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many centuries, the Middle East has been facing many challenges. It all began in the 17th century, when the Middle Eastern Empires lost control. The greatest crises the government faced during the 17th century was the spark of inflation, which was due to many factors, such as an increase in population, government over spending on military, and buildings, the debasement of currencies, and most importantly politics. Like then, today majority of challenges that Middle East is facing is caused by the

circles. Through reading the case: “Globalization and the Middle East” in John S. Hill’s book, International Business: Managing globalization, PP.124 to 132. Have had a further understanding of the political and religious culture of the Middle East countries, and have had a research for the following questions also written down my own opinions. Q1: What are the major contrasts between the political and cultural institutions of the Middle East and those of the Western world? Which do you think is the most

9 Understanding The Middle East Understanding the Middle East Josh A. Snyder S.N.H.U. November 2015 The new borders created after World War 1created long lasting conflicts that continue to cause strife even today. At the end of WW1 the French and the British sat down to recreate the borders for the Middle East because they thought the local population would benefit from European rule. Prior to WW1 the region was based on tribal borders as represented by the following map. After WW1

do not exist in the Middle East, but that when so many male characters are portrayed in such a way it fails to contribute anything greater to the study of the Middle East where parts of its history has already been tainted by Orientalists and revisionists. Since Al-Shaykh has already boldly challenged female stereotypes in her novel it would possibly bode well if you managed to contest some of the male stereotypes as well in an effort to break the mold that the Middle East has been casted in. The

In the Middle East women have always been inferior to men. With the introduction of Islam with the revelation of the Quran in 610 CE; women are considered equal to men in the eyes of Allah but in society they remain inferior. This can be attributed to local cultural practices that have been ingrained into society. As of recent years, there has been a feminist push in the Middle East to gain more power in society. From the golden age of the Middle East during the Umayyad Caliphate to present with

The edition of the U.S. Defense Department “Lebanon : a review of the country” ( 1989 ) also states that “ in the late 1970’s - early 1980’s Lebanese reported a plea of derivation of water from the small tributaries of the Hasbani to Israel” (Middle East International, № 458, 10 September 1993). Western and Arab media published an information that the scale of water derivation to Israel were much more, only from the Litani – up to 55 % of the annual discharge . Among all the details in particular

Mysterious, dangerous, outdated. We, Americans, often stereotype the Middle East based not on facts or experience, but on media and sweeping generalizations. Growing up in a rural, homogenous area, I had little exposure to other cultures. However, as a junior in high school, I began taking classes at a community college an hour away from my home. Here, is where I met Abdul. A few weeks into the semester, each student in my geography class was asked to share their background with the class

The Women of the Middle East have played substantial roles for their corresponding countries since the advent of colonialism in the region. Middle Eastern women have worked in all types of fields including medicine, education, agriculture, government, private sector, and even defense. They have kept roofs over their family’s heads while their husbands were away in wars, or even in foreign countries to work in jobs that they could not find in their own countries. The roles of women in the countries

The war in the Middle East is an Arab-Israeli conflict with a lot of external parties with their own interests involved. The seed for the war was sown by the British Empire in charge of Palestine in the early twentieth century, when it promised an independent Arab state that included Palestine to the Arabs (Shah). In contradiction the British Foreign Minister also promised the same land to the Israelis through the ‘Balfour Declaration’ and aid for the establishment of ‘a Jewish national home’ in

When thinking about the gift offering in the biblical story of Cain and Abel and its impact, one can see many similarities in East of Eden. Cain brought to God “the fruit of the ground” and Abel offered God “the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof” (Gen 4 KJV). God preferred the gift of Abel to the gift of Cain. In the first generation of the Trasks, Adam and Charles both give presents to their father Cyrus for his birthday. Although it is clear that Cyrus is no God-like figure, in this