Women who should have equal status with men, have been degraded and disregarded in numerous ways in the Middle East. ... In the Middle East, there are periodic fatwas (diktats) which are issued by the Islamic clergy. ... In the extremely conservative Middle East, domestic violence is widely prevalent. ... This real life case is a true example of how men in the Middle East take advantage of the laws to overpower women. Underlying this basic ideology of woman suppression in the Middle East is power and insecurity. ...

• Word Count: 1461
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The Middle East has experienced a roller coaster of growth and decline over the last thirty years. ... As a result of this newfound wealth, enormous social achievements occurred in the Middle East. ... This is another proof of the durable benefits brought to middle east by the easy-earn money. ... (The Middle East, n.d.). ... The world cried and alertness was created about the unknown Middle East. ...

• Word Count: 1756
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The West and The Middle East This report examines differences in the business cultures of the US and the Middle East, specifically the Arab nations. ... Westerners can be put off by some Middle Eastern interactions and expectations, and those Westerners choosing to remain ignorant of local customs can be seen as being offensive. ... Morocco offers a venue unlike any other African or Middle Eastern nation. ... It identifies more closely with Middle Eastern nations than it does with those of sub-Sahara Africa and shares more similarities with Arab nations than with any interior tribal groups...

• Word Count: 1805
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Islamic Fundamentalism, can be seen as the emergence from US interventions made in the Middle East states, that embedded is anti-western sentiment against Americans. ... All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... Further more, Islamic Fundamentalism grew mainly from the middle class (Wahhabi) who were for the antinationalist struggle. ... Islamic Fundamentalism, can be seen as the emergence from US interventions made in the Middle East states, that embedded is anti-western sentiment against Americans. ... All of these a...

• Word Count: 1586
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Saudi Arabia contains a population of less than twenty million people and is the largest country located in the Middle East. ... The geography of the country varies from the humid western coastal region to sandy lowlands in the east although located in the southwestern region there are mountains as high as ten thousand feet. ... While many Americans do not fully understand Saudi Arabian culture, Saudi Arabia is perhaps one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East, a relationship that the United States has solid interest in maintaining. They rely on Saudi Arabia to help a...

• Word Count: 1640
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is because of a conflict in the Middle East: a religious conflict. ... The United States has put itself in to the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict not for trade, wealth, or any other reason, but because of what the Old Testament says about Jerusalem and the second coming of Christ... This religious fundamentalist belief is helping to fuel the conflict in the Middle East- (Seneviratne). ... Since when did public opinion justify human right violations in the Middle East? ... Perhaps it is the tyranny boiling in the Middle East, forcing its citizens to do what they want, for whate...

• Word Count: 1750
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It is because of a conflict in the Middle East: a religious conflict. ... The United States has put itself in to the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict not for trade, wealth, or any other reason, but because of what the Old Testament says about Jerusalem and the second coming of Christ... This religious fundamentalist belief is helping to fuel the conflict in the Middle East- (Seneviratne). ... Since when did public opinion justify human right violations in the Middle East? ... Perhaps it is the tyranny boiling in the Middle East, forcing its citizens to do what they want, for whate...

• Word Count: 1712
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Essentially, the absence of this history creates a distorted view of the East by those who watch these films. ... It is easier to define what the Middle East isn't rather than what it is, thereby rejecting the "foreigner". The separation of the Middle East serves only to strengthen American national identity and the separation of identities as potential threats. ... For example, the media has consistently compared the progress of the East to the West, which consistently makes it the "other", the "inferior" and the "conquerable" (Said, 1978; 45). ...

• Word Count: 2408
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The goal is to fight terrorism with out creating further resentment and hatred among the Middle Eastern public (Walker). ... An excellent example of this is the current conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine. ...

• Word Count: 1716
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School