Near East

(AGG)It is no surprise that not everywhere in the middle east is peaceful with countless deaths at the hands of the Taliban who constrain women and men while also bringing down the progressive Islamic society that the Middle East had before. (BS-1)The author uses a real life conflict; how the Taliban take the boys and men and force them to fight in order to drive Najmah. (BS-2)Najmah splits into 2 different people because the of the extreme confinement on women that are also accurate in real…

Topic: The Impact of Syrian Refugees on Jordan’s Water Resources Gluck, Caroline. "Syrian Refugee Influx Adding to Jordan 's Water Worries."Oxfam Policy and Practice. N.p., 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 18 Sept. 2016. North of Jordan’s urban city areas lies the Mafraq farms which are filled with growing vegetables and olive trees. The farm also acquires one of the largest water producing wells in the Jordanian valley. However, the area is currently facing several water disparities due to the increasing…

consisting of 1,179-mile-long pipeline to transport up to 800,000 roughly of barrels per day of oil crude from Alberta, Canada and the Bakken Shale on Montana. This pipeline would cross the U.S border near Morgan, Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, where it would be connected to existing pipeline facilities near Steel City, Nebraska for onward delivery to Cussing, Oklahoma and the Texas Gulf Coast region. The Canadian company TransCanada initially proposed the pipeline in 2005 and applied to…

The fact that anyone was Muslim in Africa astounds me; my previous knowledge was that Muslim religion was only practiced in the Middle East. Ghana was the first of these empires. Gold exports and the trans-Saharan trade, as well as the rock salts of the Sahara economically supported Ghana and their kings. Ghana expanded rapidly, becoming the largest empire thus far (Khaypoya, 2013, p.…

residents, the 12 block deep and five block wide neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights is considered to be one of the most convenient commuting neighborhoods outside of Manhattan. This is due to the fact that the neighborhood is located directly across from the East River of lower Manhattan. It was one of the first neighborhoods outside of Manhattan to be developed and settled. Originally referred to as Brooklyn Village, Brooklyn Heights has been a prominent and relevant area of Brooklyn since 1834. …

Although there has always been tension between Syrians and their government, the tension officially erupted on March 2011 with the punishment of revolutionary teenagers. This marked the end of peaceful protests as consequences for rebelling against the government became more severe. Since then, the conflict has escalated, leading to a loss of more than 300,000 lives and the displacement of six million people throughout Middle Eastern countries. While financial aid for Syrian refugees has…

The literature on persistent authoritarianism relies on a variety of hypothesis to explain the exceptionalism of the MENA region to maintain authoritarian regimes. Certain variables or prerequisites of a state to achieve a democratic reform are considered in Bellin’s article. Bellin stresses that these variables are not enough to explain authoritarian resilience in the region nor either the success or failure of states to transition to democracy. This essay will aim to validate proposed…

Ibn al-Athir provided accounts of many tribes, nomadic and otherwise, in the Middle East from 1193 CE to 1231 CE in the third part of his translated chronicle. In these accounts he provides both his perceptions of these various groups as well as the perceptions of those that came in contact with them, many of whom he credits as sources. The four major groups were the Khwarazm Shahs, Mongols – also called Tatars, Byzantines – also called the Byzantine Romans and Byzantine Greeks, and the…

carve her image, as Pharaoh ´´the Daughter of Amun´´, in every monument she orders built to leave clear who belongs in the throne. Nevertheless, after the death of Hatshepsut almost all of her legacy was destroyed, as discovered through excavations near the temple of Deir el-Bahri. Ancient Egyptian society was characterized for its hold onto tradition and conservative view in regards of gender roles, a female pharaoh no matter how successful would have proven disruptive to a linear male…

Therefore, as with business etiquette there is personal etiquette that a manager needs to be aware of (U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, 2014). These include: • Similar to meeting in the American culture there will be beverage and snacks; in the Middle East culture they take pride in showing an over-the-top display of generosity for their guests. • When offered a beverage it is considered polite to always accept, this will show respect. Also it is considered polite to leave a little bit of ones…