East of Eden

Protests, demonstrations, conflicts, massacres, aire raids, bombings, refugees waves. What makes the most stalble country in Middle East become to hell, just in 5 years. Guns and bomb make it is hard to say Syria is a nation anymore. So far, the Syrian civil war has caused more than 300,000 deaths, 10.6million displaced persons injured. The casualties number are more than half of their total population. What is the reason and the starting point of Syria civil war? Who are the people fighting…

and thus face severe human rights violations. Just as the Revolutionary Americans received assistance from the French to free themselves from the shackles of tyranny, there exists an obligation for the United States to promote democracy in the Middle East. Not only will it benefit Middle-Easterners, but there will be tremendous…

Oriental”(Said page.15). This example shows how orientalists are representing the orient and one can sense the stereotyping in these orientalists when dealing with the East. This is also continues till today’s date as the Hollywood movies that relates Middle Eastern countries miss represent the culture and the lifestyle of the middle east. This stereotyping had its roots from centuries…

In chapter ten of Gelvin’s The Modern Middle East, the state building process after World War One was discussed. This chapter focused on the states that were created by the decree of Great Britain and France. Gelvin focuses on the states that were created in the Levant and Mesopotamia. The states created are present-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. The process in which these states were constructed was by the mandated power of Great Britain and France, and they were…

importance in using other sources that might not be as credible or scientific would be because everyone sees the world differently. In the Middle East I believe in finding different accounts from old diaries to internet blogs provide the insight to the diverse region that is the middle east and helps people understand that the conflicts in the middle east is not a clear problem. Instead the conflicts are a complex web of different people from different religions, areas and social classes. An…

Explain the apparent military decline of East Asia after 1700 East Asia had been regarded as one of the most military advanced region of the globe since the early firearms were invented by the Chinese before the Europeans perfected them. Indeed, the earliest known formula for gunpowder is found in a Chinese work dating from the 800s. This allowed the Chinese to apply it to warfare through producing a variety of gunpowder weapons among them rockets, bombs, mines, and rockets before inventing the…

is important to the Iranian revolution because it’s relation with regional politics, and the power to challenge the legitimacy of the state. After the revolution, the ideology became apparent in social, economic, and cultural policies for the Middle East. Some of these policies included the way people should dress, for example women were banned from uncovering their hair and body parts such as their arms. It was also important because it represented that religion stimulated profound social…

their authority amongst each continent of the world. The Middle East is not exempt from such, and has a history involving America, Britain, France and Russia. In order to assess the influence of these powers, the following essay will analyse how they shaped Middle Eastern politics from the eventful years of 1914 until 1990. This will be done by looking at the continuities and the discontinuities in Western policies towards the Middle East, starting from World War One in regards to the…

The most useful component which gives Gwadar port the most political and financial significance is that Gwadar is a connecting locale. Gwadar Port is a connection between the East and the West. Gwadar can change the vital environment and economy of the whole political group. Pakistan government started Gwadar port venture however has not offered regard for it in these previous couple of years. Gwadar is no more the top need…

and the Soviet Union created the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the East. East Germans were banned from leaving the country, but in Berlin you could just take the bus to the western half. According to TED-Ed's video, this became a big problem of East German leadership. "East Germany secret police listened…