representative sample of the countries of the region. Pakistan, whose majority shares the same religion as most of the nations of the Middle East, had a female leader with Benazir Bhutto, showing that being…
Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS): It is an extremist group that came into existence in 1941 and the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, when the country was still part of Pakistan. It is concerned with the changing of the existing education system through emphasis of the Islamic values, provides the students the Islamic knowledge and be part in the establishment of Islamic way of life. Hence, the aim of the group is to establish an Afghanistan-Taliban type…
A Radiological Dispersion Device, often referred to as an RDD or “dirty bomb”, contains conventional explosives (such as dynamite) and radioactive material. The intention is to spread radioactive material over a large area. RDDs are not a new idea. The military considered creating such devices in 1941. Dirty bombs are no longer considered practical for military applications and are now considered terrorist weapons (The Facts about “Dirty Bombs”, 2005, pg. 4). Radioactive materials are…
code that dictates how Muslims must live their life. They believe through following Sharia Law, originally a concept from the teachings of their God, Allah, they should dictate how aspects of their life should run. The Sharia law is Islam’s legal system; it is literary translated as ‘The clear trodden path to water’. To Muslims Sharia helps them in their daily understanding of how to live their life. To me, extreme types of the Sharia Law mean rape, murder and abuse done by extremist Muslims who…
Many believe that texting is decreasing teens spelling and grammatical skills and because of extreme use of shorthand or simplified spellings, Texting is ruining the language and writing system. Well first of all, spelling and grammatical errors have always existed and does not only belong to this period of time.Secondly, texting is not even writing! it is actually a written speech, John McWhorter says in ‘Txtng Is Killing Language. JK!…
educating his three younger brothers” (Tandon 25). In this instance, it is shown how families help each other during desperate times and that family ties can make or break a family given that without helping each other nobody would’ve gotten the education that they were looking…
VS Ancient Greek Satire: Political Satire originated in the 4th century BCE in Greece, in what was known as the Aristophanic Comedy. Aristophanes was a playwright of ancient Athens who used comedy to mock and explicitly criticize the governmental system at the time. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by politicians of the time. Aristophanes’ comedy was peculiarly democratic in a period where democracy was in stages of instability in Ancient Greece. Also, his plays and art were…
equal education, however religion has a much greater effected on the education for women in the Middle East. When researching women’s education in the Middle East one can compare it to the early stages of education in the Colony America (although not as serve as the women in Middle Eastern Counties). Women in the Middle East still do not have the same opportunities as the men in their countries, however since the 1970’s it is becoming a slightly more accepted for a woman to receive an education.…
tedious justice system involved in it. This process is required to be carried out in order to ensure that no innocent men or women are being punished unjustly. However this risk has not been fully eliminated; innocent lives have been forgone alongside tons of money. If the alternate, life without parole, is resorted to, it is estimated that a State is likely to save up to $1Billion. This efficient allocation of budget can help a country spend this money on much important sectors e.g. education,…
The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 declared the dowry system as illegal, yet it continues to be an occurrence and part of everyday Indian weddings. Dowry is cash, property, and other assets given by a woman to her husband, as a part of the marriage contract. The dowry demands placed on a woman and her family…