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These days it is no longer a surprise to hear discussions and debates regarding to the growing strength of Islamist movements and lives of Muslim women living in the Middle East and south Asia. We see, from time to time, contradictions between a western feminist view of Muslim women as a mistreated, oppressed, and objectified beings, while Muslims themselves see it as a positive improvement for women compared to the times in pre-Islamic era. In some cases, this holds true, but as we saw in the…

Condoleezza was thought of as a passive participant, but revolutionized to an activist diplomat who was willing to break with many conservatives that were skeptical of an American diplomat role in the Middle East. Within the Middle East, there were many different negotiations that Rice was involved with. The first one was the Gaza withdrawal. Within this negotiation, Rice worked hard to persuade Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories and free up commerce and travel between the two areas…

The Conflict of Land in the Middle East Ever since 1300 CE, land has been an issue in the Middle East because of recurring fighting. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire caused conflict because of the separation of religious and ethnic groups. Correspondingly, Israel has been fighting for their rights against Palestinians. Altogether, the Middle East has experienced a very disastrous history full of fights and war. The Middle East, a highly diverse and controversial region, comprises of a…

who becomes a double agent to try and undermine the head of the Communist intelligence agency in East Germany. Everything is going smoothly until Leamas discovers himself before a person that will do everything in their power to bring him to the light as a British spy. The story begins with Leamas as the head of the British Intelligence in West Germany, who checks and inspects the spy missions in East Berlin. When his agent, Karl Riemeck, is shot down crossing the border into West Berlin, Leamas…

Islam has impacted India and its history in more ways than one. During the time when Islam was being established in India there were many changes that were being made during the process, including religion. This new religion was able to convert Hinduism and Buddhism. Which had also impacted India's caste system. In 711 CE, "India had faced many invaders, but no substantial challenges on both a military and cultural level" (Butler). However, when Islam had come along they had never seen such…

As the damage caused from the crash of the twin towers begins to clear, a new wave of racism and american supremacy sweeps across America. Sonia Shah, an Indian-American investigative journalist, writes “Revenge Comes Home” (2001), an essay that asserts the awful truth behind the prejudice and difficulties faced by people of Asian and Arabic appearance in the days after the terrorist attacks in New York. This essay gives insight into her own personal experiences and highlights her criticisms…

Tiffany Bertone Professor Kelley LIT-203-099WB 19 October 2015 The Thousand and One Nights: The Tale of the Ox and the Donkey The Thousand and One Nights is a collection of folk tales arising from the Islamic Golden Age. The book was compiled by many different authors over many hundreds of years. Today I have chosen to analyze The Tale of the Ox and the Donkey, which is the first tale told in The Thousand and One Nights. Shahrazad, who is the daughter of the king's vizier, is the narrator of…

Michael Parenti, The Face of Imperialism, 2011 Michael Parenti received his Ph. D. from Yale university. He is an internationally known award-winning author, scholar, and lecturer who addresses a wide variety of political and cultural subjects. He now serves on the advisory boards of Independent Progressive Politics, Education Without Borders, and the Jasenovic Foundation. He has currently written 23 books with topics on theocracy and other religious sins, democracy and economic power,…

into these four parts; the soviet Union, England, US, and France. The four parts decided to split the city berlin into two parts, east and west berlin. Soviets claimed the east half of Berlin while England, US, and France got west Berlin. Who knows what they were thinking because splitting up Berlin caused many conflicts between the east and west. The fights between the east and west eventually led up to the “Berlin Wall.’ They thought this was a good idea too but the Berlin wall caused many…

Is it ever a good idea to get involved in a violent and problematic situation? The United States has handled conflicts in the Middle East gracelessly from the overthrowing of Prime Minister Mossadegh in Iran, to the involvement in the Iraq-Iran war, and all the way up to the present in how the ISIS dilemma is being handled. Beginning all the way back in 1953, the United States has involved themselves in Middle Eastern affairs hoping to achieve results that affect the country positively. The U.S.…