Tradition And Heritage Of The Middle East

The United States first became involved with the Middle East during World War II. In the 50 years that followed, tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union tightened over political and economic aspirations in the Middle East. Eventually, most of the countries in the Middle East adopted a new idea of government that was based off of extreme Islamic views. When this happened, the United States’ involvement with the Middle East lessened, but they stayed present as they were a prime source to get petroleum. In 2001, the worst terror attack that has ever happened in the U.S. took place when multiple were hijacked and two of those planes crashed in the World Trade Center killing about 3,000 people. The attacked was linked to al-Qaeda,

through life in accordance with a tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being, in keeping

When conducting business in the twenty-first century, it is crucial to possess an array of skills to assist you in your business venture. In many situations you will be dealing with people of different ages, genders, races, and cultures. The world today is extremely culturally diverse. It is crucial in this culturally diverse world that we learn how to conduct business cross-culturally. Each culture has unique views of time, specific ways of demonstrating respect, different ways their business is structured, and distinct degrees of dependence. If all the unique aspects of a business are taken into consideration then there will likely be a positive outcome for all involved.

cultures and their behavior styles; in order for the culture to accept any type of assistance medical, financial, and education and assist in breaking barriers for counseling with this culture. Arab is one of the well-known culture around the world with a strong connection with Islam. They believe in one God (Allah) and Muhammad is his prophet. In addition, they also believe in Jewish and Christian tradition. Furthermore Arabs are not all Muslim, not are all Muslims Arab. Fewer 20% of Muslims worldwide are Arabs (Hasnain, Shaikh, & Shanawani 2008). There are 22 countries that Arabs are currently living in United States that share common terms of religion, language, and culture; however they vary politically, socially, and economically,

We help one another, support each other, and the amount of love my family shows each other is unreal. I have a huge family and since I live with my grandparents I’m always exposed to their support and commitment for me to be successful in college. My family and I are always involved and surrounded by our culture. We go to ceremonies, powwows, dances, burnings, and participating in healing rituals. A strength I have from my culture is my family. Our culture makes my family stand taller and be proud of who they are and where they come from. The connection from my family and culture empowers me to be better in school and my life, it empowers me to graduate school and finish with grades I’m proud of, and it empowers me to come back to my tribe and inspire and prepare our younger generations for what’s to come and to push through even when things get rough. There is so much strength from my family and my

According to Dr. Bacevich, “The Greater Middle East was to serve—indeed, was even then already serving—as the chosen arena for honing military power into a utensil that would maintain America’s privileged position and, not so incidentally, provide a continuing rationale for the entire apparatus of national security.” However, rather than helping either the Middle East or America, this approach has actually caused a great amount of harm and only creates more dictators, internal strife, and terrorist groups. The interests of the United States and the Islamic World have never aligned and the Middle East is resistant to shaping.

The idea of being associated with a tribe relates to Maslow’s idea that friendship, family, and intimacy are desired by almost all humans. Being involved with a family or group that has the same race, political ideas, gender, morals, or social class satisfies our longing and desire for respect of others. When you are surrounded with people who have the same ideals as you, you have almost automatically achieved their respect. Tribalism is essentially essential to the human race considering we desire to have a respect of others. It is more difficult to achieve a respect of others when you do not share the same morals or beliefs as them or you are not associated with their

In the beginning of 7th century to the end of Abbasids in the 13th century, continuities and changes shape the cultural and political life of Islamic civilization which lead to Arab conquests (634-711), expansion, and untroubled trade and conversion which followed by diffusion of cultures lead to advancements of Arabian knowledge. Few factors that led to changes of cultural advancements in knowledge which was traded through trade routes across regions trade and throughout the sea, meanwhile the government became more centralized and bureaucratic and lastly, a cultural continuity was the religious laws: Quran, Hadith, Sharia which was practiced amongst the Muslims.

At the start of the 18th century, Middle Eastern countries witnessed their Eastern neighbors being overtaken by Western Europe and were faced with a choice: to pick apart or to be picked apart. It was from this dilemma that defensive developmentalism emerged in the Middle East. Empires such as the Ottomans, Persia, Tunisia, and Egypt began the process of centralizing their authority in order to assert effective control over their populations. The chief goal of defensive developmentalism for these empires was to assert their autonomy, whether that be autonomy from the Ottomans in the case of Egypt and Tunisia, or from outside imperialists in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. In order to accomplish these goals, defensive developmentalists undertook extensive reforms to establish their empires as relevant worldwide powers.

Tribe is a word used to describe a form of human social organization based on a set of bands, political integration, and are defined by their traditions. These common descent, language, and culture. It is usually used to describe traditional tribes like the Eno or the San, but it can be used to describe non-traditional tribes like a neighborhood or a soccer team.These can be called tribe because ,like the traditional tribes, they too have the same language and they too have a political party. For example, a soccer team would be considered a non-traditional tribe because it follows the definitions of a tribe. A soccer team includes the same language and had a political party which is two main parts of a tribe. Non-traditional tribes are

Many people in out fast pace progressive world today are very accepting of things just the way they are. In recent times, many like to rush to assumptions and ask few questions. It's not rare for our young millennial's to get their news from Jon Stewart and the comedy central channel and it's rare for most to research or even ask questions like, . . . What happened? . . . How did it start? . . . or Who initiated this? Curiosity seems to elude much of our young society. However, I of an inquiring mind, was enlightened during these lectures as we addressed Pre-Islamic civilizations and the root of this controversial faith. Professor Khan was able shed some light on the Arabic society and the origin of Islam before it was a religion.

The region of the Middle East and its inhabitants have always been a wonder to the Europeans, dating back to the years before the advent of Islam and the years following the Arab conquest. Today, the Islamic world spreads from the corners of the Philippines to the far edges of Spain and Central Africa. Various cultures have adopted the Islamic faith, and this blending of many different cultures has strengthened the universal Islamic culture. The religion of Islam has provided a new meaning to the lives of many people around the world. In the Islamic world, the religion defines and enriches culture and as a result the culture gives meaning to the individual. Islam is not only a religion, it is in its own way a culture. It may be this very

The Western and Middle Eastern world have historically opposed each other in religion and politics. The United States has had an exclusive presence in the Middle East; mainly concerned with oil, the protection of Israel and the containment of communism. Tensions became significantly more strained between these two during the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The hostage crisis took place during the chaotic aftermath of Iran’s Islamic revolution and its overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy. This particular event was the initial cause for long-lasting, dramatic effects on domestic politics within the United States and poisoned U.S.-Iranian relations for many years to come.

Many of the problems in the Middle East today are a direct result of actions undertaken in the region 's colonial past. I will argue that both imperialist ineptitude, deliberate meddling and outright deceit by colonial powers have sown seeds of distrust that linger in the Middle East today towards the West. I will claim that artificial boundaries, government structures and societal schisms created in colonial times have entrenched animosities and created internal structural instabilities in the area that are still being resolved. The imposition of Israel into Palestine, I will argue, remains an unresolved product of colonial rule. I will discuss how the discovery of oil and the regions importance as a trade route caused the World Powers to remain engaged in the area and oppressive in their demeanour. Finally I will argue that perhaps the greatest ongoing legacy of colonialism in the Middle east is an imperialist attitude by the west which continues to this day.

Arab is not a race, but is a group of individuals that are united by their culture and history (ADC, 2014). There are many different variations commonly based on a particular individual’s country of origin such as Arab Americans. Other variations are based on their social class, the level of their education, if they live urbanely or rurally, or the time they have spent in the United States (Lipson & Dubble, 2007). Most Arabs also practice Islamic religion and are Muslim. When working with an Arab or Muslim client, nurses should ask what the client wishes to be referred to so as not to offend them in any way (Lipson & Dubble, 2007).