History of Jordan

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…

like Mesopotamia were unable to realize their goals. Arab Nationalism fell to a mandate system and a regional state system afterwards. This is where we can see the rise of crazy dictatorships such as Suddam Hussein trying to change a countries history and protects its borders out of jealousy. The rise of nationalism makes it hard to imagine any kind of nationalism without Border States and with so much diversity within so many different tribes. Since the Ottoman Empire was so large and…

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…

Although generally perceived as only a threat to Israeli national security, with policy being created to reflect that, it is important to look at the other side of things. Despite the many obvious and potential negative impact that the Arab Spring could cause in Israel, many will also argue for the positive. Israel's former Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin, stands firm with his hope for progression in the Arab Spring movement stating, "The long-term changes in the Arab world are a great…

Assignment #4 - Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Middle East has gone through revolutions, some were successful in the beginning and others were complete failure. The success of the revolution was based on the cause of the revolution and who it was poised by. For instance the first Arab awaking revolution that was led by the Middle Eastern leaders was aimed to rise from under the western control, and to create a better life for their people. However, the revolution was not at its…