History of Iraq

Imam Al-Ghazali The life of Al-Ghazali Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali’s life can be divided into three major parts; learning, career and retirement. He earned most of his education in Tus in Persia, then in Gurgan and finally in Nisharpur. He then moved to the court of Nizam al-Mulk, where the vizier of the Seljuq Sultans appointed him as the head of Nizamiyyah College at Baghdad in 1091 AD. His career as a ‘doctor’ of the Islamic community began in Baghdad (1091-5 AD). This period…

The Mevlevi Order: History and Organization In the 13th century, one of the most famous poets emerged in the Muslim world, Jalâl ud-Dîn Rûmî, who developed a strong group of followers that developed into the modern understanding of the Mevlevi brotherhood . Even in modernity, Rûmî holds a special place as a special place amongst groups. Born in Balkh in Central Asia to a well-respected, learned Islamic family, Rûmî’s family pushed towards modern-day Turkey in an attempt to avoid the Mongol…

In comparing the two cultures, it is clear to see they both have shared views about the importance of tradition, but mostly contrasting opinions about woman’s rights, diversity within a culture, and community involvement. Both cultures find their identity through traditional beliefs, although Saudi Arabia’s is rooted in Islam and South Africa’s is rooted in the power of authentic ethnicity. In terms of religion, Saudi Arabia is much more absolute with 100 percent of the population being Muslim,…

laughing about the incident in the infamous, “We came, we saw, he died” comment. Libya became a failed state where Islamic jihadist terrorists vied for control of the country and Qaddafi’s arm caches were given or sold to jihadist terrorists in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, the pan-Sahel region, and sub-Saharan Africa. After Qaddafi’s ouster, black African guest workers and their families were massacred by jihadist forces. Malaysia Before Hillary: Malaysia, before 2009, was a religiously tolerant nation…

the tables on his enemies and rally his men to victory”. Muhammad used his incredible skill on the battlefield to spread his empire. Muhammad was so successful that within a decade he was able to overturn Byzantine and Persian empires and councure Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Persia, and Egypt. In only 10 years muhammad went from nothing to defeating grand nations and concurring a significant part the middle east, but what made Muhammad different was his religious tolerance. The Quran states “O you…

Abu Bakr's reign was short, and in 634 he was succeeded by Umar as caliph. Umar reigned for ten years before being assassinated and was followed by Uthman ibn Affan in 644. Both of these men had been among Muhammad's earliest followers, were linked to him by clanship and marriage, and had taken prominent parts in various military campaigns. Aisha, in the meantime, lived in Medina and made several pilgrimages to Mecca. In 655, Uthman's house was put under siege by about 1000 rebels. Eventually…

advantages and disadvantages Iraqi Kurdistan currently possess in order to develop strategies for resource sharing, stability, governance and regional stability to a unified Iraq. The primary focus of selecting key geographic advantages and disadvantages is to have the ability to apply one or all of the lessons learned to effect change in Iraq and the region. The desired end state is Middle East regional stability achieved by focusing the U.S. diplomatic, information, military, economic,…

counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies that greatly diminished the threat from al Qaeda will not work against isis." b. The information the author gives to support the main idea is that ISIS has 3,000 fighters, holds territory in both Iraq and Syria, maintains extensive military capabilities, controls lines of communication, commands infrastructure, funds itself, and engages in sophisticated military operations. These privileges are uncommon to other terrorist organizations, which…

band of fertile land called the Fertile Crescent. It curves between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. Within the Fertile Crescent are two rivers: the Tigris and Euphrates. Both these rivers begin in present day Turkey and flow south through Iraq to the Persian Gulf. The land between these two rivers is called Mesopotamia, which in Greek literally means “between the rivers.” The conditions in this land helped bring about the rise of the world’s first civilizations. One of the first…

are two ancient civilizations which started in 3500 BCE. Norte Chico was located in present day Peru and was close to the water. It was also surrounded by mountains. Sumer was a collection of city states in Ancient Mesopotamia, located in present day Iraq whose city states were known for being at constant war. Norte Chico and Sumer had similar methods of trading, but they differed in regards to their interactions with surrounding people as well as their job specialization. Sumer and Norte Chico…