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by Amin Maalouf. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, by Amin Maalouf, presents Western readers and students of history with a view of the Crusades that is seldom considered in the West. Eurocentrism is a powerful influence, one that has largely shaped…
of Turkish Occupation of Northern Kurdistan. 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…
in the city of Makkah around 570. He was orphaned at an early age and his uncle raised him. As a teen he worked as a caravan leader on a trade route. Khadija, his employer, took notice to his honesty and ability as an employer of hers. She promoted…
War" by Michael Lind. Vietnam is an interesting country to me because my parents talked a lot about the horrible war. I was fortunate to be born in America and raised as an American. I am half Vietnamese and Chinese and this essay pertains to China…
and historical events of nations and regions. To name a few, both the Indian and Chinese cultures left behind a great amount of historical artifacts. They are two very successful countries with growing populations. They are the world?s top two…
Introduction The Republic of Iraq is a country located in southwestern Asia, at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf. Some of the world's greatest ancient civilizations--Assyria, Babylonia, and Summer--developed in the area that now makes up Iraq.…
Dictator Saddam Hussein has grown to be a threat to the United States. Saddam was able to go undisturbed for the past four years because former president Clinton wanted nothing to do with Saddam. The last major incident that happened with Saddam was…
ago, I was a great Egyptian pharaoh, but today I will enter afterlife. I have already been through the processes of embalming and mummification. First, I was thoroughly cleaned. Then I was taken to the wabet to be embalmed. My liver, lungs, stomach,…
of Islam as a religion and culture. This essay will show what factors helped Islam spread rapidly through out the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Islam had begun to spread rapidly among the Arabs by the time of Muhammad's death in 632 CE. This…
retention of both power and wealth have been the greatest priorities of mankind, that which has been surpassed by no other. However unwarranted or immoral it may seem, the power of the greatest nations of the world has always been drawn from the…
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