History of Egypt

taking exclusive control of Saudi Arabia’s oil. The United States became dependent on foreign oil in the 1970’s, but the Europeans were always dependent on oil in the Middle East. This led to the Suez Crisis in 1956, when Britain and France invaded Egypt to stop the Egyptian president from nationalizing the Suez Canal. More conflict further ensued in the Middle East when the Soviet Union convinced the Arab states that if Israel did not exist, then…

Protests, demonstrations, conflicts, massacres, aire raids, bombings, refugees waves. What makes the most stalble country in Middle East become to hell, just in 5 years. Guns and bomb make it is hard to say Syria is a nation anymore. So far, the Syrian civil war has caused more than 300,000 deaths, 10.6million displaced persons injured. The casualties number are more than half of their total population. What is the reason and the starting point of Syria civil war? Who are the people fighting…

The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, it started in Tunisia and spread across the Middle East in 2011. It started as non-violent protests, but ended up with very bad consequences. Many people died. Properties destroyed. Raising in the level of poverty and unemployment. Increasing the number of crimes and civil wars. Leaders fallen. He was born in 1942 in Libya. At the time of Gaddafi 's birth Libya was an Italian colony. Growing up, Gaddafi witnessed significant events in…

MUHAMMAD ‘ABDUH’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERNITY This article “MUHAMMAD ‘ABDUH’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERNITY” was written by Ahmad N. Amir, Abdi O. Shuriye and Ahmad F. Ismail summarizes ‘Abduh's modernity views that brought many changes and reforms to al-Azhar and Egyptian society and many of his views transcendent to the Arab world. I will review the important points mentioned in regards to his reforms and overall evaluate the paper. According to the authors ‘Abduh wanted to bridge the gap…

the Western Desert that buffered Italian Libya and British Egypt. Conflict also arose with rebellion in Iraq as consequence of growing western resentment, and in Syria and Lebanon after French defeat and capitulation to the Nazis. After Britain lost its longtime ally, France, they were left standing alone in the Middle East as the last defense against Nazi and Italian fascism, and struggled to prevent the takeover of the Suez Canal in Egypt and a loss of access to British India as a result.…

Originally published in 1993, the book is long overdue for a re-write. This update could consider some of the aforementioned criticisms and should do so for purposes of historical accuracy. Due to age, his book leaves out many crucial events in the history of the Arab/ Israeli Conflict such as the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War and Israel’s reaction to the 2015 Iranian Nuclear Deal. Conclusively, Amos Oz’s The Land of Israel is an important and engaging piece of scholarship for understanding the…

Reasons Civil Disobedience Should Be Justified I’m sure you’ve watched the news and heard of the many things that occurred around the world during 2017. A mass majority of people decided that it was their year to take a stand for what they believed in by protesting against their government. An example of civil disobedience was the march in London by Muslims protesting against ISIS in October. The protesting muslims were not happy with the rules and regulations that ISIS was setting forth to them…

In my visual, I included a variety of text, images, symbols and photos which are presented in a way that represents the factors and items that shape my identity in a globalized world. At the top of my representation, I have three maps and flags contrasted together and organized in a specific order. On the far left side, there is a map/ flag of Iraq, and the mosque of Samarra, which is an Iraqi national symbol. I am originally Iraqi, but I have only been there once when I was three years old.…

DYNASTIC INSTABILITY IN ISRAEL Throughout its history, Israel has had foreign influences, religious upheavals, and assassinations of the kings, causing severe instability within the nation. Amongst this unrest, it is no wonder a stable line of succession could form. All these factors contributed to the dynastic instability referenced in the biblical record and other sources. This is significant as the dynastic instability inevitably leads to fall of Israel and it’s capture by Assyria. Unlike…

Disney’s magic carpet ride: Aladdin and women in Islam is about how the Disney version of Aladdin portrays the women and men in Islam. I agree on a lot of the points in this article and disagree with only a few. This article talks mainly about how Disney could have done a better job with portraying Islam culture. The author of this article Christiane Staninger uses a lot of other authors from different papers to back up certain arguments that are being made about this Disney movie, and this…