Lebanon

The Fertile Crescent is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. Known as the Cradle of Civilization, the Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history and organized religion and was first populated 10,000 BCE when agriculture and the domestication of animals began in the region. By 9,000 BCE the…

At the moment, most of the refugees have fled to both Jordan and Lebanon, causing their populations to skyrocket. Along with that, Syrians have crossed over to Europe and settled in both Italy and Greece, both countries who are now struggling to take in such a large population so suddenly. Because of this, the European…

For example, these are countries that are willing to take these immigrants. Like Turkey (1,938,99), Lebanon (1,113,941), and Jordan (629,266). Also over 11.1 million Latinos migrated to the U.S. These countries want these immigrants because they could help their own country from falling or simply want to care for them. There are a few countries who don’t…

In the story “Those Who Walk Away From Omelas” that is written by Ursula Le Guin, the author opens the story by describing an ideal city, Omelas, full of happiness, joyfulness, and peacefulness. Omelas’ citizens are preparing to celebrate the upcoming summer festival. They have very good lives, almost free of troubles and problems that normal people usually have. The city seems to be free of rules and laws; people have no king controlling them, and they all seem to be equal. This is mentioned in…

being 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.…

The Sykes-Picot Agreement in May 1916 between Great Britain and France led to the dismantlement of the Ottoman Empire. France and Great Britain have thus provision and divide Turkish-held Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine into various administrated and controlled areas. The agreement led to the creation of the present-day Syria and Iraq based on artificial borders which will arouse the dissent among populations. While the neighbor countries share part of their historical, religious, and…

The people of the world are dying day by day, and what do we do? We watch them. We sit back and we watch them, we must to take action, and demand cause change. We as a nation are required to open up our country and let these individuals who have fled their country in seek of safety, or more commonly known as refugees in. The world needs to open up their eyes and their gates and let in the innocent people who have been part of war their whole lives and just need a safe place to live, away from…

Egypt, one of the greatest civilizations in the world is now just a memory. What we know about Egypt comes from their monuments that are still standing today, what they painted on the walls, what they documented, and what we are able to infer. We learned everything from what was left behind. Egypt is located in the Middle East next to the famous Nile river. Just like any civilization it learned to adapt to its surroundings. The sand soil was too unfertile to use, but the Egyptians found out…

When you compare the key geographical features of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt, many similarities as well as differences can be observed. Similarities of early Egypt and China civilizations include that they were both founded around rivers. Both locations provided fertile soil that birthed a basis for agriculture. Differences include the temperament of those rivers and the surrounding geography that affected the development of these civilizations. Early civilizations commonly developed…

I decided to attend the 8th annual Lebanese festival that takes place in the parking lot of a church. The festival celebrates the Lebanese culture and is a fundraising opportunity for the church. At the festival there were a variety of food booths, music, dancing and activities for children. In most of the food booths the food was authentic Lebanese food. One booth had American food and another one, Filipino food. First I walked around to see what type of food they were selling and I asked the…