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Women’s rights are a controversial topic in the Middle East. Many have spoken out against Arab’s strict laws regarding women, but little action has been taken to improve the lives of Arab women. However, some Arab countries have women’s rights that are fairly similar to those in Western countries. In other parts of the world, many people are against these harsh laws, but they don’t truly know what cruel realities women in the Middle East face and how minimal action has been taken to combat these…

Saudi Arabia’s criminal punishment is rather unique when compared to Western societies, in particular the United States. Sharia law is the law of the land quite common in most Islamic countries; However, Saudi Arabia has a ‘modernized’ version of the Sharia which is applied by court systems during judicial proceedings. Moreover, the original or uncodified Sharia law is regard as the superior script of law and the modernized version is subordinate. The Sharia laws mostly advocate for corporal or…

may encourage or prevent other countries such as Iran to continue its nuclear program. China. In the last decades china was the primary economic and energy benefactor for DPRK, and the main choice for it to avoid global deep isolation. China did not express hard-line stance toward DPRK within the nuclear crisis, but it has insisted in negotiation to solve the crises, so it kept a good relation with it. Indeed, the Chinese position is not isolated from the china’s changing policy process which…

To: Professor Sean Thelen From: Zeinab Saleh Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Subject: Business in Saudi Arabia Part I. “Cultural Aspects of doing Business in Saudi Arabia” In doing my research on what potential countries we may do business with, I came across the country of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia being well known and rich for its natural resources of Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold and copper, I would think that undergoing business in Saudi Arabia can be a highly-beneficial venture…

Over 2/3rds of women in Saudi Arabia have been beaten or violated in some type of way by a male family member. The mistreatment of women is clear all over the world and is a problem all over in many societies no matter where you live, but in Saudi Arabia it is a part of daily life. Over 60% of the women in Saudi Arabia are being mistreated by their guardians, which in most cases is their husbands. In Saudi Arabia, a women cannot do anything outside of the house without the permission of her…

Arab people, and the Muslims had conquered an area stretching from Afghanistan to parts southern Spain. Trade, ideas, and culture thrived in this Islamic empire. Islam brought a sense of unity and purpose to the traders and people of the Arabian Peninsula. Arab armies spread Islam through the Middle East and beyond. Muslim traders also spread Islam. Between 1000 and 1500, C. E. the Islamic empire had many setbacks from the Christian Crusades, spanning roughly 200 years, to the Mongolian…

strongest economy on the Arabian Peninsula. Its investments in the PATRIOT missile system have catapulted them to the top slot of valuable allies that the United States has in the region. The strong cultural history of Saudi Arabia has helped shape their free trade economy and is the reason for their dominance over the Middle Eastern-North African region for foreign investments. Saudi Arabia’s petroleum-based economy is the highest ranked on the Arabian Peninsula. With Saudi Arabia…

America has been influenced by many different ethnicities and cultures. “Latinas Make Sweet 16-ish Their Own” by Lizette Alvarez states that the traditional quinceanera party is over done in this generation. Journalist Alvarez’s purpose is to inform the readers that birthday party is a waste of money because many people treat sweet 16th birthday party like weddings; therefore, this statement is a categorical truth. The idea of a quinceanera birthday party started from the Spanish culture. The…

Imagine being a woman in the Middle East. Getting married before you even hit puberty, having to wear a veil, being severely punished for little things, and being a slave to your home. The mistreatment of women in the Middle East has been going on for a very long time in countries all over the Middle East. From the Jirga and the ba’ad to the misuse of the veil, middle eastern women have constantly been oppressed by the patriarchal government in place in many countries in the Middle East. As the…

Madrid Spain is the capitol city of Spain. The country of Spain has an interesting past, but a great economic future. In that Madrid sat in the middle of all the excitement, with all of its history. It had a rip for several hundreds of years that damage Spain’s culture, but also made the history unique. It has a wide variety of religion. With all the beautiful churches or cathedrals, evangelism is something new to Madrid Spain. The history of Madrid Spain is rich in diversity. According to…