Middle East Essays

My Hometown, Ahvaz is a big and vast city in the west of Iran. It’s an overcrowded city with about 2 million people in a variety of almost all tribes of Iranian that live together with a sense of community and a little racism somehow In every tribe too. However, Ahvaz is very important city […]

Culture holds different significance for individuals, with some considering it sacred and others dismissing its importance. It plays a role in shaping personal identity but also subjects individuals to prejudice based on their ethnicity, religion, and customs. According to Pietrse (2009), the most notable transformation is the increasing influence of the global south in driving […]

In the book Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, there are five concepts from our textbook, Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Development by Harry W. Gardiner and Corrine Kosmitzki. Three of the concepts are components of Firoozeh Dumas’ developmental niche such as the psychology of her caretakers, the customs of her child care, and the […]

The teachings of Buddha emphasize that desire leads to suffering in life and that ending desire can eliminate this suffering. Enlightenment, which is attained through right conduct, meditation, and other practices, can liberate individuals from desire, suffering, and the cycle of rebirth. In relation to the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople had a population exceeding one million […]

Since 1984, and especially the last few months, the domestic problems of a major N.A.T.O, Middle Eastern, and American ally state have come to the forefront of the international news scene. That state is the Republic of Turkey and it’s primary troubles stem from the past seven decades of acrimonious policies directed at the indigenous […]

In the Arabic world, Aleppo was not for all the time considered a metropolis. However, it claims a long and glorious history that traces to the beginning of the recorded history, and has established a regional commercial center for at least more than one thousand years. Located in the midpoint between the Euphrates and the […]

Introduction Iran, a signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, has faced international scrutiny for its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons. Nevertheless, Iran maintains that its nuclear program is exclusively dedicated to civilian and military objectives, including the advancement of nuclear energy. The creation of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is part of this civilian effort. […]

The writer used pathos to express sympathetic feeling, how the Iran nuclear plan will affect other countries negatively and the risk accompanied will take long time to be solved. Israelites specifically fear that the Iran nuclear program will entirely target them therefore; they suggest that the whole program should be brought to stand still forever. […]

The XX century is often called a century of dictators, and one of them is Saddam Hussein – a totalitarian leader, who managed to maintain his regime till 2003, but was still deprived of power. In his book “The Prince” Nikkolo Machiavelli, an Italian political thinker of the XVI century, presented an outstanding “Dictator‘s Guide”, […]

Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, was in power since 1979 until the collapse of his regime in March 2003, when a coalition led by U. S.A occupied Iraq. Saddam Hussein was prosecuted, because he was accused of crimes against humanityThe international community has repeatedly accused Saddam Hussein of war crimes, genocide, and atrocities during […]

The continuous power struggle among the classes of the social strata in global economic affairs had lead into a new strain of conflict. Nowadays, the former colonies of richer countries for instance, the many less-developing countries in the world, have succumbed to the fate that total independence to every aspect of national life cannot be […]

The aim of this research project is to discover and present publicly accessible evidence that corroborates the statement made by US President George Bush on September 20th, 2001. In his statement, he labeled Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as an “axis of evil” due to their alleged participation in manufacturing weapons of mass destruction and […]

By 1990, Iraq had spent eight years at war with Iran and was A? 50 billion in debt. Explaining why Iraq invaded Kuwait, Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi foreign minister said: “The leadership was focusing domestically on rebuilding the country, those cities and towns that had been destroyed during the wara€¦ improving the standard of living […]

In the late 1800s, the United States and Iran (then Persia) established diplomatic relations. Despite Americans already traveling to Iran since the mid-1800s, King Nasser-al-Din Shah initiated sending an ambassador to Washington D.C. During this period until World War II, both countries maintained a friendly relationship. Iran’s representatives viewed the United States as a crucial […]

The Syrian Civilian Conflicts The Syrian conflicts have been occurring since the 15th of March 2011, as a secular revolt against autocracy. It turned out to be more than just a conflict that would be resolved with war. Some claiming it started of with only peaceful demonstrations then it evolved in to a continuous matter […]

Salesman for many useful suggestions. We also thank Harlan Greer and Ryan Schooner for valuable research assistance. Public Opinion, the War In Iraq, and Presidential Accountability Abstract How do citizens hold their leader accountable during an ongoing war? We distinguish between two models of accountability-?the “decision-maker” and “managerial” models-?and investigate their implications in the context […]

Contemporary political environment is characterized by numerous political hotspots. Iraq, Pakistan, Israel, and Palestine are the regional conflicts of international significance. Many national leaders neglect the risks of local military conflicts. In reality, local conflicts possess considerable potential to be turned into a global war. Iraq: global perspectives of a local conflict The military intervention […]

Despite some realists’ claims that reintroducing the United Nations to Iraq’s political landscape will fail, the organization believes its multilateral approach is what Iraq needs. However, it acknowledges that the US will still bear significant responsibility. Both US and UN interference may provoke similar reactions from Iraq, such as mass bombings and civilian casualties. Nevertheless, […]

During a meal with Sarah, I was caught off guard by a soldier who directed me to go to the Major’s office. As a Staff Sergeant, I rarely attended top-level meetings, leading me to question if I had misstepped. But then, memories of a soldier catching Sarah and me sleeping together flooded my thoughts. The […]

The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse story is a topic that various individuals and groups in the United States must consider whether it will have an advantageous or disadvantageous effect on the country’s mood and security. Before deciding to report or publish such a story, journalists, newspapers, magazines, web sites, and radio stations are responsible for […]

Human existences are the lone animate beings who do non obey nature jurisprudence and in bend the deadliest unwellnesss and biologic, mental and societal aberrances are found among human existences. Preventing sexual inherent aptitude from being of course satisfied causes different diseases and most of mental-social breakages have originated in this restriction. The definition of […]

Before entering Iraq, Talisman must do their due diligence in order to maximize profits and minimize risks. Due diligence would require a thorough review of both surface and subsurface risks to successfully extracting oil from Iraq and bringing it to market. It is important that they clearly indicate what needs to be done. Given Talisman’s […]