Looking at Middle Eastern states such as Saudi Arabia and Iran; it would be easy to say that Islam paints a picture of gender inequality from a broad perspective. ... It could be argued that there are other factors behind the reason why the rate of gender inequality has been high in Middle Eastern countries. ... In a rapport by Lutz (2014), it is stated that cultural biases are compounded by poverty; and this leads to many poor families in for example Middle East; parents who can only send some children to school will see boys as a better investment for the family. The reason behind this is al...

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Essay Question 1: How has the Arab Spring fundamentally changed Middle Eastern society and the evolution of future politics in the region? ... The countries in the Middle East and North Africa involved in the Arab Spring find themselves at the forefront of lived experience of injustice and repression. ... That said, Islam, both as a religion and culture, is and will always remain an integral part of any emerging political order in the Middle East. ... The Arab Spring significantly impacted the economic activity in North Africa and the Middle East. ... Lastly, the Arab Spring has impacted tou...

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Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. ... With EU's dependence on external oil supplies rising to 90% by 2020 with imports derived substantially from politically unstable areas, notably in the Middle East and Russia, whose share of Europe's import market has been growing in recent years. ...

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In the late 1700's, the thirteen colonies of the eastern United States struggled to gain independence from Britain. ... The United States has attempted to impose democracy based upon traditions that are foreign to Middle Eastern cultures. According to Day (2006), Middle Eastern ideas of how a democratic government should work are entirely different from how the West views democracy. ...

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She was sitting in a room quietly trying not to pick up her head, afraid of what she might see if she will. Hiding in a place of her clothing and wishing she was back in her environment with her people who were not that much different from her. Feeling uncomfortable from all the glances people were throwing her way, perhaps trying to figure out what she had done wrong or haven't done when she should've. She knew that she was different. She knew that the moment she moved to this place and from the first time went outside. ...

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Egyptian mismanagement of the economy and military and a continually more strained relationship with France who had held considerable sway since the Napoleonic era in Egypt created an opportunity for England to become more important in Egyptian affairs which the English desired because of the importance of the Suez Canal as an eastern trade route (Porter, p. 92-93). ... The British had been present in Nigeria since the middle of the 19th century with many small companies involved in the palm oil and coco industries in 1879 these small companies were merged together through the leadership of...

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The indigenous influences are seen in the names of places and food items, the Portuguese Catholicism is still practice while the African slaves' effects are seen in the rhythmic percussion for the dances and pageants also it is seen with the ingredients of many dishes especially in North-eastern Brazil (Poelzl viii). ... After the 1880s onwards film had grew significantly with even the smallest towns in north-eastern Brazil having their own cinema houses by the 1930s which screen Hollywood movies. ...

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The extremely argument in the middle of vote based system and imperialism recognizes Europe. ... In that sense, Europe primarily has appeared to be a bipolar model: social popular government versus oppression; Manichean; a fight in the middle of good and fiendishness. ... The immense divider in the middle of European and American philosophies, the political watershed of the 20th century. ... Also, in any case, some Europeans wonder, what is the distinction today in the middle of Left and Right? ... The fundamental debate in politics is hardly ever stop, because the development of society alway...

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After that, for a prolonged period of over hundreds of years the information and learning of the Middle Ages sustained to originate from the departments that Charlemagne created. ... The western side of the Franconian Empire went to Karl the Bald and the eastern region of the Franconian Empire went to Ludwig the German. ... The land which was on the eastern side of above mentioned part was given to Louis and the western part of the Lothaire was handed over to Charles. ...

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In the 90s, just after the fall of communism, the countries of central and eastern Europe received the promise of their inclusion in the structure of NATO in exchange for full support of the US political aspirations. ... "The Clinton administration reneged on that commitment when it decided to expand NATO to Eastern Europe". ... In numerous speeches Obama underlines that US needs Russian cooperation with number of global priorities, particularly Iran's nuclear program and stability in the Middle East.12 Another tensions were connected with a widely known case of Edward Snowden, ...

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And terrorists "are Islamic extremists aggregating in the Middle Eastern and North African regions; devising plans to wreak terror in the lives of innocent people. ... Furthermore, governments in the Middle East and North Africa have for many years adopted laws and policies in the name of combating violence or "terrorism-, which are not in consistency with their obligations under human rights law and standards. ... Since the September 11th attacks in the US several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have taken or stepped up measures presented as "efforts of combating terroris...

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The essay "Militaries and Revolutions,"" by Zoltan Barany tries to explain the various input factors that could successively lead to an accurate prediction of the militaries response for or against in regards to a civil revolution. The essay highlights a multitude of variables both internally and ex...

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Gerry Lane is shown briefly to be a loving and loved father and husband before the localized part of the zombie apocalypse begins in downtown Philadelphia with Lane and family stuck in the middle. ... The fear of Middle Eastern terrorists for those who still believe in America's righteous crusades in the Middle East and the atheists, agnostics and the like who appreciate anything that mocks or derides religious fever of any type. ...

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In the first half of the 16th century, Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic and geographically political changes that created conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, a religious and political movement that gave birth to Protestantism and Catholic reform throughout Europe. "It is fair to regard the Reformation as revolutionary, for it shattered the unity of the Christian church, which had for the previous one thousand years provided the cultural and organizational foundation of the Western Civilization" (Strayer 1995: 3...

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Marx's theory of history is an account of the different stages of government through history. His analysis describes capitalism as the first stage followed by socialism and finally communism. Marx believed that socialism is where workers recognized their interests and became "class conscious". This is where people would be aided, on the basis of social needs. The final goal, Communism is based on a class-less society that will be profitable for the vast majority. ...

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Dubai is developing as the significant commercial gateway to the Middle East. ... Dubai also ambitions to develop as a prominent centre in the international economy, and position itself as a centre for institutional business and a gateway to the Middle Eastern region for principal and investment. ...

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THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION Iran, at the head of the Persian Gulf and stretching along its northern and eastern shores, has long served the western powers as a barrier against Russian ambitions toward the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Peninsula. ... In concert with many other Third World countries, the end of World War II witnessed a marked increase in nationalist feelings in Iran, especially towards Great Britain, the pre-eminent power throughout much of the middle-east. ...

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He worked to redefine and fortify China's southern, eastern, northern, and northwestern borders, he reinforced the Chinese examination system and consciencesally worked to appeal to the Chinese. ...

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In a wider sense, the term designates the Jewish communities of Cnetral and eastern Europe on the whole, mostly Yiddish speaking (Yiddish is a germanic language mixed with Hebrew and Slav termilogy). The Ashkenazi community is different from the Sephardim, the Jews from Spain, Portugal and the Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa in language and religious rituals. ... Zionism originated in Eastern Europe, centre of gravity of the Ashkenazi Jews, who in 1948 formed 80 per cent of the Jewish population of Israel. ...

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Eastern Europe and the Balkans witnessed an unprecedented change in the nature and scale of international armed conflicts, in the unprecedented collapse of its established blocs and multi-ethnic empires in a manner that reflected in and influenced by the continued change and advances in technological and scientific innovations. ... In the process, Many Armenians fled to Syria, Western Europe and Middle East in during the First World War between 1914 and 1919. ...

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13 years since the downfall of communism, Romania is faced with yet another question, that of whether or not the country has undergone a socializa-tion process comparable to the other former Eastern bloc states. ... Thus, in October 2002, the Hungarian president Ferenc Madl was the first Hungarian head of state to be visiting Romania after the breakdown of the communist Eastern bloc. ...

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(Barrile, 2003: 5) The ethnic formation of workplace has been changing since the 1970s with a decrease of proportion from Southern Europe and Middle Eastern countries while people come from South-East and Northern Asia has increased. ...

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Abstract The endeavor herein, is to examine the issues surrounding why there is a lack of scientific literacy among America's students, as well as, how this lack of knowledge impacts on the science and technology workforce of tomorrow. At present, America is not the leading world power in scientific...

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It has many meanings and has turned up in surprising places--the Spain of General Franco, the Greece of the colonels, the Pakistan of the generals, the Eastern Europe of the commissars--usually prefaced by some qualifying adjective such as "guided," "basic," "organic," "popular," or the like, which serves to dilute, deflect, or even to reverse the meaning of the word. ... Though democracy was not directly instituted in the Middle Ages, many democratic ideas were prevalent throughout the period. Because Christianity, which taught that men were created equal in the eyes of God, was deeply ing...

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The economic welfare of farmers suffered badly; many believed that the management of currency was at fault and that the government's currency policy was determined by Eastern bankers and industrialists. ... A middle class woman working in a settlement house, such as Jane Addams would agree with certain parts of Eugene Debs" opinion on capitalism. ...

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