Middle East

What Is The Meaning Of Hudna And How Does It Shape Future Peace In The Middle East Throughout our lives we have seen peace treaties negotiated and signed to prevent future conflicts from recurring again in the future. To come to an agreement to end hostilities among two nations that both agree to conform to...
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Israeli Intelligence Aency Mossad: Most Lethal Covert Intelligence Agency In The World In recent weeks more and more information is being released to the media regarding a successful assassination of a Hamas Commander not in Israel or in the Palestinian territories, but in the small country of Dubai which is part of the United Arab...
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Earlier today the IAEA released a report stating that the agency is worried that contrary to U.S. Intelligence reports that concluded that Iran had stopped their nuclear weapons program in 2003, that Iran is indeed working on producing a nuclear warhead. This is a very big concern not only for Israel who has...
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The Spread of Islam Holy War A holy war is a war declared or fought for a religious or high moral purpose, as to extend or defend a religion. According to Islamic tradition, it was in Mecca at age 40, in the month of Rammadan, where Muhammad received his first revelation from God. Three years after...
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ShiA and Sunni: Friends or Foes? What’s the Difference Between Shia and Sunni Muslims? The Facts: The greatest majority of Muslims are Sunnis – estimates suggest  between 85% and 90%. Pakistan has a history of Shia-Sunni bloodshed dating back to the 1980s Shia Muslims are in the majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and, according to some estimates, Yemen....
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Presidenet Obama’s Speech To the Muslim World   President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University June 4, 2009 I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo...
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Middle East Islamic History Islam: Background Islam is one of the great monotheistic religions. The religion is set forth in the Koran which teaches that there is but one God and Muhammad is his prophet. The word is also used to describe the civilization and countries in which the Islamic religion dominates. Islam developed a rich...
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The 1973 Arab – Israeli War: Yom Kippur War / Ramadan War After the 1967 Six Day War the Arabs were distraught and humiliated by the loss of land and the Israeli occupation that followed the conflict. Twice they have gone to war against the Jewish State and came up extremely short of any success....
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The 1967 Six Day War and the Birth of the PLO The Birth Of The PLO After the 1956 Sinai Campaign resentment and hatred toward the Jewish state of Israel had reached new levels in the region. Israel sought dialogue with the Arabs but there was only disdain for the efforts of the unwelcome occupiers in...
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The 1956 Sinai Campaign After the Arab-Israeli war ended, it was time for Israel to focus on building the nation which the people had struggled so hard to regain. Two people who had played major roles during the British Mandate and continued to lead Israel to statehood became the country’s first leaders. Davie Ben-Gurion previously...
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