Henderson Jordan

Democratization is not typically associated with the Middle East and North Africa. There are a variety of factors that can explain why this is the case. There is a lack or presence of civil society, the state controls the economy, the people are disadvantaged, the location of the Middle East and North Africa is disadvantageous for democracy, and the culture of the region can impact the government (Bellin 2004, 139-141). In The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Exceptionalism in…

The article “Problematizing a Palestinian Diaspora” by Juliet Peteet, outlines the origins and development of the Palestinian Diaspora during the post-colonial period in the Middle East as one of the most unresolved and controversial conflicts in human history. The year 1948 marks the beginning of the Palestinian al-ghurba (exile) as well as the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel. The founding of the new state is often described as Al-Nakba, meaning “the catastrophe or disaster”,…

1) According to James Gelvin, “All nationalisms arise in opposition to some internal or external nemesis. All are defined by what they oppose.” Do you agree? Discuss in reference to state formation and colonialism in Palestine/Israel. Gelvin’s argument that all nationalisms arise in opposition to some internal or external nemesis is historically accurate and continues to be true. The mandate for Palestine was formally confirmed on Britain by the League of Nations in July 1922, which officially…

their own respective rivalry, which was complicated even further when Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic, which only lasted until 1961. Despite the breakdown of the United Arab Republic, and the rivalry between the other Arab states, Jordan and Iraq, all of the Arab states were steadfast in their support for the Palestinian cause. The Arab states believed that Pan-Arabism was the best way to achieve victory over the Israelis and liberate the Palestinians…

LARISON, D. (2015). Whose War in Yemen?. American Conservative, 14(5), 19-21. The Middle East, in the recent past, has been a hot bed for war and suffering for millions. The power struggles that exist have fueled war and intervention from western nations, including the U.S. Terrorism has been outsourced due to ideology and religion which led to involvement from the outside entities. This article outlines one of the most recent struggles affecting, literally, millions more with extreme hardship.…

Think back to the early 1940s, when hundreds of thousands of Jews from Europe sought refuge from a crazed ruler. Knowing the events that occurred, any decent person regardless of their country or religion would have voiced their concern for the Jews to their government, and not rest until action was taken to free the oppressed. People would have welcomed the Jewish refugees to their country with open arms if only they could have foreseen what was to come. In the Middle East there is a rising…

During the time of the British rule a few of the Arabic countries came together and created the Arab League. The Arab League consisted of five countries which included Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. The League came together to help Palestine gain its territory because they also believed it was unfair to let the Jews have the larger part of the land than the Arabs. This scenario gave birth to Arab Nationalism for the first time…

Arab Spring Arab Spring made trending news due to many protests happening in Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia. It all started with a man who lived in Tunisia named Mohamed Bouazizi according to (Gutierres). Bouazizi was unemployed, the food prices were high, and he was harassed by public officials. When that occurred, he set himself on fire on December, 2010. This got the attention of many people in the Arab World. "The people want to bring down the regime," as stated in the article (Occupy Wall…

According to the UN development programme in 2002, the Middle East have witnessed high level of poverty, inequality, and gender gaps. All these factors have caused the Arab Spring. Although we have heard from the west about success stories of Egypt in terms of economic performance, according to the neo-liberal thinkers. However it has been argued that the rise of economy was due to the revolution. This statement can be questioned, as many left wings will argue that since introducing capitalism…

Have you ever wondered how Palestine became occupied? How people suddenly started calling it Israel? I was shocked to see that because of the occupation in my country, Palestine, my grandparents had to flee the country, and how some people refer to it as Israel instead of the true name Palestine. Yasser Arafat was the founder of the Fatah. He spent most of his lifetime fighting Israel and that is why many Palestinians admire and respect him. Arafat died at the age of 75 from a mysterious blood…