Plagues of Egypt

the Western Desert that buffered Italian Libya and British Egypt. Conflict also arose with rebellion in Iraq as consequence of growing western resentment, and in Syria and Lebanon after French defeat and capitulation to the Nazis. After Britain lost its longtime ally, France, they were left standing alone in the Middle East as the last defense against Nazi and Italian fascism, and struggled to prevent the takeover of the Suez Canal in Egypt and a loss of access to British India as a result.…

Amos Oz’s In the Land of Israel: A Critical Academic Analysis Amos Oz is typically revered as Israel’s most famous author, having written many fiction and non-fiction books and short stories about Israel, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the Middle East, and the world. This Ben Gurion University of the Negev Professor of Literature has shaped the way Israelis view themselves and how others view them and one of his most powerful books that does this is In the Land of Israel. The Land of Israel is a…

Reasons Civil Disobedience Should Be Justified I’m sure you’ve watched the news and heard of the many things that occurred around the world during 2017. A mass majority of people decided that it was their year to take a stand for what they believed in by protesting against their government. An example of civil disobedience was the march in London by Muslims protesting against ISIS in October. The protesting muslims were not happy with the rules and regulations that ISIS was setting forth to them…

Egyptians to go back to their roots and relive the past. The culture soon diminished but revived by the intervention of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon was a shrewd man as he decided to invade Egypt to gain access to The Nile River in order to launch a surprise attack against the British. He sends a squadron of scholars to Egypt as he believed that in order to take a country, one must know everything about it. His squadron discovered The Rosetta Stone which became the most valuable archaeological…

In my visual, I included a variety of text, images, symbols and photos which are presented in a way that represents the factors and items that shape my identity in a globalized world. At the top of my representation, I have three maps and flags contrasted together and organized in a specific order. On the far left side, there is a map/ flag of Iraq, and the mosque of Samarra, which is an Iraqi national symbol. I am originally Iraqi, but I have only been there once when I was three years old.…

DYNASTIC INSTABILITY IN ISRAEL Throughout its history, Israel has had foreign influences, religious upheavals, and assassinations of the kings, causing severe instability within the nation. Amongst this unrest, it is no wonder a stable line of succession could form. All these factors contributed to the dynastic instability referenced in the biblical record and other sources. This is significant as the dynastic instability inevitably leads to fall of Israel and it’s capture by Assyria. Unlike…

Disney’s magic carpet ride: Aladdin and women in Islam is about how the Disney version of Aladdin portrays the women and men in Islam. I agree on a lot of the points in this article and disagree with only a few. This article talks mainly about how Disney could have done a better job with portraying Islam culture. The author of this article Christiane Staninger uses a lot of other authors from different papers to back up certain arguments that are being made about this Disney movie, and this…

Finally we have reached the great Kublai Khan at his summer palace in Shangdu, or journey is complete. After leaving the affluent town of Kashgar and testing our strength by first crossing through the Taklamakan Desert we spent a few months in Lob resting before crossing the Gobi. While in Lob, I met many many skeptical merchants with lots to say in regards to how hard it is to cross the desert. I heard many stories of terrible hardships that would occur to others when crossing the Gobi…

The Byzatine Sasnian War of 602-628 The Byzantine empire and the Sasanian empire were enemies for decades. They were constantly at war with each other, and this war was no exception. The Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628 was actually part of a larger conflict known as the Byzantine Sasanian Wars, which was a…

Operation Badr is the codename given to the joint Syrian and Egyptian attack on Israel. The surprise attack began on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur at 1400 on October 6, 1973. Coincidentally, not only did this war start on the holiest of Jewish holidays, but it was also fought during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which is why it is still referred to as the Ramadan war in the Muslim world. The purpose of this essay is threefold: first, to explore exactly why this war was fought in the…