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Communist Yugoslavia

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1. Based on this document, what was the negative consequence of the breakup of Communist Yugoslavia for its citizens?
The negative consequence of the breakup of Communist Yugoslavia was “scenes of mass killings of unarmed victims. It is clearly said that the Serb forces, ignoring the Security Council’s presence, proceeded to depopulate the territory of Srebrenica within 48 hours, which caused the death of thousands men and boys.
2. In what ways did Serbian goals conflict with the ideology that motivated the United Nation?
Serbian goals were to create a greater Serbia, free from other ethnic groups and fight to gain territories. They attempted to do so by depopulating the territory, executing and burying men and boys. In contrast, the ideology …show more content…

In addition, as the international organization, the United Nations needed time for the dialogue between the representatives of the countries to address a serious problem. This prevented them from making a quick decision to bring a halt to mass …show more content…

In what way does Ramadan seem to reject Western thinking, and in what ways does he embrace it?
Ramadan seems to reject the Western thinking because in the sense that he strongly opposes to the idea that “ whatever is western is anti-Islamic,” that means "Islam has nothing in common with the West" while the law of Islam is to respect social life and participate in building a good society. He opposes the thought of being sensitive, oppressed by self-protection and withdrawal and attempting to integrate oneself on the margin, or as a minority: “ no withdrawal, no obsession with identity.” He also disagreed with the United States and other countries that have discriminated against Muslims after 11 September 2001 event.
Ramadan agrees with Western thinking because a small number of Muslims have separated themselves from society by negative actions and ideas. These people need to change their religious views. He accepts and defends the idea that western Muslims must be intellectually, politically, and financially independent while rejecting all form of paternalism and

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