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POLICY MEMORANDUM #1 To: Dr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General From: Dr. Amena Al-Diri, Strategic Advisor to OCHA-Syria Subject: Proposal to solve the Syrian civil war in the UN Security Council Date: 09/22/2015 _____________________________________________________________________________ Executive Summary The Syrian refugee crisis is an outcome of the civil war that has suffered this country over four years. Therefore, a solution to this conflict is urgently needed to stop the

The Islamic State has been created in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq by a Jordanian in order to expel Americans. The movement has been linked to Al-Qaeda but has been weaken by the American offensive. However since 2011 the organization has used the Syrian civil war to regain influence and territories. In 2013 Al-Qaeda rejected the movement because of its violence. They tried to create an alliance with Al-Nosra which refused because of its violence too. The Islamic State has been known under several

Ocala was a warmer version of Katonah. It was not on the water, but what it lacked in views it more them made up for in privacy. Set on almost 10 acres this part of Florida was known as horse country. Many people who lived in the eastern seaboard had a residence in the area because they had children who rode and competed. In the winter activity picked up dramatically as horses were shipped south to be in the warm climate. He had never thought about Florida as a residence, but as the winters in

Mouzahem a Middle Eastern writer describes the long historical journey of Lebanon 's Shia community. The Lebanese Shia 's attained global identity in the 1980s, 5 years after Hezbollah was founded in 1975, with military operations carried out opposing the Israeli occupation in Lebanon, and the beginning of Hezbollah 's relationship with Syria and the Islamic republic of Iran ever since. According to some historians and Shia scholars in Lebanon and the west, the actual occultation of 'Shi 'ism ' in Lebanon

As we know after the death of Prophet Mohammad, the Muslim community turned into disorder and people started to wonder what would happen now that he is dead as it was understood that he was the last to come in prophets’ chain and there will be no one coming after him. Many debates began about who should take over all the responsibilities he had as he was the spiritual, legal, political and military leader of the community, so in other words, the debates were whether Muhammad had already appointed

I love the band Weezer. This might not sound that odd since Weezer’s first album went triple-platinum and had three smash hit singles, but realize also that I have a certain kind of despicable distaste for alternative rock music. I just simply cannot stomach the grungy guitars, angsty vocals and unimaginative drums that come with your run-of-the-mill alt-rock band, but something about Weezer makes them different. Even when their songs lean towards the highly despised pop rock genre, I still feel

the city of Najaf, Iraq in the year 661. The Shia put so much emphasis on the assassination death of Ali in 661 that the city in which he was killed has become an important place of pilgrimage for some Shia Muslims. Another important figure in the eyes of the Shia Muslims is the grandson of Muhammad Husayn who was murdered in Karbala, Iraq in 680. The Shia recognize the event each year on Ashura, which is a day or mourning recognized throughout the Shia branch, with a number of Pilgrimages to the

“Don’t let your dreams be dreams” (LaBeouf). In the novella Of Mice and Men, the characters have dreams that they want to achieve. The only way they can achieve their goals is to change the things they do and say. Lennie tried to behave and stay out of trouble so he could take care of the rabbits and own land, George saved his money so he could buy the land, and Curley always got into fights so he could be a professional boxer. First, Lennie tries to behave so he could tend the rabbits. “George

Rahmanian 1 Pari and Leila Dariush Mehrjui made two progressive movies, Pari 1995 and Leila 1998, each concentrating on an Iranian woman attempting to discover satisfaction in the public who are not ordinarily mindful to a woman’s endeavors towards self-acknowledgment (Sufi 2013). Pari presents the social anxiety, hopelessness, identity disorder and superstitions based on religious beliefs, which are rooted in Iranian culture. The deeply rooted superstitions and religious beliefs, which come from

To most individuals in today’s society, the issues associated with the Islamic religion are widely assumed as extreme and very convoluted. The average person has only heard rumors about what exactly the Quran says or how Sharia law is interpreted and implemented. The story of Persepolis sheds light onto some of the inner workings of how Islamic life and Sharia law affected a population and shaped the Islamic Revolution in Iran. This story is staged during a time of extensive change within Iran,