Levant

the past couple of years, the news has been filled with stories on the terrorist group, ISIS. ISIS is a jihadist terror group in Iraq. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. It is also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (also ISIS). ISIS was formed off of the Sunni terrorist group al Qaeda, which is less extreme than ISIS itself. They have began to overshadow the less extreme groups. ISIS is one of the largest…

The publication of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 signified an opportunity to prosper for the nations involved. Thomas Jefferson articulated the relationship between the government and its people as one that should “care [for] human life and happiness, and not their destruction, for it is the first and only object of a good government” (“Thomas Jefferson”). All human beings, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, or any other discriminatory category are equally…

This religious study will define the betrayal of Flavius Josephus in the First Jewish-Roman War and the haphazard application of the Jewish messianic tradition in regards to the victory of Vespasian over the Zealots. Josephus was a leader of the zealots during the early stages of the First Jewish Roman War, yet he was defeated and taken prisoner by the Romans at the city of Jotapata. The writings of Josephus reflect the haphazard application of the Jewish messianic tradition when he foretells…

The continued existence of the United States of America involves guns. Guns have played a role in everything from the revolutionary war to the current war being fought in the Middle East. If the American colonists had been successfully disarmed, there would be no America. Guns safeguard the idea of freedom in America. Laws controlling the manufacturing, sale, and use of firearms should not be passed to ensure that Americans have the ability to defend themselves against individuals, Terrorism,…

In the United States of America there is a question that all politicians are being asked. Should the U.S. government accept syrian refugees into the U.S.? There are a large amount of pros and cons from either side of the argument. One of the problems that would affect the U.S. population is the probability of a terror attack from these refugees. Do the american people really want to take the chance that one of them has ties with ISIL and is just looking to cause an attack on american soil? In…

Iran, wild goats were domesticated over many centuries. Credit Fereidoun Biglari/National Museum of Iran In the 1990s, archaeologists largely concluded that farming in the Fertile Crescent began in Jordan and Israel, a region known as the southern Levant. “The model was that everything started there, and then everything spread out from there, including maybe the people,” said Melinda A. Zeder, a senior research scientist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. But in recent…

Appearing in late 1800AD, Panbabylonism was developed by several European scholars and historians such as Friedrich Delitzsch, Fritz Hommel, Eduard Stucken, Hugo Winckler, Peter Jensen, Felix Peiser, Heinrich Zimmern, Alfred Jeremias and Ferdinand Bork that many of the stories from the Old Testament specifically the Book of Genesis originated from the religion, mythology and history of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians who lived in the Mesopotamia Valley from 5500BC to 220AD.…

“Under its former name Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), it was formed in April 2013, growing out of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). It has since been disavowed by al-Qaeda, but has become one of the main jihadist groups fighting government forces in Syria and Iraq” (¨Syria Iraq¨). They base their reasons…

complete harmony to utter chaos. ISIS is destroying and killing thousands of families today. What is ISIS? Who are the leaders? Who and how do they get there money? ISIS goes by many names. There is “ISIL” which means the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. “ISIS” means Islamic State in Iraq. Also, they go by just “Islamic State.” Most people refer to this terrorist group by ISIS. But, originally they were called Al Queda.(Piven) Al Queda used to be major a terror threat to the United…

disorder. The island that the boys in Lord of the Flies have become part of, has brought them to war with the citizens of the island. In comparison, ISIS and the Syrian War occurring throughout the Middle East has caused a problem within the people of Levant. Each society has transformed into a battle of ruling and has caused the people around to rise over each other. Jack wants to become the overall ruler and ISIS also wants to be the owner of the Islamic religion. Religion also plays a mass…