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    James Jones directed, Saudi Arabia Uncovered as part of PBS’ frontline series. He introduces us to the world of Saudi Arabia apart from the wealth that is portrayed in the media. He uncovers the regime’s silencing of people, the race war, and the inequality of people. The Frontline piece follows activists in Saudi Arabia. These activists capture the unrest between the rule of the Al Saud and political opposition from Sunni Islamist activism; liberal critics and the Shi'ite minority: who are oppressed

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    During the early history of Islam, the Arabian Peninsula was transformed due to the rise of Islam. Thanks to the increase of Islam across the Arabian Peninsula, Arabs were able to construct an enormous empire after the death of Mohammod due to several reasons. The reasons include having a shared faith, Arab citizens found wealth and social promotion in the military, the Persian and Byzantine empires were weakened, and expansion of the empire became a shared task among the Arab community (Strayer

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    Women of the Middle East

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    Even though these laws and cultural Whabbai Islamic practices are taking place, the Yemeni government likes to portray the women of their country in a different light, stating that their women were the first ones in the Arabian Peninsula to vote, have members elected to parliament, appoint a woman to Minister of Human Rights, and as an ambassador to Holland (Embassy of Yemen, 2010). No matter how hard the Yemeni government tries to cover up the treatment of their women, it has been

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    Mosque Project Since pre-Islamic times Mecca has always been known as a sacred site, however due to mass construction and modernization, the sacredness of this holy city may be slowly dying. Mecca contains the Holy Mosque and the Kaaba. The Kaaba is a tall, box-like structure which stands in a courtyard in the center of the Holy Mosque, and it became established as the main object of pilgrimages to Mecca (Dictionary of Islamic Architecture). Mecca is the birth place of the prophet Muhammad and

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    Abstract: History of independence has involuntarily caused a change noticeable in the rise of immigration and immigrants —in a country where development, prosperity, independence echoed and still echoes in the hearts of millions. This paper calls for an approach to determine and understand the plight of documented and undocumented immigrant- labour force or working sector. 1973 to 1974 had an exodus oil boom in the reign of gulf countries- highlighting Saudi Arabia, the formation and impact on India

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    1 The Regional Development Organization, RCREEE RCREEE or regional center for renewable energy and energy efficiency is an inde-pendent, intergovernmental regional policy think tank and not for profit organization that founded in June, 2008 and has 17 member countries. Its member states are Arab countries and it aims to promote and increase the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the member states countries and the whole Arab region. It col-laborates –on regional basis- with decision

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    The meeting discussed the brutal attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran where Al-Jubeir noted that the attacks were clear violations of the international conventions, laws, and treaties. According to the sanctity of these international agreements, the Iranian government has a responsibility to protect the diplomatic missions on their soil. Further, he confirmed that the attacks on Saudi diplomats were highly condemned by other countries, as well as regional and international organizations such as

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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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    TRADE WITH SAUDI ARABIA Introduction Saudi Arabia is a country located in South-East Asia and according to the Department of Commerce, is the “largest economies in the Middle East and North Africa region” (International Trade Association). The purpose of this paper is to provide details that will assist a US company with being successful in conducting business in Saudi Arabia. The Five Dimensions of Culture There are five Dimensions of Culture that Hofstede mentions in International Business

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    On January 2nd, 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on terrorism charges, including prominent Shiite Saudi cleric Nimr al-Nimr . Protestors in predominantly Shiite Iran promptly set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran, while the Iranian foreign minister denounced Saudi Arabia’s actions. Saudi Arabia then severed all diplomatic ties with Iran, and many of their Sunni monarchist allies have done the same. Over the past week and a half, the Gulf has rapidly become a battleground, with countries being

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