Iran–Iraq War

Iran’s hegemonic intentions are not covert. It is easy to decipher that Iranian backs several proxy wars within the Middle East region and is asserting its influence. Iranian allies in the region include Hezbollah, Hamas, the Iraqi Shiite militias, the Syrian army, and the Houthis. Iran and its allies share revolutionary concepts rooted in Shia thinking. The Houthis are now engaged in a civilian war in Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia to the…

Which political system is better for a country? Each country have different needs, cultures, history, strengths and weaknesses to take into account in order to find the appropriate system. The aftermath of war in Iraq, when talking about politics, was focused on asserting control over the country, the next step in order to rebuild the country is establishing a representational system, the majority believe that democracy is the system to follow, since a democracy is not a unknown concept for…

there are many disinformation, misinformation and lack of information about them. Who are they and what do they want? If we can’t answer these tow fundamental questions, we will not be able to win against these evils and their argument about the holy war, justice and injustice, right and wrong. Many people around the world may not disagree that Daesh poses a threat to our shared security and stability. At least a coalition of 65 countries, under the leadership of the US, are fighting against…

In 2011, an insurrection initiated a civil war against Syrian president, al-Assad. This war is getting worse by the minute; many countries are involved. ISIS rose to power, Russia is supporting al-Assad, The United States is supporting the rebels, as are many countries, which has arose the question: “Should refugees be allowed into countries?” Refugees should be deterred; they provoke social apprehension, they weaken the economy, and they surface concern regarding terrorism and crime.…

Lives and millions of dollars are also the cost of fossil fuels in the Middle East. Terrorist groups such as ISIS thrive on the world's dependency for oil. ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. They are an extremist military group under corrupted Shar'ah law and the Shi'ah Islamic sect. They control 2/3rd of Syria's petroleum pockets. Using this oil, they act as a broker to small and privately owned refineries. The US has bombed the majority of these refineries, but they continue to…

Yezidi Kurds in northern Iraq never transcended their religious beliefs or identity in order to partake in Kurdish nationalist movements. Nelida Fuccaro, professor at University of Exeter, in her essay “Ethnicity, State Formation, and Conscription in Postcolonial Iraq” examines the complexities of state attempts to conscript Yezidi Kurds into the Iraqi army in the 1930s. While discussing the tribal…

The Byzantine emperor was killed, and army was destroyed. After taken over Byzantine the Seljuk Turks moved into Anatolia. Moving south again the were able to occupy the Holy Land. Religion played a role in the origins of the Crusades or Holy War. Pope Urban II called a meeting to deal with the religious issues, to free the Holy Land from the Turks. He has formed an army and head to Jerusalem, to have a Crusade. Anyone killed on this quest would go directly to heaven. Some of the first…

Kurdish people have of an uprising, this is based on centuries of oppression and the wish to prevent political or state Kurdish independence. Kurdish people are ethnic minorities in a vast amount of countries but are populous in Iran, Syria, Turkey and Iraq. So, whilst Turkey is allied with Kurdish people, in the plight against the government and IS, it is also bombing…

After the bubonic plague main Islamic dynasties were The Ottoman Empire, The Safavid Empire, and The Mughal Empire. Each empire share the core Islamic beliefs but they differ in their unique political features. The Ottomans adopted Sunni view of Islam, while inclusive the traditional ways of Byzantine Empire and trying new ways of integrating diverse people. The Safavids are the supporters of Shiite vision of Islam and Mughals ruled over the wealth but severed realm that is today’s India,…

Weather in-class Assignment Lebanon is found in the Middle East, at the coordinates 33˚N and 35˚E. Lebanon is a narrow and long country. It has a long coastline bordering the Mediterranean on its Eastern side. It has an alternating geography of 4 parallel areas that run North to South. Furthest west, there is the coastal lowland, that then rises to the Lebanon Mountains. Continuing Eastward the mountains descend into the Biqa Valley. Furthest West there is a narrow strip of mountain range,…