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Middle Eastern Women?s Oppression, 2001.
A look at women's rights in the Middle East under strict Islamic rule.
4,100 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 76.95
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This is a fifteen-page paper on women?s oppression in the Middle East and how it relates to contemporary issues in the United States. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s rights to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban.
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"Islamic fundamentalism looks upon women as sub-humans, fit only for household slavery and as a means of procreation. Such an outrageous view has incredibly been elevated to the status of official policy with the coming to power of the ignorant Taliban who are still in control of 90% of Afghanistan including the capital Kabul. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s right to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban. "
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Women of Middle Eastern Descent, 2005.
An analysis of the experiences of women of Middle Eastern descent in America post- 9/11.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, £ 73.95
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The paper outlines the experiences of many Muslim and Middle Eastern women post 9/11. The paper also examines what these women have done to protect themselves from attacks. The last several pages show the lives of Middle Eastern women in America as being occasionally fraught with worry and uncertainty as America comes to terms with its own feelings about 9/11 and as the country works to differentiate ordinary Muslims from Islamo-fascist extremists.
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"The events of September 11, 2001 have lodged deep in the viscera of most - if not all - Americans. In the aftermath of this gruesome tragedy, many Americans understandably evinced a deep antipathy towards Middle Eastern (specifically Muslim) women residing in the world's wealthiest and still most powerful nation. With the aforementioned in mind, the following paper will review what life has been like for Muslim women over the past four years by revealing some of the hardships they have faced in post-9/11 America. Proceeding onward, the paper will also look at what these women have done to protect themselves and, in a related vein, what their future in the United States portends. As will soon become apparent, the terrorist attacks in New York and in Washington brought to an end one era in American history and ushered in a new one."
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Eastern and Middle Eastern Religions, 2007.
This paper discusses the Eastern and Middle Eastern religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism
1,890 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper explains that Buddhism is a somewhat unique religion in that it does not personify the concept of god but rather the Buddha, who is a normal human having come to enlightenment and salvation through suffering; however, Hinduism is far more focused on divinity and messages from a spiritual realm beyond the understanding of humanity. The author points out that Islam, which is considered one of the three Abrahamic, monotheistic faiths, the other two being Judaism and Christianity, uses Allah (God), who is eternal, transcended and part of humanity in his compassion and mercy. The paper relates that Sikhism, which shares with Islam the paradigm of a single god, operates on the principle that all human beings are equal and should not be distinguished by parameters such as social class and royalty.
Table of Contents:
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
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"In terms of salvation, Sikhism is close to Hinduism in its belief of the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. According to Sikhism, there is a progressive journey of the soul from the lowest orders of life, such as plants and animals, to the highest order of physical existence, being human. While several rebirths at this level of existence is possible, having reached human life means that the journey is close to completion. The soul reaches God at the point of physical death, where it is judged in order to determine whether more rebirth is required."
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Middle Eastern Poetry, 2008.
This paper discusses Middle Eastern poetry, noting that such poetry tends to concern the conflict experienced around the poets.
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Middle Eastern poetry is often peppered with honest assessments of the physical and emotional turmoil of conflict. The writer discusses that poetry in the Middle East tends to be a voice of record, in stylistic descriptions of the conflicts of mind, body and spirit that demonstrate a life or many lives in the turmoil of conflict and change. The writer maintains that many Middle Eastern authors feel a fierce obligation to write not only about the joy and struggle of writing poetry but also the trails and conflicts of their nations and the people whom they have known and whom they have imagined to have been deeply affected by all. The writer concludes that in the works of Ozkan Mert (Turkish) Taha Muhammad Ali (Palastinian) Eliaz Cohen (Israeli) and Aharon Shabtai (Israeli) one can locate the human drama of living in strife as well as the pleasure of poetic expression, without any real difficulty and with a great sense of wonder that is expressed through poetry and the wondrous human mind.
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"Each of these writers are expressing the nature of self, the body of self and the nature of political and social upheaval, as it is expressive of the self and the whole. Each may be writing from an opposing side, but clearly their views are not opposing. Their voice is one that asks those who would choose to subvert them to listen to their voice as the voice of the individual seeking individual reconciliation in the face of conflict. The Middle Eastern conflict is a constant point of discussion in every arena, those offering solutions and those offering greater strife, and the words of these poets exemplify that the voice rarely heard is the voice of the people, the individual bodies and souls who live every day facing the results of conflict and the candor of legislative results.
"Ozkan Mert probably best exemplifies the passion and power of poetry, as a simple form that can convey a meaning beyond the nature of it length or even it s breath. Mert in his poem Whose on the Side of Poetry expresses the fear that some have of poetry, as a tool used by people to express the nature of strife, often when many wish that such strife not become public knowledge."
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Middle Eastern Societies, 2002.
This paper discusses gender issues in Middle Eastern Societies.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper looks at women in Middle Eastern Societies, and gender issues in Islam. A particular focus in on the symbolism of the veil in Islam. The author discusses the topic by examining some of the literature, and notes that a recent resurgence of fundamentalist rule in some countries has brought women?s rights to the forefront of social debate.
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"In almost any modern social environment, not dictated by the standards and restrictions associated with a non-secular institution it is difficult for most people, not just women to imagine living life behind the screen of a veil. Though it may seem that this is true only of western states that is just not the case. The reality of the fundamentalist resurgence of the legalism of the Islamic religion is also a shock in locations much closer to the heat of the matter. Many Middle Eastern and North African countries have enjoyed relative freedom from non-secular rule, in some cases as long as they have been post-colonial, independent nations."
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"What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response", 2002.
Book review of Bernard Lewis?s book about Middle Eastern political relations and America's impact and influence on the current state of affairs.
1,468 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 0 sources, £ 33.95
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This paper explores Bernard Lewis?s book entitled "What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response" and shows how it accurately investigates the influences of Western art, societal positions of women, both imperialist and revolutionary policies domestic and abroad, and Christianity upon the Middle East.
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"Lewis explains these encroachments of Western influence in direct contrast to the often insufficient responses from the Middle East. Lewis applies his viewpoint concerning what he perceives as limitations imposed by Islamic indoctrination to answer the general inquiry ?what went wrong??. He includes the largely inferior Middle Eastern reactions against the vast superiority of Western diplomatic affairs. This Western enforcement of foreign relation policies upon the collectively unwilling Middle East resulted from the its numerous victories achieved on battlefields by utilizing further advanced military tactics and weaponry."
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American Racial Discrimination against Middle Easterners, 2002.
A paper which discusses how America's attitude towards Middle Easterners has worsened since September 11.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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The paper shows that since September 11, Americans have developed a deeper racist attitude towards anyone who looks Middle Eastern, with more than 1200 people being detained without charge. The paper discusses the issues of Orientalism, stereotyping, discriminatory policies, and the question of Muslim-American's loyalty to their country.
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"The dangerous connection of popular stereotypes and official policy is possibly the greatest anxiety of the Arab and Muslim communities in America. Without concession for a moment the plague of terrorism or security needs of our society, our constituencies have been alarmed by contrasting treatment they have received by government agencies in the name of counter terrorism. In several cases, programs and policies targeting Arab communities in the effort to monitor terrorist activity have them contributed to deepening the association and create negative bias in the community?s eye. The scuttle to judgment in Oklahoma City or the anti-Arab backlash when a crisis occurs in the Middle East brings to light the consequence of these associations."
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Globalization and Middle Eastern Culture, 2005.
A discussion on the concept of globalization versus westernization and its influence on Middle Eastern culture.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper defines globalization and focuses the differences and similarities between the concepts of globalization and westernization. It discusses how it is the identification of westernization with globalization that has created the fear of this proposed interaction in developing countries and in particular the Middle-East.
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"An example of the way that globalization is already having an impact on cultures in the Middle East and other regions of the world is the reduced emphasis on native language and the predominance of English as the universal language. It should be remembered that besides its function as a communicative tool, language is also a repository and a conveyor of cultural traditions. The fear is that traditional languages might die out which will inevitably have a far-reaching affect on cultural heritage and transmission. This fear is express in the following analysis and study."
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Middle Eastern Countries Curb Subversive Activities, 2007.
This paper looks at Middle Eastern countries that manage to curb subversive activities.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that certain Middle East countries, specifically, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and to a large degree Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as governments, as nations, seem to have few problems curbing fundamental subversion and the terrorist forces which have been otherwise successful in interrupting the economies and political processes of other governments in that area of the world. This silence causes the researcher to wonder, and to take a closer look at those countries where subversive activities are held in check, and where the people of those nations seem to inhabit the same rural and metropolitan spaces without leaving bombs in fruit stands or along the roadside aimed at killing whoever might come along. The writer discusses the difference between those countries where those kinds of destruction are not the order of the day, versus those nations where roadside bombs, destruction and the maiming of civilians are indeed very much the order of the day.
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Introduction
Focus, Comparison and Contrast
UAE
Answers From Within
Jordan
Islamic Justice
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"Still, unlike the UAE, Jordan has remained a self-sustaining economy, relying largely upon imports for its greater population needs, and subsistence for the small, largely impoverished family-farmers. Perhaps it is this simplicity in the economics of self-sustaining one's family on the land that has contributed to achieving a measure of stability in Jordan's political dynamics. It is difficult, one would suspect, to become overly interested in world politics, or even religious fanaticism, when one's focus must be that of sustaining small families in an agricultural environment where the land and product by which one sustains one's self and family is intricately intertwined with the forces of nature."
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Democratization in Middle Eastern Monarchies, 2006.
Examines the democratization process in three Middle Eastern countries: Jordan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, £ 67.95
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This paper looks at the countries of Jordan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia and the progress or lack of progress made in their democratization. The paper examines their progress by looking at the process of globalization and democracy as a global social movement. The paper also looks at the concepts of constitutional monarchies, capitalism, and democracy as well as the impact of the IMF/World Bank on global democratization.
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"Heavy US and UN intervention in the Middle East in the past 20 years has had some substantial effects on the governmental and social structures of various countries in that region. A few specific countries can be used as geopolitical barometers to understand the relationships between monarchy and democracy and their effects on the Middle Eastern world, specifically Jordan, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. All of which are highly significant in international relationships, and all are in various states of democratization. Looking at these three countries we will understand the relationships between democracy and democratization and their cultures and political structures, as well as the countries' relationship to globalization and international affairs."
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Middle Eastern Paradigms, 2008.
A look at established paradigms of women in the Middle East, including more recent research from a female anthropological viewpoint.
5,480 words (approx. 21.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 93.95
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This paper discusses women in the Middle East and looks at both the economic and liberal paradigms of Muslim women from the perspectives of authors, scholars and journalists. The paper also notes that in the past Muslim women have been stereotyped as having had little if anything to do with the economic side of life for their families. Authors referenced in this paper point out that part of that erroneous reporting is due to the fact that previously only male anthropologists have conducted field work on Muslim women and their roles in the home and community. The author explains that now there is a more accurate picture to be presented available due to female anthropological research.
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Introduction
Economic Paradigm - Muslim Women I
Liberal Paradigm - Muslim Women
Economic Paradigm - Muslim Women II
Liberal Paradigm - Muslim Women II
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"Economic Paradigm - Muslim Women I: Anne M. Jennings writes in Middle Eastern Women and the Invisible Economy (Jennings, 45) that there are old stereotypes about Muslim women and their participation in the family economic dynamics, and she believes research is needed in this area. For example, she explains that "thousands" of women earn money outside the home; this fact has been kept hidden largely because of the stereotype that the religion of Islam forbids women to be wage earners outside the home.
"Several reasons exist as to why the facts of female economics in Muslim countries have been unreported. One reason for this, Jennings writes, is that women often work in the "informal sector" - also called the "invisible economy" - and that money is rarely reported to agencies that collect taxes, for obvious reasons. Another reason for the seeming secrecy of women working outside the home is that Muslim males tend to deny that their wives are working, for reasons that are undisclosed by Jennings, but one can easily speculate that Muslim men may not wish to admit that their earnings are not sufficient to provide the family with adequate financial support."
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Origins of Middle Eastern Terrorism, 2006.
An examination of the origins of terrorism in the Middle East from the beginnings of Islam to the Crusades and Zionism.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 31.95
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This paper discusses the origins of terrorism in the Middle East. It examines the Middle East and the major problems that have evolved there. Specifically, the paper examines Zionism in Palestine, the state of Israel, intra-Arab rivalries and revolutionary. It focuses on the history of terrorism from the beginnings of Islam to the Crusades and then Zionism.
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Introduction
An introduction to the region
A synopsis of major problems
Three sources of Middle Eastern terrorism
Zionism in Palestine: 1914-1936
The birth of modern Israel
Intra-Arab rivalries
Shia Islam and revolutionary Iran
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"Iran is unique in the Middle East. Iranians are not Arabs, and they practice a version of Islam somewhat different from orthodox practices (White, 2002). Shiites and Sunnis exist in Iran with conflicting beliefs, which has caused tension. The influence of the West has divided Iran changing it from pro-western to being at war with the West and the rest of the world ideologically (White, 2002). Various leaders of Iran have subjected the people to love and war to outsiders. For example, America looked on the Shah as a friend, never realizing the Iranians viewed America's actions as part of a long tradition of imperialism (White, 2002). Whereas, the Ayatollah Khomeini launched a holy war against the West and the traitors of Islam (White, 2002). Terrorism is used by Iran to fight their battles and powerful groups such as the Islamic Jihad and Hizbollah have evolved from Iran."
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Middle Eastern Writers, 2008.
An examination of the social and political themes in the writings of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai and Turkish poet Ozkan Mert.
1,821 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper discusses contemporary Middle Eastern writers and the way that they typically approach social and political themes in their writings. The paper specifically focuses on Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, the Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai, and the Turkish poet Ozkan Mert, and how they each give voice to the suffering and protests they feel in their poetry, attempting to redeem their negative sentiments and experiences through language and art.
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"As I see it, the relationship art and the world's social and political scenes has always been a difficult one. The language of poetry may seem to many a force that, in a way, alienates the reader from the immediate experience of reality. The words seem to clinch the meaning behind the state or the event described and then to reveal it entirely differently to the audience. Nevertheless, good poetry is like a transparent veil, through which we can see directly into the heart of things. It is very hard to state just exactly the limit between description and creation in a work of art. Even when art talks about well known events or feelings, it always seems to have much more than a descriptive value, reaching somewhere behind what is immediately known and always disclosing a secret. In many of their works, the Middle Eastern writers are concerned with the exact same thing: when they write about war or murder, they show us the unknown sides of these events. The attempt to voice these atrocities gives birth to an aesthetics which is all the more bemusing as it tears open the inside of crime, sin, hatred and the feelings they compel us to experience. Moreover, no matter its subject art is always the creation of beauty. As Muhammad Ali put it, "art is worthless unless it plants a measure of splendor in people's hearts" (Lehrer), that is, art can awaken and teach emotion and beauty."
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Middle Eastern Conflict, 2006.
A discussion on the Arab-Israeli conflicts in the Middle East.
1,344 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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The author explores, from a personal point of view, the many conflicts in the Middle East since the creation of Israel through to modern day. The paper mentions the effects of war in this area on the world. The author also offers ideas for forging a lasting peace in the Middle East.
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"I would choose my course of action because many things have already been tried and have failed in the Middle East peace process. It seems that the entire group of nations cannot get together, but perhaps smaller groups could reach some kind of accord that would then spread and become the normal situation. I do not think the residents enjoy the constant conflict, but neither side is willing to give in and capitulate to the others' needs and wants. I also do not think that an outsider, like a powerful world leader, has the power to sway opinion in the Middle East. For the most part, the two sides often seem to resent meddling or outside intervention, and so, they might not welcome the advances of a powerful world leader, even if the intent was nothing but honest and good. One Middle East expert notes, "The roles external actors play in the Arab-Israeli conflict are thus complex, all the more so because the regional actors have their own interests and do not readily accept diktats from outside" (Spiegel 183)."
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