The diversities within North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia (cultural, religious, political, etc.) play a crucial part in the status of women and the key features of gender roles in these particular geographic regions. The Middle East and North Africa share commonalities through Arabic and Islamic culture. Establishing equalities for women amongst the current social and political changes of Middle Eastern and North African societies stands as a difficult obstacle to overcome, but in
life in agricultural societies after the Agricultural Revolution Identify two key changes in early African history that resulted in a new period in the history of the region The Middle East Analyze the political changes in the Middle East from the Agricultural Revolution to 600 c.e. Compare and contrast the basic features of TWO of the following religious systems prior to 600 c.e. Polytheism Judaism Christianity Asia Compare the origins and tenets of TWO fo the following religious and philosophical
The concept of “identity” in a person’s life often emanates from systemized sense of social representations and relations. Actors in the identity criterion have a sense of belonging characterized by a capacity of self-reflection, entailing a process that constantly reaffirms one’s status and differentiation from others. Identity produces consciousness of action and becomes formalized, with symbolic character and recognition found within specific limitations that are confined in a particular environment
My first experience learning about the Middle East was last summer when I enrolled in a summer class on Modern African History. The class was taught by Dr. Anyanwu through Blackboard. It was mostly independent readings and Discussion Boards with a couple research papers. It was during that class, I realized how many people were unaware that Egypt was a part of Africa. Then, while actually learning about the Middle East in your class, the question came up a lot more. I began my research for this
The Potential Effects of Democracy in the Middle East Democracy has often been affiliated with reflective notions such as freedom and liberty, as well as the belief that people deserve a voice to represent their demands and the majority of a population should have its way. The first idea of democracy promotion started with Wilsonian ideas, the democratic peace theorem, and the long-term security interests of all democracies (Huber, 2008). It is often regarded as an abstract concept with varying
over time. To combat this, one must evaluate the film’s political economy during the time of production. This allows for a viewer to properly examine the intended, or unintended messages, in a particular film. In the work Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism, and Media Culture, Douglas Kellner states, “study of political economy can help determine the limits and range of political and ideological discourses and effects” (4). The political economy in
Societies, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. A. The association of monotheism with Judaism was further developed with the codification of the Hebrew Scriptures, which also reflected the influence of Mesopotamian cultural and legal traditions. The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman empires conquered various
of cultural performance, entertainment, and expression that plays an important role in defining the individual and national identity of many people throughout the world. The famous Liverpool FC manager in the 1960s and 1970s, Bill Shankly, once declared that “Some people believe football [soccer] is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” Nowhere is this statement more accurate than in the Middle East and
The cultural and social background have a huge influence on people's lives, and affect their thoughts, beliefs, and works. Especially if the person has two different cultural backgrounds as the Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye. Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet from a Palestinian father and an American mother, her bicultural background shows in her poetry. The turning point in Nye's life as a writer is when she visits her grandmother
the presence of three different sectarian groups (Christian, Sunni, Shiite) affect the political, economic, and social stability of a nation is an interdisciplinary research question because it seeks to understand the relationship between the economics and its key insights while examining the political environment can led to conflict and how that conflict was exacerbated by the involvement of many different cultural sects. Analyzing the case of Lebanon requires an interdisciplinary approach for several