In Islam, compulsory veil has become a contentious issue. The criticism about hijab regarding Islamic dressing style in which women were supposed to cover their heads and necks with veils became a hot debate during the 19th century. Qassim Amin’s book, The Emancipation of Women (Tahrir Al-Mar’a) is about the liberation of women in the 19th century. In his book, Amin made it clear that he was convinced that women were equal to men, and veiling was mainly done as a customary habit (Ahmed 36). The…
Countries within the Middle East include Egypt, Qatar, Saudi, Bahrain, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Kuwait. What differentiate people in the Middle East are their nationality, ethnicity and religion. Majority of the ethnic group in the Middle East constitute of…
OPEC and the U.S. Economy OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) was founded in Baghdad in 1960. It originally had five members; Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela. In 1965 the headquarters for OPEC moved to Vienna where it remains today. OPEC is currently made up of thirteen countries and they are responsible for over 40% of the world’s oil production as well as over 70% of the world’s proven oil reserves. OPEC’s mission statement, according to its official…
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as “ISIS” or “ISIL”, is a militant extremist group that has been committing brutal war crimes, attacks against humanity, and acts of terror to put fear in the minds of many people all around the world. This group is known to be one of the most extreme groups of radicals that has ever existed. While many people are fearing ISIS, others are preparing for a war against them. Although there are many ideas of how and why they have come to be the biggest…
Findings and Conclusions Education inequality is due to multiple limitations that women have to surpass in order to obtain an education, that is if they obtain one. Illiteracy keeps women from achieving their full potential as workers. High unemployment rates make it hard for Middle Eastern women to land a job to fund for their education or the education of their children. Economic inequality in the Middle East discourages women from getting educated because they will still get paid less than…
of 2012, the Prime Minister, Riad Hijab, defects and United States (US) President Obama waned that intervention would happen if chemical weapons were used (BBC). The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces was formed in Qatar in November of 2012 and was officially recognized by the US, Britain, France, Turkey, and Gulf states as a legitimate representative of Syrian people (BBC). Because of this newly formed and recognized group, millions of people became displaced,…
Dubai’s Sources of Revenue It is the city that has the highest skyscraper in the world, the biggest mall in the world, and they have the only hotel in the world that is rated as a seven star hotel named Burj Al Arab. It is listed in the top ten cities with most visitors and has an unimaginable amount of oil, it is Dubai. Dubai is one of the 7 cities that make up the country United Arab Emirates, it is located on the Persian Gulf coast. The seven cities in UAE are Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman,…
countries might not be applicable to India (Meena 2015); the support of organisations to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) is positive in some western countries while homosexuality is punishable by death in some countries such as Sudan, Qatar, UAE and 10 more countries (Fenton 2016). Therefore, it is important for an organisation or a working team to identify their major diversity dimension and objective before a diversity practice strategy is being customized or…
Introduction Voyages Maldives is a travel agency established in 1980 which is based in the Maldives. They are included in an extensive variety of vacationer administrations. They are mostly specialized in Safari programs, which include Cruising, Diving and Surfing Safaris. Voyages Maldives also provide ground handling services to tour operators, supervision and representation of airlines to and from anywhere in the world. They have a highly qualified and well regarded team, working very closely…
From the isolated communities in Alaska to the remote regions of Nepal, aids-dependent villages in Africa to the magnificent airports in the Middle East and the emerging fascinating concepts of Aerotropolis; the airport’s role in today’s society is as essential as it is luxurious. It is fast dropping the typical definition of transporting people from point A to B but bringing life to areas where other means of transportation have proved inexistent or insufficient, exposing the potential of…