsory second language in schools. In Saudi it is mindful to be aware that there are…

Another study completed providing support for code switching as a home language use strategy was conducted by Yeganehpour (2012). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if code switching in a reading comprehension classroom for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners would have any effect on their learning of English. The researcher administered a pre-test to both a control group and an experimental group. The control group was not allowed to code switch during their reading…

Even though the middle east has overcame western domination over the past centuries, one can beyond doubt see the political instability that plagues the middle east, and this political irregularity will cause increasing international turmoil. The Middle East is in a very fragile state that one big incident can cause it to shatter like a tray of glasses being bumbed. When this happens it could possible take the rest of the world with it. This political instability all happened because of the…

September 11, 2001: an unforgettable day in American history. Not only did the lives of American citizens affected by the terrorist attacks change, the perception of Middle Eastern men and women changed as well. Racism and prejudice towards Muslims and Arabs emerged and has only increased over time. Previously met with fierce opposition, the American people began to support racial profiling, mostly due to fear and a desire to feel safe. Although national security is vital, racial profiling is…

Following times of turmoil within a nation there is always an underlying mood of hope that lives within the population which despite its presence, may not always be visible or on display for the world to see. The hope that exists is generally born out of the dreams that people have which take them away from the troubles of their lives at that time. This pattern can be seen many times in the history of the world via the art and novels that are produced by peoples of nations going through…

In week five, in the class of Introduction to Humanities there was information that was presented to us by The Creative Impulse about the art forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. I knew for our class discussion that there needed to be a picture of Islamic art, so that we could discuss the art of that period. Consequently, I went to the Arab American National Museum for some examples of Islamic art that I could photograph. The museum is only open Wednesday thru Saturday and is closed for…

While living in Saudi Arab is entirely distinctive then living in America on the grounds that both nations society are altogether different then one another. While living in Saudi Arab, we used to visit our relatives and invest more energy with our families. I live there with my guardians. I don 't need to tolerate my cost. My dad takes all the enormous choices for the family while my mom take the choice of house like what to cook, how to enliven the house, what furniture ought to be utilized,…