Classical Arabic

The center of the world with its essential oil production, controversial religious conflicts, and elaborate history, the Middle East is the often overlooked heart of world affairs. The ongoing disputes in Southwest Asia are a result of a combination of misinformation, indifference, and contrasts. Both Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews believe they have a claim to the holy land of Palestine. Partitioning after WWI leaves the land divided into political states containing opposing beliefs,…

Ancient Egypt has many influences on the design world. One of the design influences is the furniture that is being used every day. The furniture also shows the status of someone’s life. The furniture piece that I will be focusing on is the bed frame and how it was made, as well as how it can show its’ owners status. Beds are an essential part of sleeping but back in Ancient Egypt they did not have the materials that we have today. The structure of the bed that was made in the period of Ancient…

China began along the Huang He River valley. The first dynasty to start in China was the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty was led by Yu The Great. He led the people to build canals in order to control the flooding of the Huang He River. He then passed power to his son Qi. Qi began the system of dynastic or the hereditary system. After the Xia Dynasty fell, the Shang Dynasty began in 1766 B.C. The capital city of the Shang Dynasty was Anyang. Kings were the head of all clans, claiming a common…

\Social and Linguistic Characteristics of Discourse in Arabic Restaurants in LA County Introduction:  I chose to search this topic for several reasons:  First, I related to this topic because I used to go to Arabic restaurants most of my free time as I can relate to my Arabic culture and background by going there.  Second, I found myself interested in searching this topic because before I came to the U.S, I did not know about the Arab communities here in LA County which it considered one of…

Within the past couple of years, the news has been filled with stories on the terrorist group, ISIS. ISIS is a jihadist terror group in Iraq. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also ISIS). ISIS was formed off of the Sunni terrorist group al Qaeda, which is less extreme than ISIS itself. They have began to overshadow the less extreme groups. ISIS is one of the…

Omar Ahmed Sayid Khadr born september 19 1986 is a canadian citizen who attracted numerous attention when his childhood story was reviled. Omars was sent to various prison camps like guantanamo bay, millhaven institution, bagram air base and many others. Omar was detained at age 15 and is now 31 When omar was young his dad practically brainwashed him with his poor role modeling and bad behavior and into thinking wrong was right. Over the years he got lost and didn't know what oh what to…

ISIS is all we here about nowadays. ISIS is the talk of the century. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Syria is located in the Middle East, and part of Southwestern Asia. It has coastline along the eastern Mediterranean Sea, just below Turkey. The neighboring countries of Syria are Iraq, Israel, and Jordan. Syria is going through a rough time with ISIS. ISIS is taking over Syria rapidly and is on the move for others as well. Sources like CNN say, “the militant group has seized…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as “ISIS” or “ISIL”, is a militant extremist group that has been committing brutal war crimes, attacks against humanity, and acts of terror to put fear in the minds of many people all around the world. This group is known to be one of the most extreme groups of radicals that has ever existed. While many people are fearing ISIS, others are preparing for a war against them. Although there are many ideas of how and why they have come to be the biggest…

The Islamic State of Iraq, also known as ISIS, has seized and controls large parts of land stretching from Iraq to northern Syria. Over this stretch of land, ISIS controls millions of people. (“What is ISIS”) ISIS is a very brutal group that use inhumanly tactics to punish people, such a beheading and drowning civilians. ("ISIS Child Soldiers Behead Captives in Chilling Amusement Park.") ISIS also uses social media and other propaganda to persuade and recruit people from all over the world to…

My Second Language I was born in Palestine, a country in the Middle East that only speaks Arabic. I lived there for fourteen years and studied at an Arabic school from first grade to my freshman year of high school. After finishing my sophomore year, my family and I moved to the United States of America. Moving to a new country and trying to get used to its language is hard, but will pay off when it comes to improving a person 's education. I remember my first day in the United States. During…