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    gender equality (Kumar & Vivekadhish, 2016). Gender issues have always been experienced ever since the beginning of man. Women do not have the same rights and opportunities as men in society and this why this goal number 5 was developed. Egypt, a North African country, has yet to fully attain this SDG. The following study will discuss some of the challenges in which Egypt as a nation is facing towards the achievement of this goal. The paper will also outline some solutions in which Egypt has adapted

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    the domino effect of the Arab Spring. UAE is not a neighboring country of any of the countries that had revolutions but it is in the same region. Tourism in Egypt Egypt is known to be the number one tourist destination in the Middle East and North Africa. It has been for years and obviously this is because of its ancient Pharos history, and pyramids in Giza and other historical sites and Luxor and all over the country has attracted tourists from around the world and for many years to visit these

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    Nowadays, racial, societal, and cultural stereotypes are, unfortunately, becoming more and more common. Whether it be about something as insignificant as every high schoolers’ supposed immaturity, to something as substantial as a gender stereotype that denies people their rights, these misconceptions are hurting people every single day. One popular group to stereotype recently has been the Middle East. Almost everything people say about them is factually incorrect. The political world does not help

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    discuss as being important to our Unit’s success are Wasta, Deference to authority, and Tendency to seek compromise. Of course understanding all of the cultural manifestations are important to our unit’s success, but each region within the Middle East-North African (MENA) region will have their own variations based upon which branch of Islam is dominant in the region, what that region’s experience has been with the U.S. or a Western presence in general and numerous other factors such as the prevailing

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    food trading meant that the nomads would eventually try foreign foods thus influence their taste. Influence may have also come from regions where the Arab armies invaded and settled. More examples of traditional trade routes into Europe, Asia and Africa will show that due international trade and colonialism, Arabs were able to get coffee from Yemen whereas spices usually came from China and India which was one of the first foreign foods to be widely used. During the 19th century, England had overthrown

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    Economic Injustice In Education System Abstract This paper is presented with the empirical investigation of the inequality of education opportunities, that are limitless, effected by economic injustice throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The inequality of opportunities, plays a significant role in the lack of educational achievements in the Middle East and MENA countries. Gender equality, poverty, and community can be significant reason on why younger adults are not given

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    leadership (Abdelsalam 120). Smaller protests had also started in Sudan and Jordan. Apart from the protests in the Arab territories, there were others outside those limits in places like Iranian Khuzestan and Israel. The protests in the Middle East and North Africa depicted similar patterns which involved strikes, demonstrations, and

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    magnitude echo with violence and civilian casualties. A recent example of this “war” has been the Arab Revolts in 2010, which devolved into the full-fledged rebellions known as the “Arab Spring.” The already tense situations in the Middle East and North Africa, imploded into protests against unfair governments and pursuit of these corrupt leaders. The international community, especially those of democratic roots were quick to defend the “righteous” rebel

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    To detach from the familiar and to immerse into the unknown is a familiar process to human beings. From leaving a mothers womb to attending college, human beings are constantly confronted with change. However, persistent change does not facilitate the process required to assimilate. In the novel, A Street in Marrakech, Elizabeth Fernea embarks on a journey to Morocco and is met with resentment and belligerence. Her tale as an outsider, searching for the essence of Marrakech that is concealed to most

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    Larry Diamond's presentation explores the question of why there are no Arab democracies in the Middle East and North Africa. He shows us the relatively stagnant levels of democratic freedoms that have been the norm in the region for the past several decades. Diamond gives us a multitude of potential explanations for the absence of a sustainable democracy. His first explanation implicates that there must be something within the Islam or Arab culture or religion, that prevents the formation of a

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