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    Women of the Middle East

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    The Women of the Middle East have played substantial roles for their corresponding countries since the advent of colonialism in the region. Middle Eastern women have worked in all types of fields including medicine, education, agriculture, government, private sector, and even defense. They have kept roofs over their family’s heads while their husbands were away in wars, or even in foreign countries to work in jobs that they could not find in their own countries. The roles of women in the countries

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    Queen Nzinga: African Ruler and Slave Trader

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    Hailing from the African state of Ndongo and born in 1581 during the start of Luandan disagreement with Portuguese settlers (Toler 265), Queen Nzinga of the African Mbundu tribe stood up for her country and reestablished power over her people. Nzinga came in a time period that needed her. She got her country of Matamba (present day Angola) equal, both economically and socially, to the Portuguese. In order to do this, Nzinga took measures to place herself in the right position to eventually seize

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    The second reason for the immediate approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is the United States national security risk that results from the dependence on foreign oil, lack of jobs and supply of oil. The United States has been dependent on the unstable Middle East for the past few decades as one of their limited sources of oil. It is a necessity to empower ourselves and relieve the constraints of OPEC off the United States. OPEC, the organization that controls the oil prices and how much oil is produced

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    Executive Summary: In my research brief I focus on gender issues in the Arab world because the situation is getting better but still the problem is there and women are suffering there. The implementations I suggest might not be supported by the government , but with the help of national organizations they should realize that your sex does not matter you still have equal rights. In Phakistan, in every third hour a woman is raped and there is not any law to support her because the court needs eyewitness

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    chosen a book titled “Zayed- Man Who Built A Nation”. because I am attracted by its title. The book that includes 734 pages, covered all details about the life of late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. I always influenced by the president of Emirates Arab behavior the founding father of the EAU, and those who have escorted him throughout his long life. The book comprises the challenges that Sheikh Zayed confronted since 1971 until his death in 2004. My interest is to illustrate the exclusive accomplishments

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    Main Report Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, a country located on the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, straddling the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, which leads to the Arabian Sea (see Map 1 above). With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Abu Dhabi is the second most populous city in the country, after Dubai. The city is also the capital of the Abu Dhabi emirate, the largest of all emirates in the country, comprising over 80% of the country’s total land

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    Etihad Airways is the national airlines of the United Arab Emirates. The brand “Etihad” translates in English to “Union” which accurately reflects the organization’s vision, mission and structure. Having been established by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in July 2003, Etihad strives to have the best airline in the world through providing unmatchable Arabian hospitality, mirroring the prestige of Abu Dhabi, to their clients (Etihad Airways, 2015). The organization’s vision is “to

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    time, the UAE Currency Board had no central banking powers, and its focus was on UAE’s currency, gold, and foreign exchange. All of that changed in 1980 when a law was passed, which dissolved the UAE currency and created The Central Bank of the United Arab

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    States produced 31% of the total petroleum and other fluids in a day whereas Saudi Arabia produced 25.6% (percentages out of top five producers only). It is important to note, in the top five producing countries, there is only one OPEC nation. United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Iraq are fourth, fifth, and sixth in the rankings. Currently, Saudi Arabia wants to continue producing a surplus of oil because it wants to still be a major player whereas smaller OPEC countries involved want to curb production

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    Canada has always been a multicultural country. It is well known as a country that accepts diversity and depending heavily on immigration for its population growth. The largest groups of immigrants to Canada are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries. This fact has remained virtually unchanged since the 2001 census (Potter et al., 2014, p.110). Although Canada demonstrates gender equality to some degree among the various different cultures it has, however, gender inequality exists among many countries

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