Iran–Iraq War

With the close of the war, the British were able to remove the Ottomans, and divided up the region between itself and France with no regard to the Arab people of their cultures. Their method for division was to each gain territory that was of economic interest to them. For example, Britain established colonies in parts of the Levant and the Fertile Crescent so that it could secure oil interest. It then divided this area into Palestine, Transjordan, and what is now Iraq. But in doing this, it…

face of others’ violence might be a greater evil. Therefore three conditions were laid down, the war must have a just cause, it must be waged under due authority, and the Christian combatants must have right intentions. If these conditions were met, Christian people could engage in warfare without fear of damnation. (History) Some historians argue that the crusades might be considered a Christian holy war whose memories still trouble the Muslim world and the West today, while other historians…

For Iraq it is a different story and I am here to give a brief essay on how water is in Iraq. I will also cover where the water comes from and the struggle of having water in Iraq. There are two major rivers that flow through Iraq, the Tigris River and The Euphrates River. These rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria before reaching Iraq. Both of these rivers conjoin at what is known as the Fertile Crescent in Iraq before flowing into the Persian Gulf. Some of the first water wars that…

invasion of Iraq) has increased the competitiveness among the groups. Supply of arms and ammunition from the west which is motivated by the economic interest is the burning example of the globalization. 2. Explain why it is said that the Muslim sectarian violence was triggered…

Baghdad’s eventual isolation from the Arabic speaking world was caused by its position between the Mongol-Persian Ilkhanate to its east and the Arabic-Mamluk sultanate to its west. With the death of the caliph, considered to be the last spiritual leader of Islam, Baghdad had lost much, from its nearly annihilated population; the destruction of its irrigation systems, built during the time of Mesopotamia; and the end of the Islamic Golden Age. The Islamic capital shifted west towards Cairo and…

The Babylonians were one of the first civilizations to develop a language and began to write down discoveries and stories of their people. Among these writings is the recorded observations of the night sky. Throughout the Babylonian history, the population selects one person to specialize in writing down the observations. These chosen ones were named Scribes. This was an extremely important role to play in their society and Scribes performed the task of charting the movement of the stars and…

cities surrounded by smaller outlying towns and villages. The territories limits of such states as UK, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash were often insecure, bringing the ruler, or ensi, of one city into conflict with the leader of another, and skirmishes and open war sometimes ensued. Control of the northern part of the city of Kish, whose rulers may at times have also exerted a degree of authority in the south. Akshak, located on the Tigris; Mari,…

On October 31, 2017, a 29-year-old man, Sayfullo Saipov, ran over pedestrians and cyclists on a Manhattan bike path. He rented a pick-up truck from Home-Depot in New Jersey. Saipov later crashed into a school bus and jumped out of the truck with a pellet gun and a paintball gun and shouted in Arabic, “God is great.” Officials said that he was tied to ISIS because they found a handwritten note near the truck with a few lines of Arabic indicating allegiance to the Islamic State. 8 people were…

the Middle East and all around the globe have been caused by this extremist group named ISIS. Some of these regions include Australia, North America, Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since the creation of this extremist group in 1999 in Iraq the numbers of attacks have been climbing, but especially in these past few years. Through their faith of radical Islam the group has tried to force citizens to believe Islam through “mass killings” and “public executions through social media”.…

Assyria was the area in the Near East which, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city of Ashur (known as Subartu to the Sumerians), located in Mesopotamia north-east of Babylon. The Xia Dynasty 2070 B.C.E. – 1600 B.C.E. is the first dynasty to be described as independent in both the official Records of the Grand Historian and unofficial Bamboo Annals, which record the names of seventeen kings over…