Henderson Jordan

Judaism is a monotheistic religion that originated in the Middle East over 3,000 years ago. With only 12 million followers, Judaism has become the world’s smallest religion. The history of Judaism began in the very fertile land of Palestine with the Hebrew people originating from the East. These monotheistic people engaged in endless warfare with neighboring societies which eventually resulted in their enslavement by the Egyptians. Their enslavement set the stage for the infamous Exodus.…

Across the United States there is an insurmountable amount of discord amongst the states and their Governors and their positions on whether to open their doors to Syrian refugees. The United States is already a country that was conquered by immigrants (the Spanish, the French and the English), one would assume that there would be at least some level of empathy for suffering citizens of a country where they are under constant political and religious persecution. However this is not the case in 30…

My first theme to choose from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the 2011 against authoritarianism is Zionism. First off, Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people felt that they had a right inherit a rightful state of their own during the end of the 18th and 19th centuries. Jews believed that such a Jewish state should be located around central Europe and even at one time in North America. The decision was later decided that the final resting place was the holy land in Jerusalem, Israel…

so vast and impacting so many people of different political, religious, and economic views solving the problem can be troubling. The shocking fact is that 95% of all Syrian refugees are being hosted in just five countries including Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt according to Amnesty International. Only 2.5% of the Syrian population have been offered a new place of residence. These facts beg the question of what the rich western countries and Australia are doing to fix the crisis. …

Churches bulldozed, crosses removed, Christians persecuted, chaos, poverty, corruption… And it all comes down to one word: Religious persecution. Syria and China the highlights of a increasing oppressive tendency that slowly but steadily slains Christians all over the globe, threatening anyone who considers itself a follower of Jesus Christ. Fleeing is week by week a less feasible option since hordes of Christian refugees overwhelm neighbour countries’ borders everyday (Nat’l Catholic Reporter,…

Multicultural Awareness Paper & Immersion Experience Deja Roberson The University of North Carolina at Greensboro This Multicultural awareness project will help me gain insight on different cultures as well as improve my knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity. Based on my reflection paper and little exposure I had to interview these groups of people. I decided to immerse myself with the middle eastern culture, specifically people of Arabic descent. When I think about the…

2nd Aaliyah Davies Comp 101 October 17, 2015 Title- The Palestinians The Palestinians is the representation of their former homeland. The Palestinian people are no longer part of humanity. The Palestinians no longer have a homeland; they have migrated to other countries or been absorbed as non-citizens into Israel. In other countries, people no longer consider them as humans but instead consider them to be symbols or representations of being…

to 1949, Israel was at war with the jews that had come into their country and fought to regain independence. This lead to Israel becoming a country after the war and being accepted by the United Nations. In 1969, Israel began a war against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. In the end of the war, Israel had claimed the Gaza Strip, the Sinai peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Jewish people believe that palestine belongs to them and that they should…

Bahrain would like to continue its financial support to Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Egypt as former UNHCR, António Guterres calls for massive investment toward those countries in order to prevent refugees from slipping into further destitution. Also, Bahrain would like to make more and constant contributions…

When people hear about the Arab-Israeli conflict, they start thinking about how did it start? During the late 19th century, Jews came back from Europe to Palestine where they previously existed. The Jewish people indicated that they were met with violent opposition from the Arabs especially the Palestinians. The same story is claimed to be still happening till today. The claimed story that was just told is not true. What actually happened is that there was a Zionist movement from Europe after…