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Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, also known as Trajan, was born on 18 September in Italica, Spain in the year AD 52. His Spanish origin made him the first emperor of Rome to not to be born in Italy. Trajan was the son of a well-respected general and senator also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus. In his adult years, he became a soldier and served on many distant Roman frontiers. He was elected head of the senate in 98 A.D. Shortly after, he married a woman named Pompeia Plotina. Trajan, who was at that time…

At the end of World War II, 1947 the Jewish State of Palestine established a state of Jewish sovereignty, the United Nations in November of that same year voted to establish the creation of a Jewish state and an Arab state. That was the creation and establishment of Israel. Israel is known as the “Holy Land”, a country of rich history and distinguishable conflict. It is a nation state known for its incredibly notorious history with war, conflict, and strength. Through history religion has played…

Chapter Three: Eritrean Refugees and Introduction Programme in Norway 3.1 Eritrea Eritrea is a small country located on the North - East of Africa on the shores of African Red Sea. It has an area of about 125,000 sq. km and a population of about 6 million. The country is bordered by Sudan to the north-west, the Red Sea on the east, Ethiopia to the South-west and south-east by Djibouti. It is ethnically and religiously diverse and includes nine ethnic groups. Eritrea became a free independent…

Roosevelt also used this as a time to tell Churchill that he decided upon Dwight D. Eisenhower as the commanding general to lead the Normandy Invasion. The result of the Cairo Conference was the declaration that was issued during the first meeting and stated that the Allied powers would use military force until Japan decided to surrender, so the allied countries could punish Japan for its aggression and hostility towards its neighboring countries. Arab-Israeli conflicts are still an issue in…

The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the day the state of Israel declared independence, days ahead of the official end to the British Mandate in Palestine in 1948. While there were some minor conflicts and skirmishes between the Arabs and the Jews prior to 1948, those ongoing tensions erupted into a full civil war and countless bloody battles that have claimed the lives of many innocent people and have dominated the international political arena for over seven decades.…

A staggering number of people exist throughout the world; however, no living creature is exactly identical to another. The average everyday person has the power to do the impossible, even when the majority of people lack faith. Axiomatically, people are going to face trials that seem relentless, but a book was written that can help people to conquer the impossible. The Holy Bible is the only living word that serves as the instruction manual to guide people through tenacious trials and the tasks…

Richards reports experiments in which he himself administered high doses of LSD to a poverty-stricken research volunteer that saw images of a Hindu God with many spiraling arms during his psychedelic experience. He found out because the young man, who was in his mid-twenties, pointed it out in a magazine he was looking through some time after the experiment at Richards office and it was exactly that, a Hindu rendition of the God Shiva. “Psychedelic research, however, does suggest that there are…

Africa is the typical home of beach culture. Surprised? Yeah, don’t be. Africa is blessed with stunning stretches of sandy beaches, where you can soak up the sun all day long. The continent has become a correspondent with beach holidays, thousands of travellers from all over the world visit Africa to explore the endless white sand beaches, experience the rare way of life centred around its beaches, and indulge in fascinating water-activities. SEE ALSO: 10 of the Best Beaches in Kenya African…

Palestinian feminism is a global movement through which Palestinian women oppose patriarchal values and the violence of the Israeli occupation, and fight for human rights and equal treatment for all Arabs regardless of gender or sexuality. Palestinian feminism’s story is largely unknown. From the birth of powerful women’s organizations to viral Internet campaigns by young progressive activists during the Arab Spring, the motives and successes of Palestinian and Arab feminists rarely make…

The start of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Second World War began a series of standoffs and conflicts between the two superpowers. This conflict however, did not remain in the two countries and because both desired dominance over one another but did not want all out war, the conflicts were played out in weaker or smaller countries and regions of the world such as in the Middle East. The United States was attracted to the Middle East due to the containment…