Essays on Lebanon

Interreligious and cultural diplomacy in the middle east, A case study on Saudi Arabia

New Middle East Cold War: Religion vs. Sectarianism Diplomacy and Religion: Seeking Common Interests and Engagement in a Dynamically Changing and Turbulent World Religion, Violence, and Conflict Resolution Diplomacy and its Practice VI. Religious Diplomacy and Dialogue Middle East: Moving towards a Sectarian Political order? Religion and Global Affairs: A public diplomacy approach Transnational, trans-Sectarian Engagement: A Revised Approach to U.S Public Diplomacy toward Lebanon Cultural Diplomacy: An Important but Neglected Tool in Promoting Israel’s Public Image Countering Violent Religious Extremism in Pakistan Sectarian and Regional Conflict in the Middle East The Impact of Sectarian and Terrorism on ...

Protests have been occurring in Iran for decades, but recent developments have brought them to the center of global attention. In this essay, I will explain why the Iran riots started, their origins, development, and essential points, as well as why understanding them may be crucial for the American public.

Reasons Behind the Protests in Iran

Protests in Iran are happening for a variety of causes. Economic difficulties make up one of the key factors. For years, the Iranian economy has struggled due to foreign sanctions and mismanagement. Inflation is on the rise, while unemployment is widespread, particularly among the young. Many Iranians are struggling to ...

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Tobacco smoking is considered to be a major health issues around the globe and is also claimed to be the most preventable cause of death in current time (Borgan, et al. 2014). Tobacco smoking is associated with 6 million deaths per year around the globe and is considered as one of the biggest public health issues by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Behbehani, et al. 2014). Based on current evidence and a report published by the WHO, 5 out of 6 million deaths are associated with direct tobacco smoking while nearly 600,000 deaths are due to non-smokers exposed ...

The Middle East history has a high number of full-scale, inter-state wars, such as the wars due to Arab-Israeli conflicts, Yemen war, and Iran-Iraq war. The Arab-Israel conflict has two elements to it, which are the Israeli-Palestinian element and the Israeli-Arab element. At the end of the 1800s, the Promised Land was set up so that the Jewish people can overcome the anti-Semitism and persecution and the migration of Jews to the Promised Land created issues. During WWI, the British convinced the Arab Leaders to revolt against Ottoman Empire as they support Germany, in return for which the British ...

FTOs (Foreign Terrorist Organizations) are foreign groups that the Secretary of State designates “in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)” (“Chapter 6,” 2012). The designation of FTOs is crucial to fighting terrorism and helps to curtail support for terror activities. Accordingly, section 219 provides criteria for the legal designation of FTOs. First, an organization must be foreign-based in order to be labeled as an FTO. Secondly, the group must be involved in terrorist operations or maintain “the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism” (“Chapter 6,” 2012). Thirdly, the terror activity ...

(1A). The shortage of talent in the global labor market has affected the employers' job filing efficiency. According to the report on global talent shortages, the number of employers having trouble in filling jobs due to this problem is on the rise. For instance, the percentage increased from 36 % in 2014 to 38 % in 2015.This year saw the highest percentage increase in lack of global talent since the 2008 recession. In Japan, where the problem is most severe, statistics show that t6his problem has persisted since the end of the recession. Some of the regions in the world also ...

The general assembly of UN approved an arrangement for dividing Palestine in 1947, which offered a chance for the establishment of Jewish State, as well as Arab State and Jerusalem, left under worldwide status. The Jewish and the Arab States rejected such an arrangement. The United Kingdom dropped its mandate or control on Palestine, which led to the proclamation of Israel state. As a result, the Palestinians with the help of Arab States declared war on Israel (Koops et al., 2015). Israel also fought many wars with other states; however, this paper focuses on factors causing internal conflicts within ...

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Executive Summary This business report is about developing a country-specific brand strategy plan for Ovoenergy, a UK-based small energy company providing greener and cheaper energy to households and businesses in the country, in the context of its market expansion to Lebanon. Currently, the company is well-recognized in the UK market for its incredibly cheap monthly energy plans that give particular focus to the promotion of renewable electricity. In addition, the company has been ranked top in consumer satisfaction surveys constantly over the last years in terms of product delivery and customer service. Since Lebanon is ...

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Tan, Carol. The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Conflicts In The Making. Culture & Society. In IE Med.

The paper by Tan explores the growth of Syrian refugees as a result of the Syrian Crisis, the host countries of refugees from Syria, the effects of Syrian refugees on the hosting countries as well as the factors hindering the adequate solving of problems presented by the influx of Syrian refugees in those countries. The war crisis in Syria is in its fifth year since it arose thus attracting a lot of attention from international communities .The attention from the human communities is due ...

Interview and Proposal on Syrian Refugees

In the current world, there are many fights between governments and the within the nations. The conflicts have increased the number of refugees, and Syria is one of the countries that are currently experiencing the challenge. The issue needs to be solved to ensure the citizens live comfortably.

The government of Turkey opened its doors to the refugees from Syria to seek a temporary protection in the country. Before May 2014, over two hundred and twenty thousand refugees had crossed into Syria and were hosted in multiple camps along the border. As the number of refugees has continued to ...

Today, Syria faces a serious crisis. The country that once boast diversity is now engaged in a civil war bloodier than any war in history. Millions have been displaced and nearly a quarter million have died. The civil war initially rose as an Arab Spring. Arabs across the Middle East were seeking a democratic society. However, with the rule of the al-Assad family in Syria, violence is dominant and the country rests in a blood bath.

History of Syria

Originally, Syria consisted of a large amount of land that is now many countries today, including Syria itself, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. The ...

Events that led to the influx of refugees in Turkey

The Arab Spring that was experienced in African countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, inspired the protest against President Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s government in March 2011. The government, in response, sent its forces to contain the protest, and as a result, Syria plunged into civil war (Carpenter 2). As the war continued, alliances, mini-alliances and shifts took place throughout the region, and this led to a complex situation as the war developed dimensions involving Islamic extremists, Assad’s government, rebel groups and ethnic groups. In July 2011, defectors from the Syrian army organized a Free Syrian Army and ...

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At the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict lies the disagreement on the land and boundary issues. The land dispute has defined and shaped the politics of the regions for ages. For many, individuals, the conflict is a century old problem; however, the course of the conflict runs way beyond the century. The onset of the conflict can be traced back to the 1250BC when the present Israel was conquered by the Israelites while it was called Canaan. From 961-922 BC the land remained under the leadership of King Solomon and the Jews before it spilt up into two kingdoms ( ...

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The article “Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: An unjust system, how should individuals act?” by Siba Harb is in the context of Lebanon and highlights about the exploitation of the domestic workers who work for Lebanese families. There are 200,000 people who are currently employed by Lebanese families; these people belong to the poor countries like the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and they are able to stay in Lebanon on a work visa. These people are mistreated by the recruitment agents in their home countries, and once they are in Lebanon, they are again mistreated in ...

Perhaps one of the most crucial and controversial points of difference between Islam and the West, is the extent of religious influence on the private and public lives of people. The concept of ‘a sovereign, democratic nation’ in the West is based on a strict division between church and the state (government). The rationale used for establishing this premise is that religion is entirely a personal matter for individuals; there is no logic in the faith or beliefs that people have, since they cannot be quantified and measured (Asad, 2003: 45). Hence religion, is a volatile and emotional domain, ...

Factors Promoting Middle East Conflict

The countries in the Middle East have never had peaceful coexistence for more than a century. There has been series of complicated blood-letting confrontations orchestrated by different factors among them the totalitarian nature of political leaderships, religious diversity and scramble for oil resources. Specific conflicts in the region might have been occasioned by one of these factors or a combination of all of them. This article explores how religious diversity, management of oil resources and totalitarian leadership have contributed to conflicts in the Middle East region. The Middle East is the territory that has the abundance of totalitarian countries, ...

In his article, Nepotism: ‘The Rich Man’s Burden’, Calum Murray makes shocking arguments on his perception towards nepotism. Murray talks about nepotism and the impact it has in the society. He argues that in the modern day and age, experience, and not qualification, is essential in guiding one to secure a job. Having a barren CV is not a guarantee that one will secure a well-paying job. This is the reason why people must invest in activities that will build their experiences in their careers of choice. He notes with a lot of concern that it has become ...

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Nationalism is a significant transitional power in the annals of history. Though the concept of loyalty is generally believed to be of a more contemporary vintage, theories as to the actual origins and the development of nationalism as a concept abound. Allegiance in the Arab world and the Palestinians in particular, have remained unexamined not due to lack of significance, but due to deliberate omission. Those who hold that nationalism comes about as a natural sociological process cannot sufficiently expound the segregation of the United States and Britain or the union of the English and French quarters ...

General Context

The outbreak of the civil war in Syria in March 2011 resulted in the migration of an estimated 9 million Syrians who fled from their homes and sought refuge within their country and in neighboring countries. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that more than 3 million Syrians have fled to the immediate neighbors including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. This means that about one-quarter of the population has been displaced from the country. An additional 6.5 million are internally displaced within the country. Over the last two years, the migration of these refugees has worsened ...

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In 2011, Syria plunged into political violence in the wake of the Arab Spring. The protests were aimed at the government of incumbent President Bashar al-Assad and later developed to become a rebellion. The country witnessed unprecedented destruction, occasioned by loss of property and human lives. The rebel group fighting to ouster the government were countered by pro-government Shia groups. Despite many years of international intervention, the Syria civil war has degenerated into a bloodbath. Consequently, many Syrian nationals have fled the country while millions others are in need of urgent humanitarian aid. Studies by Lobatos revealed that by ...

Lebanon is the country that still hasn’t figured out its national identity yet - people suffered from terrible losses of Civil War, economic crisis and cultural shock. Since the cinema has always reflected the current situation in the country and has been a powerful way for the people to express their fear and dreams, social problems and anxieties. Lebanese cinema can’t be called an industry in a traditional meaning, because there is a small amount of Lebanese films produced every year. The country has a painful history, and in order to share each other’s stories and ...

Wars and conflicts with countries and even between two or more of them could bring a lot of death, strife and hunger and many families suffer the least ideal consequences imaginable from the resulting outcomes. Apart from the obvious and the greatest loss, there is one more predicament, the impacts of which last over longer time periods and that is the problem of the people who have become displaced. We can call them refugees when they flee their country, and the same group of people becomes Internally Displaced Persons if they do not cross the borders of their country. ...

Identification Questions

3.2 Party of the Institutionalized Revolution The Party of the Institutionalized Revolution was a political party in Mexico that was created by Plutarco Elias Calles in 1929. It lasted for 71 years in power in the country, and was the largest political party in Mexico at the time. The party leans toward socialism but has been grouped together with other socialist-democratic government parties. The PIR is historically significant because of its different take on the idea of revolution and the government. Every revolution in history has been based on the idea of breaking down institutions and tearing apart the ...

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The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

One of the most imminent threats of the 21st century is the growth and expansion of extremist organizations. Extremist organizations threaten the peace, security and economy of the entire world because of the sophisticated manner in which they carry out attacks anywhere in the world. One of the impacts of the continued growth of extremism has been the Syrian refugee crisis that bugs the Middle East and the European regions. The continued attacks on European cities by terrorists have however thrown the refugee problem into a whole new dimension. Attacks such as those experienced in Brussels and Paris heavily ...

Nationalism is defined as the devotion that a particular person has towards his country. It is widely described as a sense of belonging that many people feel important. This sense of belonging allows the person to put primary interest to the nation. Many historians differentiate nationalism from patriotism by saying that nationalism is a state of belonging that people have over a country that is not yet free while patriotism is the love and loyalty for a country that is free. Arab nationalism is the state that arose among the Arab-speaking nations which felt the necessary urge to unite ...

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The increasing convergence of global businesses across geographies has made human capital and service exchanges commonplace. By moving across physical and virtual (i.e. web) boundaries, cross-cultural encounters become increasingly a necessary requirement for effective work experiences locally and globally. This emphasis on cross-cultural competence in current business ecosystem is made more necessary in financial service industry. Indeed, of all cross-border services, financial activities are probably one most sensitive to global influence. Notably, by exchanging services via banking-based and non-banking financial systems, influence of not only provided services but also of people offering such services is well embedded in day-to-day ...

The Greater Middle East Initiative is a questionable characterized set of monetary and political activity and arrangements. At the center of the Initiative is a progression of bi-horizontal organized commerce assertions and a project for the improvement of "civil society" in the Muslim World alluded to as the Middle East Partnership Initiative. Casual parts of the Initiative incorporate generously expanded subsidizing for the Middle East through such associations as the National Endowment for Democracy. Hawthorne in her article demonstrates that Iraq is clearly the mind-boggling center of the Bush organization's arrangement of endeavoring to change the Middle East into ...