HLS/HIS 261—History of the Middle East--Online Spring Semester 2013 Course Syllabus and General Information Course Description: The History of the Middle East course will explore processes of change and broad continuities in Middle Eastern history‚ demonstrating how change and continuity have influenced the region from the era immediately preceding the Prophet Muhammad to the present day. The course is designed to give students an appreciation of the way that Middle Eastern societies have been
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GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST: Middle East is one of the smallest regions in the world and has an area of 2‚780‚000 square miles and a population of 366 million as of the year 2004 (www.ce.byu.edu). The countries of this region lie towards the South-West of Asia and towards the North-Eastern part of Africa. The Middle East consists of: 1. Asian part of Turkey 2. Syria 3. Lebanon 4. Israel 5. Jordan 6. Iraq 7. Iran 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Yemen 10. Oman 11. Qatar 12. Bahrain 13
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Divorce in the Middle East The rate of Divorce in the Middle East has rapidly increased during the last couple of years and negatively affected both parents and children. Studies have stated that the annual divorce in Dubai increased to 21% last year with 3‚012 lawsuits filed. There are one in four marriages ending in divorce according to the UAE court. At least Dh800million is spent in the UAE every year on divorces‚ according to educationists and family affairs experts. However‚ we are now
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people in the middle class disconnect themselves from anybody below them. Qualities and morals are basically not taken into consideration at all‚ but rather how polite‚ well dressed‚ or well spoken someone is around others. The audience is given an account of how lower class people‚ specifically Alfred Doolittle‚ transform themselves so the middle class will accept them. What he finds out along the way is that he must completely desert his old way of living and put on a front so the middle class people
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Women in the Middle East Are women dumber than men? Are men better than women? Do religions‚ any religion‚ support the idea of men ’s power over women? These are some of the questions that cross our minds every day. Questions about society‚ men women‚ and how are they connected to religion‚ tradition‚ and culture. However‚ maybe women in the Middle East tend to think more about these questions because let ’s face it they are lagging behind. Some would say they are not‚ actually personally I faced
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topic in middle school for many years. The uniform policy was proposed for the students wellbeing. Although many disagree with this policy‚ many individuals say it adds a respectful aspect to the academic system. Uniforms are ideal for three reasons‚ they stop differences between the rich and the poor‚ they cut down bullying and they help students focus on their school work and have better behavior. Uniforms have had an impact on the rich and the poor. Uniforms‚ which are mandatory in middle school
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Middle Class “Can the Middle Class be saved” by Don Peck provides a lot of very useful information about America’s current financial situation. In particular‚ it highlights the severe need to save America’s middle class workers. A claim is a position that an author takes on an issue‚ and Peck claims that the middle class is in serious danger. Peck uses a lot of statistical evidence and reasons to support this claim‚ which provide for a very convincing argument. One of the major points that
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Democracy in the Middle East The general perception in Western countries is that nations in the Middle East cannot practice democracy because of religion and culture of the people in these nations. This perception does not match the real reasons the people in the Middle Eastern nations have hard time installing democratic leaders. The biggest obstacle in installing democratic governments in most nations in the Middle East is the manner in which power is and retained in the countries. Most nations
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pulled troops from the Middle East in the 1950’s and 60’s‚ but kept all the middle east looking forward to go and get their education in England especially the ruling families‚ they had British Counsel in each and every country possible to pass their strategies through educational program which did very good for the British to introduce whatever they had on their agendas to these countries in a very smooth way‚ I think that they should’ve established their schools in the middle east to keep controlling
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The Modern Middle East The early modern period: beginning of the 16th century-the first half of the 18th century Three events occurred that would re-define the middle east: 1. Emergence of large-scale‚ long lived empires in the middle east and beyond * The Ottoman Empire was the largest and long-lived ‘ (a) Provides us with a direct link from the early modern period through the modern period (b) Governed territory in the middle east‚ north Africa
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