Yemen

there would be a mass genocide that they could have prevented, but they chose not to (Henderson). Another example of them being ineffective is, they claim to maintain and protect human rights for all people. This is not true, in the country Yemen, women in Yemen can not vote, Be in the government, or go out in…

Drones kill thousands of people every year. Source I states, “1,147 people in Yemen and Pakistan, including children, were killed in U.s drone strikes”. Drones shouldn’t be used in warfare because they aren’t reliable, kill innocent people, and can take away privacy. Privacy can be taken away with drones. “We don’t want the government hovering over our cities and towns 24/7 and tracking everywhere that everyone goes” says Jay Stanley from source A. Drones have cameras and microphones that can…

Drones strikes don’t have any good outcomes on the war on terrorism all they do is cause problems. Drones are a violation certain laws like International Covenant on civil and Political Rights. There are no good outcomes from drone strikes the civilians are afraid of drones they are afraid of if the drone will kill them or not. When family is apart of collateral damage that's what causes people to be motivated to join the terrorist against the americans and their ideals. Drones strikes and…

discusses in her article The intricacies of Being Israeli and Yemenite. An Ethnographic Study of Yemenite "Ethnic" Dance Companies in Israel. In her article she discusses how “Physical separation between men and women is kept such as it existed in Yemen” and that is how it is brought into modern Israeli dance culture (2007, pg. 103). In creating the characteristic of modern day Israeli dance culture there were two camps. Some parties felt that they did not want to tarnish the original dance…

James L. Gelvin, a Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of California, has published various literature regarding the revolutionary events which characterize modern Middle East. This essay will review Gelvin’s, The Arab Uprising: What Everyone Needs to Know. Gelvin utilizes an easily comprehendible question-and-answer format, as it entails a logical progression, beginning with “what is the Arab world?” to “when will we be able to judge the significance of the Arab…

Globally, separatists groups tend to feel ostracized in the state which they live, so they seek autonomy and, oftentimes, sovereignty. System-level international changes have made secessionism more prevalent since 1945. The increase of benefits that are brought to groups by independence has changed since the mid-twentieth century. Because of the potential prosperity postulated by the idea of autonomy, political minorities are some of the most susceptible groups to creating disunity. Oftentimes,…

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave brings to fore the ramifications of experiencing life through a restricted lens. The story paints a decidedly bleak portrait of human beings trapped within the confines of a cave since birth, where the shadows of outsiders casted upon the walls craft their perception of reality. One of the men eventually manages to break free, and ventures out from his two-dimensional prison and into the real world; as he adjusts to this new environment, he realizes that the truth…

better. The first book I read: I am Nujood age 10 and divorced is a personal narrative depicting the story of Nujood Ali’s horrific experience of being forced to marry a man three times her age, because of the traditions in her home country of Yemen. After spending months trapped in a house with…

Foreign Terrorist Entry was enacted. The order essentially banned the entrance of people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen while suspending the US refugee program for 120 days, and entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely. The real victims of the travel ban are the children. Five of the seven countries, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, are where children are endangered due to war and poverty. The New York Times cites Unicef, stating that there are more than 2.2 million…

The Education of Arab Women in Modernized and Non- Modernized Arab Countries There are many stereotypes about Arabs due to the lack of understanding about their culture. Like many other cultures, Arab culture is unique and different. The Arab world consists of twenty-two countries located in Middle East and North Africa. Arab countries are very diverse consisting of many religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All Arabs have similar cultures and traditions but they are different from…