History of Iraq

From the development of agrarian society, to the origins of democracy, Chapter 2 of Patterns of World History Volume One spans a crucial era in the development of large humans civilizations or empires. First, The“Fertile Crescent” between the Tigris and Euphrates river allowed for increased agricultural success, paving the way for agrarian society. Furthermore, Mesopotamian and Egyptian government commenced with similar political structure but soon after developed into two distinct empires. The…

and Northern Iraq. The PKK was formed in 1974 inspired by the Marxist-Leninist ideology, till date the insurgent organisation aims to create an independent state for…

Throughout the First World War, two opposing alliances existed. The first being, the Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The second, the Central Powers: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Of particular interest to these states is that of the Ottoman Empire. In 1916 during the First World War, France, Britain and Russia began to create a divided Ottoman Empire between them, sketched out on a map. This secret agreement, known as the Sykes-Picot agreement, so named…

Kurdish-Turkish relationship. The Kurds who are reported to be over 35 million and commonly discussed as a nation that does not have any state (McDowall, 1997). As explained by McDowall, the homeland of the Kurds happens to neighbor Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq and as a result, the various governments in the four different countries relates differently with the Kurds. According to historian William Westermann (1991), “The…

the United States has been exponentially increasing its involvement in these foreign countries for inconsequential reasons. The U.S. government has interfered with the Middle East for decades, causing destruction and chaos in countries such as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The United States must stop attempting to take control over these nations at the expense of innocent people and take responsibility…

The Saudi regime was perplexed when Iraq invaded Kuwait at the thought that bin Laden would face them next, and being not sure of Hussein’s motivations, the Saudi royal family called for the United States’ military hand in defending herself against Saddam Hussein. Osama was not in agreement…

Not everyone is fighting for the same reason. One group is fighting for The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS). ISIS have not only executed war crimes and targeted Syria, but several countries including the United States in acts of terrorism. Many countries such as the US, Europe, and Russia have expressed and thought-out plans to help the efforts against ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant are connected to thousands of killings worldwide (intrastate conflict) and their supporters…

After the triumph of Makkah, the tribes of Taif and its encompassing range, called Hawazen assaulted the Muslim armed forces in dim of the early morning while they were dozing in their tents. Muslim armed forces lost an extensive number of their friends and they were practically steered by the adversary. Notwithstanding, Allah (Subhana Wataala) helped the Muslim armed force under the authority of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and foe was crushed. This fight is known as the…

Diversity that empowers the ability of the community to succeed and prosper is, culture. Variety of cultures around the world allows society to understand that there is different ways to share way of life, lifestyle, background, and heritage. Arab culture within a close friend of mine followed many of the primary components of culture, as any other one, but the difference is the ways to follow them. The Arab and Hispanic culture are similar and different by their approach to the cultural…

Around 3500 BCE, the first river valley civilization started to form in an area called the Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia. This civilization, called Sumer, was built on the basis of agriculture. Because their whole civilization was based on agriculture, they needed to live on fertile soil where their crops could grow, and this caused them to live near rivers, specifically the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Similar to Sumer, starting around 2000 BCE, the ancient Chinese river valley civilization…