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    (his company was national property after all) to conduct exclusive business ventures between other government leaders. It was through these governments to government dealings, that Mattei came across, Gamal Abdel Nasser, an Egyptian nationalist who would become one of his greatest allies. Nasser had recently become the leader of Egypt having staged a successful

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    for having candles on his piano. He is said to have influenced Elvis Presley, who seems to follow a lot of the same fashion styles as Liberace. George Santayana was a famous philosopher. He died in 1952 at the age of 88. Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev The three people in this line were famous in the year of 1953. They were all famous leader who were a part of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union. He was a brutal ruler. He had millions of people killed

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    being murdered because of the fact that they were Jewish. The Jews in Cairo were accused of being spies for Israel with no proof. They were arrested and were convicted without a fair trial. The Jews were being massacred. The president of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, began a mass explosion of Jews in Egypt because he was mad about Israel becoming a state. There was a census in 1960 that stated that there were no more than 5, 587 Jews remaining in Cairo. Since the Jews were being harassed in Cairo, many

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    outside rule, Gamal Abdel Nasser became president of Egypt in 1956. He was the first Egyptian who was a ruler “of the people.” Egyptians, Arab nationalists, and many other world leaders loved Nasser and his leadership. His swift, bloodless takeover and rise to president in conjunction with his smooth, calm speeches gained him popularity. What truly made him infamous was his nationalization of the Suez Canal Company that ended British influence in Egypt. Decades after his death, Nasser is still believed

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    down for president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser chose to align Egypt with the Soviets, as they were actively sending weapons into the country and providing support, giving incentive to the Egypt to opt out of the protection from Communism that the US was previously providing. With Egyptian-Soviet ties becoming increasingly tight, the US was beginning to pay closer attention to their relationship. As a result, the OMEGA Memorandum was created to reduce the grasp President Nasser had on the region.

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    Overview This project 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

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    was ostensibly led by Muhammad Naguib but it was clear that he was a mere figurehead and in a little over two years, Gamal Abdel Nasser would assume the Presidency. Although the goals of the RCC were somewhat unclear at the start, Nasser would embark on a policy of creating an independent Egypt free from internal and external domination. It was the latter goal that would set Nasser on a collision course with the West, initially Great Britain and to a lesser extent France, but eventually the United

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    The very origin of Syrian heritage is dominated by foreign empires—Assyrians, British, Egyptians, French, Hittites, Macedonian Greeks, Mongols, Persians, Romans, and Turks. The power of the aforementioned foreign empires greatly influenced the development of Syria. Just in the last three hundred and fifty years, the political rule in Syria has shifted several different times—from the Ottomans to the Assyrians, from the Assyrians to the British and French, from the British and French to the Baath

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    Abstract This essay investigates the question ‘was the revolution of 1952 in Egypt more beneficial or consequential?’ The investigation makes use of a range of primary and secondary sources and data tables that support economic growth, Nasser and Sadat’s impact and immediate effects of the revolution

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    THE FUTURE OF SIGNAL 1 THE FUTURE OF SIGNAL IN EGYPT SCCC 009-14 MAJOR HESHAM AHMED 09 Oct 2014 THE FUTURE OF SIGNAL 2 Egypt was and still occupies a distinguished place in terms of geography between Europe and the Far East in the heart of the modern world, but historically it has been her leadership in pace with the development of civilization and for most of the countries around it, especially in the telecommunications and radio filed although it did not to participate in this

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