Sectarianism is a dividing force that groups individuals by politically salient identities, such as religious beliefs, resulting in societal fracturing and internal conflict/grievances. In the Middle East, sectarianism finds its prominence along the Sunni/Shia divide and is exploited for political advantage by both internal and external entities. In this paper, I will argue that two causes for the prevalence of sectarianism in the civil conflicts in Iraq and Syria are one: domestic political gain
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Background The Defeat of the Ottomans During World War 1, a British High Commissioner, Henry McMahon, convinced Hussein Ibn ‘Ali, the Ottoman governor of Mecca and Medina, to lead an Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire which was aligned with Germany against France and Britain. McMahon promised that if the Arabs supported Britain, the Arab areas that were ruled by the Ottoman empire would be supported by the British government. A British army officer, Thomas Edward Lawrence and Faysal, Hussein’s
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Kebabs originated in the ancient Middle East. Since the region had an inadequate amount of fuel, the rise of Kebabs there was inevitable. This is because kebabs are made of small chunks of meat on skewers meaning they are fuel efficient to cook (smaller chunks of meat cook faster). The oldest script referencing Kebabs is Kyssa-i Yusuf, a Turkish script created in 1377. From their origin in the ancient Middle East, Kebabs spread in all directions. They spread to Greece through contact with the Turks
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merchant asks him to return next year to sell wool and the boy waits 1 whole year to meet that girl and he has a weird dream in which he sees a small boy who plays with his sheep and after playing with sheep he tells to Santiago that there’s treasure in Egypt pyramids and when that small boy is about to show the place he wakes up. So the boy meets an old lady who asks 1/10th of the treasure as she tells more about the treasure. Then in the next village he meets King of Salem Melchizedek, the king tells
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In funeral, generally, we use a funerary box, known as coffin, in order to display and contain the dead body. Coffin, comes from Greek word, kopina, which means basket (Lewis 2010). In earlier years before century, a coffin is included as an art that used to tribute loyal family such as king, queen, or God. This box that crafted before centuries is called sarcophagus. Sarcophagus comes from Greek words sarx, means “flesh” and phagein, means “to eat”. Mostly, sarcophagus is made from stone. This is
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Egypt’s Pharmaceutical Market Overview Egypt’s market is improving in terms of total pharmaceutical sales, although massive growth will continue to be hindered by high unemployment and the consequent low purchasing power. Egypt is the largest producer and consumer of pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa, with sales of US$4.2bn in 2010. The total drug market was worth US$2.69bn in 2010, while prescription sales reached US$2.22bn – 83% of all medicine sales. Patented products
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Topic: Tahrir Squire “Revolution” word was very prominent in Tsunami Khan’s speeches, but another revolutionary person is now in the field. This revolutionary person came with slogan “Save the state instead of politics”. I was amazed when he succeeded in gathering thousands of people at Minar-e-Pakistan on 23rd December 2012. I was thinking who can be this person, from where he came, where he was till now and what can be his aim? Dr. Tahir Al Qadri, is in fact a religious scholar, he has been living
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I saw, it truly is). Soon enough, clad in my hot pink swimsuit, I stood at the shores of the Red Sea. Then it was my turn to immerse myself and take “part” in this miracle. I looked across the waters of the Sea. On the opposite shores I could see Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan in one eyeful. Worlds away and yet so close. I stepped into the calm sparkling water … expectantly, and… OUCH! What I didn’t expect was to step onto sharp, jagged rocks. Apparently, the Red Sea is a rocky place. All I felt
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The role of women in the economy and in other aspects of social life is not the same today as they were 50, 100 or even more years ago. And it is not the same in the eastern world than in the western world. It is basically a gender issue. Women have struggled for years to be considered equal to men intellectually, to have the same rights, to have the same access to education, to earn equal salaries, and to be considered equals under the law. This battle started long ago, and a lot has been achieved
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Mina Morkous Morkous 1 Mr. Donald Delo AP English Language and Composition February 21, 2013 The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Interpretation of the Signs in The Book of Revelations * The biggest question man asks is: “Where am I going in the after life?” From a Christian perspective, they wish to be saved in the Second Coming in order to reach the Kingdom of Heaven. This can be traced back to the Book of Revelation written by John the Beloved, a disciple of
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