Levant

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has a structure quite similar to the old Ottoman Empire, in that the Ottomans and ISIS both have its caliphate foundation. In another example, the Ottoman Empire started to grow when the Western powers began to decline. The modern day ISIS also grows larger and stronger, and though their power may not grow as much as the Ottomans did, the Eastern identity increased when the Western powers ever so slightly lagged to enforce power. Furthermore, a key…

According to Said, Goethe’s book, the West-ostlicher Divan, was inspired by the Persian poetry. This book has been used extensively by Edward Said, who mainly focuses on the American, French, and the British Orientalism. Orientalism can be easily noticed by anyone who is interested in the reading (16-7). According to Said, Goethe is one of the outstanding authors in Germany. His writings have influenced the European way of poem writing as well as motivated many who want to venture into the same.…

In the past decade, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant grew to become an incredible threat. This threat found its very basis of reasoning through unfortunate misinterpretations of the Quran. In response, a number of Islamic scholars publically signed the “Open Letter to ISIS” that was directed at the members of ISIS and the leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Through this roughly twenty-three page letter, the publically known beliefs of the Islamic State are refuted. The actions and words of the…

For some, the Arab spring (whether is understood to be successfully or not) certainly represent the turning point in relations in the Middle East. A hundred years since the creation of borders between the countries of the Levant, the Maghreb and the Middle East, there was their collapse. When one mentions the Middle East, it is seen as a huge area where ancient civilizations were, some of the oldest cities in the world, but also the young states of today. A hundred years after rendering the…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has attacked American embassies is Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, and Libya. As a result, killing hundreds of United States civilians, soldiers and personnel of the State Department. The President has issued an executive order to deploy 100,000 troops into Iraq and Syria; with the objective of putting and end to ISIS power. President Assad 's supported ISIS through instilling jihadist extremism within his citizens of his country. He as exacerbated instability in the…

Impressionism was originated by a group of Paris based artist. As impressionism evolved it was faced with resistance from conventional art community in France. The name of the art style Impressionism came from the title of a Claude Monet painting, “Soleil Levant” (impressionism, Sunrise). The growing of impressionist in the visual art was soon followed by impressionist music and impressionist literature. Claude Oscar Monet was also known as Oscar-Claude Monet. Monet was born in Paris on…

The Pre-Pottery Neolithic period was the very earliest period of the Neolithic in the Near East and Levant. Much can be discovered about this period in time by excavating archaeological sites and examining what has been preserved such as architecture and other physical materials. One aspect of these excavations that are particularly fascinating are the burial practices that prevailed within these sites throughout the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. There were many burial similarities, as well as…

acknowledged more in the U.S.A. ISIS is a terrorist organization that is a xenophobic group that is located in the Middle East. ISIS also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, others tend to call it the ISIL or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ISIS’ leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the former leader’s position in 2006. The first leader of ISIS was Abu Musab al-Zarqawi…

Muslims Immigration A. Introduction Over the past decade, the rise of Muslim immigrants has increased dramatically. With the recent terrorist attacks like the San Bernardino shooting, people are becoming concerned about Muslims entering the United states, and that left many people questioning if we should allow Muslims to enter the United states anymore, Donald Trump the president candidate who called on complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United states have been recently backed by…

America has been leading from behind in the world for far too long. The instability throughout the world has increased at an ever-expanding rate in the last couple of years, and it does not seem to be slowing down. The inaction of America has contributed greatly to this instability by not forcefully deterring actions threatening peace. Adversaries have become emboldened to pursue their interests unabetted because of the lack of will on the part of the American Government to do something about it…