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Michala Wood Islam:Empire of faith This movie Islam:Empire of faith was broke up into several parts. First Islam/Koran then Muslims, Muhammad, buildings. The things they did for us and made up in the past like math,engineering, astronomy, medicine, paper & publishing. Saladin, Mehmet, Suleyman where very important in this movie. What was good about the film was it went into great detail and explained everything out well. Also it had beautiful pictures. We learned that the religious faith…

Let us be a little dreamy and idealistic here…if the whole world would behave like Varldens Band, we’d all live in a much better planet. The gig that we recently enjoyed at Rich Mix, which was also the baptism of Varldens Band U.K. Tour, was indeed a smooth show of cultural integration, collaboration and dialogue between traditions. The 13-member ensemble is indeed one of the best synonyms of multiculturalism and living and playing proof that it can harmonically work. They represent a project…

In addition to this declaration, Morsi also passed a decree stating that he had the power to do anything that he thinks is in line with the vision of the revolution (Bertman). Once again this gave Morsi the power to pass any law, or deny any other idea which isn’t in line with his goal of making Egypt and Islamic State. With garbage piling up on the streets and poverty reaching over 26 percent, those who put their faith in Morsi following their protests against Mubarak slowly began pouring…

Assignment #4 - Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Middle East has gone through revolutions, some were successful in the beginning and others were complete failure. The success of the revolution was based on the cause of the revolution and who it was poised by. For instance the first Arab awaking revolution that was led by the Middle Eastern leaders was aimed to rise from under the western control, and to create a better life for their people. However, the revolution was not at its…

UNDERSTANDING THE “CALIPHATE”: WHY PEOPLE JOIN ISIL The world has had a keen eye pointed towards the Middle East for years, but the recent conception and rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, has garnered a new caliber of attention. Gaining notoriety for their barbaric acts and militant extremism, ISIL is edging out al-Qaeda as the most powerful jihadi organization. The threats stemming from the existence of such a group reverberate far beyond the immediate Arab nations;…

Starting with the story of Mercedes Renee Haefer, who was arrested with the attacks against online payment service PayPal, the vendetta against Scientology, the defense of WikiLeaks, and support of the actions in Tunisia and Egypt during the Arab Spring (Watercutter). All launching We Are Legion into the headlines while uncovering the truth behind the attacks, the people behind the group, and the actions the government has taken to shut down Anonymous. We Are Legion is an ‘okay’ film for the…

Terrorism is something that nobody likes.A terrorist is a man or woman who causes acts of terror for some political end. Some things terrorists enjoy doing is bombing events, take people hostage, and take advantage of smaller countries. Terrorist bombing cost families to not know where their loved ones where.rA group of terrorists who go by the name of Al Qaeda did one of the worst attacks ever. They hijacked two airplanes and demolished the Twin towers in New York City on September 11,2001.…

their authority through barbaric punishments. In addition, they are accused of fabricating elections in order to maintain their powers. Social media has played one of its prominent roles in addressing the issues of the Arab spring. Countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria were the most significant in dominating the internet and spreading awareness of the horrific events taking place in their…

legitimately pursue a ‘Germany first’ strategy. In November 1942, Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, became the first US military offensive of the war in the West. Allied troops slowly cornered German forces in North Africa, who surrendered in Tunisia in May 1943. The joint British-US victory, costly and hard fought as it was, was invaluable in mobilising US public…

studying medicine. He left France to join the French Forces of London and, because of what he was studying in school he was sent to Africa to be the medical officer for the forces. He ended up being around the action in Fezzan, Libya, Tripolitania and Tunisia. Francois got wounded in one of those places and was sent to the Second Armored Division and was wounded really bad in Normandy in the year 1994 when he was only the…