conflict between his religion and his “adopted country” (Egger 255). He starts to inquire the real reason why he’s in jail, “he was being held without contact, charges, bail or tail”, knowing that the United State government can seize a Muslim man or women “without ever having to charge him [or her] with a crime” (Egger 255). Later on, Zeitoun finds out “[speculation] on possible terrorist exploitation of a high category hurricane” was many authorities mindset regardless of how little the…
Connections across Texts: Discrimination and Genocide within societies Discrimination towards specific societies is a theme most often evident in modern day media as an issue to start debate. Racism, genocide, gender inequality and religious prejudices all exist within many popular and critically acclaimed texts. The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Montana 1948, First Native and Pink Pig, and Fruitvale Station, all revolve around this theme and together have connections between one another as…
The treatment Zeitoun encountered was the breakdown of social justice. The officer’s behavior was thoughtless, using much more violence that was needed. Treating humans like animals being in a cage. Zeitoun himself refers to the officer’s as trainers he saw at…
There is a stark contrast to the Vietnam War, which ultimately gives way to an agreement that although lives were lost in the Iraq War it was far more successful in the a number of soldiers surviving. “Between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1972 there were 56,838 deaths among military personnel in Vietnam and a total of 2,608,650 person-years of exposure” (Buzzell 2007, 557) this gives way to the death rate being almost 22% per thousand which in turn ends up being about 5.5 times hirer than that…
Fulfilling the will of Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Peace Prize recognizes and awards those who “have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses” (Nobelprize.org). For over 100 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee chooses awardees based on the criteria specified by Alfred Nobel. The outstanding works of Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, Mother Teresa, and Malala Yousafzai all have one thing in…
Political Theory Term Paper “Islamophobia in Movies” Submitted to: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Department of International Relations By: Aditya Prakash Arya (M.A International Relations) South Asian University Introduction Phobia, as Oxford dictionary defines it, is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. Being phobic just adds to negativity towards a particular thing or a group. It is just the ignorance that leads a person to remain phobic and…
at night, some people staged a procession in Ramu in protest of the perceived blasphemous image uploaded to a Facebook account. Newspaper reports stated that local Awami League leaders were initially seen mobilising the mob and emphasising the sentimental religious issue to counter the opposition. The Daily Star, a widely circulated national daily, reported that a motley group comprising local leaders of pro-Awami League organisations, BNP men, madrasa students and common people were allegedly…