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    How did the World War I affect the Arab world economically? World war I summary The war battled between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, was referred to at the time as the Incomparable War, the War to End War, and (in the United States) the European War. Just when the world went to war again in the 1930s and '40s did the prior clash get to be known as the First World War? Its setback sums were uncommon, taking off into the millions. World War I is known for the broad arrangement of trenches

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    Egypt And The Arab World

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    Egypt: the 3rd largest economy in both Africa and the Arab World. Egypt’s economy is very diverse and depends a great deal on agriculture, tourism, petroleum, and revenue collection from Egyptians working abroad. Egypt is separated by the highly fertile Nile Valley. This is where most of Egypt’s economic activity takes place. Furthermore, the Nile Valley is where 80 of the 86 million people live. This is because the rest of Egypt is mostly desert; this makes habitation difficult. The Egyptian

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    the intervention of Western powers, Arab military performance has remained poor, especially on both sides of the 1990 Kuwait war, where they performance was at best mediocre.4 Despite all these examples however, the primary military area in which Arabic armies have performed poorly is in their wars with Israel, where despite three Arabic attempts to conquer Israel with conventional warfare in 1948, 1967 and 1973, Israel has always emerged victorious. And the Arabs have done poorly in nearly all the

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    the traditions and customs in other regions. The Arab world is famous for holding on to it’s traditions and customs. The Arab culture affects all the individuals living in it, even the non-Arabs. Even individuals from different religions or family backgrounds living in one community in the Arab World can also share the same traditions and cultures. This paper will talk about the traditions, customs and culture of the Arab World –mainly the Gulf Arab, Kuwait—and how it is related to the themes and

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    Being tasked with creating a project that addressed any topic related to the Arab world can be a daunting assignment. Nevertheless, my group was able to create a unique project that highlighted a monumental string of events that shaped the Arab world as we see it today. The topic decided upon was the Arab Spring in Egypt, specifically looking at how Facebook existed in its timeframe as a mechanism for collaboration and action toward a revolution and regime change. Together, we set to understand the

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    is disadvantaged and more susceptible to radicalisation (Brophy, 2001). However, the Arab World Literacy Report suggested, “Increased financial allocations to the national education budget to support non-formal education opportunities such as literacy classes, vocational/skills training, and/or recreational activities for targeted youth and adults (male and female)” (Arab World Literacy Report, 2011). Furthermore, it is necessary to consider the quality of education received by those who actually

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    examines Arab novels of the previous decade (2002-2012) in the context of the postcolonial theory. The research aims to highlight the political changes that occur in these novels and the point of view and narration techniques. Moreover, it will address the following key issues in postcolonial theory; politics, religious radicalization (jihad), nationalism, attitude to the West, globalization. Aftermath, the attack of 11 September the world has known Islamophobia, which made the Arab world under the

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    East Jordanian Evolution: Analyzing the Future of Jordan The Oxford Dictionary describes evolution as “the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.” The Arab Spring has caused a multitude of uprisings throughout the Arab world. In the beginning, the Arab Spring was “uncomplicated and inspiring” as the uprisings “reaffirmed…[Western]…beliefs” but soon became “muddied” (citation). The uprisings did not avoid the country of Jordan. The first uprising in

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    In the debate for democracy in the middle east, many scholars suggest that Islamists are the main obstacle to overcome. By the last decade, Islamist parties and candidates have engaged in elections throughout in about eight Arab countries with almost modest results. Thus, Islamist may have a heavy degree of support among most of the consitunets who agree with anti-regime sentiments. At the same time, ruling elites also give overwhelming support to maintain security and other privileges. There are

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    streets of Tunisia to the entire Arab world. Israel, as the only democracy in the area, has very delicate relationships with many of the countries involved. With the Muslim Brotherhood coming into power in Egypt, the possibility of the decades long treaty with Israel coming to a violent end is more threatening than ever. This leads us to consider the danger of other ideologically like-minded groups continuing to surround Israel. On the surface, it may seem as if the Arab Spring is very bad news for

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