Hafez al-Assad

April Article Review (FOCUS: Social Justice) Muslims Were Banned from the Americas as Early as the 16th Century Bans that are imposed on religions are always a controversial topic. For example, Donald Trump (President of the United States) gave a travel ban to a few Muslim countries. This obviously caused lots of controversy and lead to some changes. However, in this article, it mentions Muslims being banned from American colonies as early as the 16th century. That comes as a surprise because I…

America has been struck by horrific tragedies not just in the ancient history but also recently, the attack on pearl harbor and 9/11 had the American government thrown into a state of national panic and destress but the way each president and the media reacted changed the public perspective on the need for war. Public opinion is very important so if the public feel they should go to war to avenge the lives lost in the pearl harbor attack than that’s what will happen FDR made the decision to sign…

horrendous acts committed by the suspects should have been dealt with in a moral ethical manner that would not endanger countless innocent lives. But the main reason 9/11 even occurred was because the Middle East was tired of American interventions. Al Qaeda wanted to expel westerners from their Muslim lands because they believed Americans were a big impediment. But the only way they were going to get America to listen was by using force. As a result of this force America to this day still…

Have you ever heard of,”The Rock.” Prisoners of the worst were sent here to relearn their mistakes they made. Most famous Frank Morris, the escapists of Alcatraz, was the first prisoner to escape the horrible island. The year is 1962, Four of the most popular prisoners are sent to Alcatraz, like Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and the most horrible prisoners are being sent to the most dangerous, and are wishing they never broke the law. prison in the U.S. One day on Alcatraz Island,…

From A.D. 589 to 711, the Muslims conquered the Catholic Kingdom of Visigoths in Spain. The conquest of the Spanish Visigoth kingdom interrupted the fusion of Hispano Roman and Visigoths cultures and altered the emergence of a new catholic civilization. When the Muslims entered this kingdom they wished to have the culture be their own and not have certain aspects of the past still culturally relevant. The culture before the arrival of the Muslims had been largely Romanized, which was a great…

I proceeded to walk cautiously towards the towering obsidian gate. My 7 month voyage to Hell was finally coming to a close. But my real journey had just begun. 7 months ago, I was hired as a journalist for the world renowned broadcasting company WNN, or World News Network. This company specialized in reporting a variety of current events, whether it be above, on, or under the world itself. I had been recruited by the president of WNN to collect information from under the world, in other words…

Where do they come from; Why are they doing such terrible stuff; How could they ever become like this; and Is ISIS in America. In this essay I will provide you with information that you need to know about ISIS. Isis stand for Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. It is made up of dissatisfied members and insurgents from other groups who have seized the opportunity to change the image of themselves into one group. “...they’re primarily disaffected Taliban members and insurgents from other groups…

The Umayyads’ rapid territorial expansion gave them limited time to consolidate their gains in North Africa and al Andalus while making the rapid commitment of large numbers of Ahl al Sham forces increasingly difficult due to the distance involved regarding the deployment of forces from Syria to theatres like Western Europe. This ensured the Umayyad army at Tours was mostly comprised of non-Arab…

Anwar al-awlaki, said to be one of the best recruiters and terrorist for al Qaeda was assassinated on September 30, 2011. This was an important reason for my topic because Anwar was recruiting people from the U.S to bomb and shoot places. This was also important for my topic because Anwar was also involved in the bombings and shootings. This was also an important reason for my topic because Anwar was also receiving emails talking about bombings, responding to them. The assassination of Anwar…

America's influence in Afghanistan has been complex, surprisingly prolonged, and often ineffective. The USA officially entered Afghanistan in October of 2001, following the 9/11 attacks to hunt for the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. No one expected the Global War on Terrorism to last as long as it did. Similar to WWI, both wars have begun with a hasty deceleration of war, immediately after a tragic loss of life. The onsets of both were called "acts of war," and both countries declared war upon…