Syria

Both wings agree that leadership shouldn’t go to Islamic State ISIS. The danger will be increased in the world if ISIS controlled Syria. They will kill everyone whom not follow, especially the Shia. ISIS classified themselves as Sunni, but they kill Sunni as well. Before the civil war, all Syrians from different religions and sects live together under one flag and loyalty to Syria's…

religions, all sorts of ethnicity, and a long history dating back to Mesopotamia, maybe even further. Specifically focusing on Islam, as this is what ISIS wants to claim it represents, and if we are going to reach, through the radicalization of Iraq and Syria 's Sunni population, the religion itself is radicalizing into something that is significantly more violent, much like the rest of the region and the various other terrorist groups growing out of the Middle East. That is a change in the…

1) Today America is faced with a decision on whether or not they should accept the Syrian refugees to have refuge on American soil. In Syria, their homeland is in a state of turmoil and all they are asking is for some help. Similar to what the Jews had asked for in WWII during the holocaust. Can this be a repeat in history? It’s not wrong to compare what is happening with the Syrian refugees today to what had happened with the jews while the Holocaust was taking place. During World War II, the…

people from the middle east and other unstable countries -e.g. Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Eritrea etc.- and arriving in western Europe in almost millions each month and thousands each day. The reason for that is because their country of origins are not safe places to live in causing their life to be in danger. The root causes includes civil war, poverty, and corrupt government. According, to the media publication about the war in Syria and across most of the Middle East, this topic has become a…

around mystery, it is Al-Qaeda offshoot that seeks to establish an Islamic state aiming to launch a jihad, which means a holy war where the jihadist sacrificing their life to their hardline beliefs. At first, ISIS initially established in Iraq and Syria (al-Sham) in 2004 by the extremist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi where only few people took them seriously 3. Then, the threat of ISIS has gradually increased especially when the ISIS-attackers had seen the fellow murderers boasting of their hardline…

Friday 24th April 2015 . Although the speech was short, for around 8 minutes, it was captivating and persuasive urging the audience and those listening around the world not to take the topic of refugees lightly; she raised awareness on this crisis in Syria specifically. Convincing through the rhetorical devices used,…

equipment. Lori Boghardt states in her article, Saudi Funding of ISIS, that “Today, Saudi citizens continue to represent a significant funding source for Sunni groups operating in Syria. Arab Gulf donors as a whole -- of which Saudis are believed to be the most charitable -- have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Syria in recent years, including to ISIS and other groups.” (Boghardt) This supports the idea that without Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf Nations, ISIS and other militant…

As terrorism is on the rise, many people flee their country in hopes of finding sanctuary; but with such an influx of people and the very real fear of terrorism, misinformation and misconceptions are impossible to avoid. It is easy to make assumptions, especially when having little to no knowledge on the subject. Even more so when presidential candidates choose to exaggerate the facts and blow things way out of proportion. There are many misunderstandings surrounding the refugees, therefore…

treat for the US which invalidates some of the previous reason to invade Iraq. Accordingly to Fareed Zakaria “more than 8,000 Iraqis were killed in violent attacks in 2013. That makes it the second most violent country in the world, after its neighbor Syria.” This fact shows that, even without Saddam Hussain, a lot of Iraqis are still dying because…

Introduction In 2011, the people of Syria lead protests inspired by the Arab Spring, which quickly lead to bloody civil war. Since the war in Syria began, an estimated 13.5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries and further (UNHCR, 2016). The United States has welcomed only a small percentage of these migrants, and recent terror attacks has stirred fear of these refugees to the American people. Current political elections have focused heavily on Syrian refugees and some…