Essays on Syria

A study of the Effects of Social Media on the Arab Spring; Syria case

The Arab Spring refers to the instance that characterized the North Africa and Eastern Europe. I this regard, the countries that border this region was characterized by repressions and war related instances that were targeting the respective governments in the specific countries. The counties covered in the Arab Spring include, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan when it is related to Africa. On the other hand, the countries that comprise Eastern Europe are the likes of Tehran and Syria. It is referred to as the Arab spring because it center staged in the Arab world over a very short period (Wilson, ...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought ...

In 1992 there Parliamentary elections marked the end of the civil war and the beginning of Lebanon's second republic. All militias were dismantled except Hezbollah (Lebanese Resistance). Hariri, Lebanese, was in charge of forming a cabinet, he had the support of Syria and he was seen as the one that was going to bring peace to Syria and Lebanon. His plan was to rebuild the city, bring business and tourism. His cabinet was large, but there were neither Christians nor Hezbollah’s representations (p.6).
Hezbollah was worried that Hariri would restrict the movement of the resistance or bring it ...

The Middle East experienced various issues concerning feminism, poverty and colonial rule especially in the period of the European invasion and control. During the colonial invasion, Syria remained under French rule while Egypt fell under British rule. The history of the two colonies experienced different events through both the colonial and the post-colonial periods. Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi and Fragments of Memory by Hanna Mina explore various issues that characterized the Syrians and Egyptians during this period. One of the stories occurs in Egypt while the other occurs in Syria. Harem Years describe the lives of the people ...

Political risk is the greatest challenge that the business entities and multinational corporations face in the contemporary world. Political instability affects the position of the country in the Global index of doing business. Civil unrest lowers the ranking of the country in the Global Index of doing business. Business in politically unstable countries faces reduced chances of achieving the business objectives. A hostile political climate makes investors insecure and uncertain of the future of their businesses. Businesses seek to protect their investment and to increase their financial returns. To avoid losing their investments, foreign businesses exit the market as ...

Accounting for Change - Monarchism, Oil, and the Coercive Apparatus

A few years after the Arab Spring began numerous protests from Middle East countries emerged. Many protests have failed to challenge their political leaders. However, in spite of these disenchantments, a golden opportunity is provided by the Arab Spring. Unrests in Arab countries have been endless and the revolution of Arab culture has been gradual. The presence of oil wealth and monarchism has reduced the likelihood of an uprising through the establishment of barriers to protest escalation. Tunisia and Egypt have had protests against bad leaders. These actions have played a significant part in determining the survival of their ...

International observers and commentaries from scholars show that human rights situation in Syria are considerably poor. From early 1923 to 1946 Syria was under the control of France. During that period, there were concerns regarding human rights such as the French treatment of Druze in their autonomous southern territory as peasants and prisoners (Paul, 1990, p. 9). The French used the Druze as forced labor. Following the Great Syrian Revolt, the French forces laid siege in the countryside and in Damascus. The forces killed about 6,000 rebels and displaced over 100,000 civilians. The authorities displayed the mutilated ...

Syrian Revolution or Civil War began in 2011 – the protests in Damascus and Deraa ended up with a bloodshed, when Bashar al-Assad’s security forces shot several people dead. This accident caused nationwide spread of revolutionary movement, headed by Syrian opposition. Assad’s attempts to crash the opposition and use tank again peaceful demonstrators led to sanctions imposed on Syrian by the U.S. and European Union. The opposition regrouped in Istanbul and formed a unified semi-military body to resist Assad’s regular forces (BBC News).
The war in Syria in 2012 and the war in Syria in 2013 differ ...

Syrian Revolution is a mass protest against the current government, characterized by chaos and riots in cities across the country. The Revolution includes broad anti-governmental actions against President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict escalated after Syrian army entered was used to suppress the revolutionaries. It is worth noting that the civil conflict in Syria is a part of so-called "Arab Spring" with its powerful wave of protests that erupted across the Arab world. The main objectives of the Revolution are achieving democracy, freedom of speech, and ending the dictatorship. The reaction of politicians in the Arab world, of course, was ...

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Since 2000, Syria’s economy was being managed centrally. Supported by the IMF and the World Bank, the structural adjustment program was used by Syria. The five-year plan started in 2006 and ended in 2010. Changing the economic strategy to a liberal market led was the main purpose of the program.
The contents of the plan were based on five main purposes. 1. Respecting the human rights, 2. The rule of law, 3. Making sure the society participates in the political process, 4. Preparing the economy to a social market, 5. Making sure the government ...

ISIS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: THE GLOBALIZATION OF TERRORISM

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, is a non-governmental organization that is vying for political control in Iraq and Syria. ISIS, sometimes known as ISIL, controls territories in these regions. ISIS has been responsible for a great amount of unrest in both Iraq and Syria, and has caused a lot of trouble with sectarian and terrorist violence in the regions.
ISIS has been highly successful in recruiting new members through use of social media networking strategies. Because of this success, the membership in ISIS has been younger than some of the ...

The Visitor is an incredibly strong character-based drama, centering around a fantastic led performance by Richard Jenkins as a tremendously relatable man dealing with a loss of self and a lingering sense of mortality as he contemplates middle age. His interactions with the Syrian immigrant couple who come to occupy his house with him – Tarek and Zainab – form the heart of the film, providing a very heartfelt look into the kinds of scenarios that come with the specter of illegal immigration and post-9/11 Islamophobia. As Walter learns to talk and connect with these immigrants, Walter finds a new way ...

Violations of Peremptory Norms committed by Syria

Abstract
The unrest in Iraq and Egypt in early 2011, as well as the outbreak of a full-blown civil war in Syria later that same year, has led to an intricate web of interstate security dynamics. The civil war in Syria has extended unabated, killing more than 100,000 people and displacing millions more. Western military intervention with air strikes on the Assad regime may get forestalled with a possible UN-backed plan to counteract Syria's chemical arms stockpiles. The essay looks into the dishonor of the Peremptory Norms from the beginning of the crisis until now. The Peremptory Norms ...

Strayer

The international events that can be traced back in the past five years on foreign policy are; the super power U.S was to provide any humanitarian aid such food and clothing in parts of Africa such as in Somalia and Chad. In Chad, the US has recently sent out volunteer agencies such as Africare and VITA to help with the reconstruction efforts and the development of Chad. Volunteers were focused on helping the citizens understand English. In Somalia, the country has led efforts for the reconstruction of the country after the onset of the civil war. The US also ...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation ...

Immigration policy during this quarter

Give me an overview of the progress between the Congress and the President concerning immigration policy during this quarter.   Explain how Democrats and Republicans  reached their policies based on the philosophies of the two parties (what are the main positions within each party and do these positions match the traditional philosophy of that party)?  Explain how the party positions were impacted by  interest groups in support of each policy (name and describe one interest group on each side of the  issue) and voters in support of each policy (in other words, do both parties think they can gain ...

The Middle East Mongols campaign under the command of Hulagu (1256-1260) was one of the greatest conquests of the Mongol army, directed against the Iranian Ismaili and Nizari, Abbasid Caliphate, Ayyubid dynasty in Syria and Mamluk in Egypt, also the major role in the Middle East campaign against the Muslims have played Nestorian Christians, and participants of the Seventh Crusade that were allies of the Mongols too. In 1251, Möngke was proclaimed Great Khan of Mongolian State, and decided to continue the war against the Song Dynasty and conquest of the Middle East.
According to some researchers Hulagu ...

The American policy is exhibiting more and more concerns in that it usually emphasizes that the free world security as well as freedom principles are more important even though the global threats are on its door. The United States’ involvement is something that has been witnessed all over throughout the years and this powerful country has come to be seen as a salvation to some people. The advancement of US support in the various world crises is still a controversial matter given that some think negatively about it as well as others think of it more positively. Nonetheless, the ...

Mohammed introduced Islam, or submission to God, to the people of Mecca in 610 (Ro). The religion combined some Jewish and Christian traditions and later on included set of laws influencing most aspects of life. The religion proved to be influential and an empire that included Central Asia and Spain was established. However, his death 1400 years ago caused a divide amongst the Muslims. Debates about who will succeed Mohammed ensued, with some saying that a qualified member should be the next successor, while the others insisting that the next ruler should come from Mohammed’s bloodline. In the ...

Conflict in Syria

The conflict in Syria pits two sides against each other. On the one hand, there is the group loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and on the other hand those who are against his rule. The conflict has forced about nine million people to run away from their homes. The democracy protests started in March 2011 after a number of teenagers were arrested and tortured for painting anti-regime graffiti. The protests demanded the president’s resignation and by July 2011, the situation had escalated.
In August 2013, hundreds of people were killed after rockets with the nerve agent sarin got ...

Thesis Proposal

The purpose of this research is to analyze and suggest the potential legal and social solutions that are imperative for the purpose of securing rights of those who are orphaned in Islamic countries on account of ongoing civil and political unrest. The research will be structured in the form of five chapters that shall effectively cover the objective of this research.

CHAPTER 1

In this chapter, I am going to analyze in detail the political turmoil and civil unrest in Syria and the consequent burgeoning orphan issues. I will highlight how the ongoing crises have impacted the turmoil in the social ...

Today, we are facing a very perilous situation. Indeed this is because terrorism has advanced from cells into armies. It has moved from targeting hotbeds to countries thus affecting their destiny as they focus. Terrorism has spread to reach countries like Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Libya and Syria. These threat calls us to come up with swift and crucial measures and decisions to curb this threatening catastrophe with full force. In addition, we need to accelerate our efforts with both time and consequences of inaction in our hearts and minds. From this perspective, it is indeed true that the war ...

P5+1: Negotiations on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program
Russia continues to demonstrate its political authority in international relations with little sign of relenting in its role to polarize the West from the rest. The manufactured crisis in Ukraine positions Russia as the charitable nation for ceding any control in eastern Ukraine, despite its role in orchestrating the crisis, not to mention its annexation of Crimea. In 2013 Russia acquired international recognition for beating back US threats of air strikes in Syria by convincing its Middle East ally to agree to terms to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. And ...

Background of Islamic Faith

In the VII century BC most of Arabia was a desert inhabited by tribes of nomadic Bedouins. However, on the fertile lands along the shores of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean were scattered permanent settlements, from where originated caravan routes across the sands to the cities of Syria and Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Due to the caravan trade, there flourished rare oases along the trade routes, including the small towns of Mecca and Medina, which in the history of Islam were destined to play a key role.

Prophet Mohammad was born in Mecca, in the family of camel ...

Introduction

The conflict in Syria has raged on for over three years now with the various warring parties actively sustaining it. It began in early 2011 as a part of the series of demonstrations dubbed as the Arab Spring witnessed globally in a number of Arabic countries. The protests were aimed at the Bashar al-Assad led government that was dubbed as tyrant and retrogressive. After various crackdowns, these demonstrations evolved to deadly armed rebellions (Cole, 2013). The armed conflict pitted various opposition groups namely; Free Syrian Army and the Islamic Front against the Syrian government and its allies such as ...

The history about Islam has always been linked to the Islamic empire’s existence. From the beginning, Islam existed and spread in the form of a community whereby Islam was both a cult and a political order (Courbage et al. 344). Egypt, Persia and Levant were all involved in the transformation of Islam to the present state it is in today by the power of the Arabs. There have been differing views on how to deal with the history of Islam even though there are evident sources of how and why Islam was transformed from a cult to an ...

Introduction

Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) was previously a part of the Jihadi group, Al-Qaeda, working under the name of Al-Qaeda. But soon after several internal conflicts and issues, the Syrian hub of Al-Qaeda cut off their roots with them and renamed them as ISIS (Al-tamimi, 2014). They announced their formation officially in April 2013. From then, it has emerged as the main jihadist group which is launching highly active operations and fighting the government of Iraq and Syria as well.
The territory of ISIS covers the land area of thirty-five thousand square miles. This size of land ...

In the article “Are Syrian opposition fighters ‘former farmers or teachers or pharmacists’?” the author contributed greatly in providing an objective perspective about the reality of the members of the Syrian opposition. Obama’s explanation for the lack of success of the US military actions in Syria was based on the assumption that most members of the opposition are farmers, and professionals such as pharmacists. The author contributed to Obama’s comment that experts in the Syrian conflict have knowledge that a large percentage of the members of the opposition are ex-soldiers from Assad’s group. Only a ...

Syria War

The outbreak of a civil war between the Syrian government and the opposition rebel groups has really affected the socio-economic and political stability of the Middle East. A part from disrupting socio-political and economic stability of Syria as a country, it has extended to be a trying moment for the Middle East, the East and the West. First, it has led to the rise of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the country and refugees who have fled to the neighboring countries such as Turkey and Lebanon. This has become a big burden on them (Landis, J., 2012).
This war ...

Research paper

At the moment there is an armed confrontation between Syrian government forces and rebels, which due to the size, duration and the number of victims can be characterized as a civil war. Sunni country is ruled by the Alawite minority, headed by the Assad dynasty that does not suit to the majority of the population. Government forces consist of the Army and numerous intelligence services; they are also supported by Hezbollah and the so-called terrorist group "Shabiha". The governing body of the rebels is the Syrian National Council and Free army of Syria.
There are three real reasons that ...

Part 1

1. Why was control of the region important to the British and French?
The original purpose of the British in controlling the Persian Gulf coast was to protect its strategic sea route to its empire in India. The safety of the region and the coast from piracy and other forms of conflicts, including conflicts between and among sheikdoms, jeopardized the free flow of trade in the region. To ensure the free flow of trade by freeing vital sea routes from piracy and conflicts, the British entered into a treaty with the sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf outlawing war within ...

Introduction:

The article outlines the efforts of the Arab Summit towards healing and ending the conflicts among the member states. The article highlights the aspects relating to the conflicts about the vacant Syrian seat. The article shows the impact of the Syrian war. The Arab summit encourages and persuades the 22 member states to join hands in solving the conflicts and wrangles in Syria. The article focus on the unusual dispute over the Gulf conflict based on the support Qatar offers to the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The summit tackles the conflicts between Saudi Arabia and Iraq by keeping such ...

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Film Review on “Lawrence of Arabia”

The film “Lawrence of Arabia” directed by David Lean was released in December 1962 in United Kingdom. It is an adventure movie based on the life of Thomas Edward Lawrence, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia. Peter O’Toole starred in the leading role in the film. It is considered as one of the most significant and paramount hits in the history of adventure movies. Lawrence of Arabia won seven Academy Awards out of the ten nominated ...

Nation-States

A nation-state is also known as a country. It is crucial to note that that the term state, nation, and country are used interchangeably but technically have different meaning. A nation is used to refer to a group of people of a given ethnicity despite not owning a country. This means that a nation referred to a given cultural identity of a group of people (Hansen, 2012, p.25). A state can be classified as a form of political authority that is part of a country and constitutes a given political authority. Thus, the term nation-state is functional because it ...

In the Frontline special “Syria – Behind the Lines,” the Syrian conflict is told through the eyes of two soldiers, one on either side – Ahmad, a freedom fighter for the Free Syrian Army, and a member of Assad’s police. There are several primary points made within this documentary of the Syrian conflict. First, the sectarian, political conflict takes human lives on a regular basis, turning the country into a warzone. Secondly, freedom fighting is the only way many of these Syrian citizens are allowed to participate in their own government. Thirdly, the sectarian violence is shown to stretch beyond ...

Describe the conquest of Alexander the great and analyze the legacy of his empire.

Describe the conquest of Alexander the great and analyze the legacy of his empire.
Alexander, the mighty leader of the Greek empire, first secured the Balkan Peninsula and then went on to cross the Hellespont. He then faced the Persian forces and took Miletus and Halicarnassus as he went ahead. Giving the leadership to a united Greece, he then entered North Syria where he fought the battle of Issus to defeat Darius III.
Having dreamt of the conquest of the entire Persian Empire, he reduced Gaza and Tyre and took full authority of Syria in 332. Then he entered ...

Thinking about class now evokes some of the best memories of all times. As the term comes to a close, a variety of emotions and feelings crisscross my mind as I wade through my thoughts for some of the best and memorable moments of class. Of all my days in school, this term has been a fun filled moment of high and low times, which determine the progression and the need to have another one just like this one.
We all have heard something about the Syrian war, but I believe that no one has had the experience of ...

Syria and Egypt were recently shaken by the revolutions. People, in both of these nations, demonstrated against their governments and their resentment disrupted in the most atrocious way. This paper discusses Syrian and Egyptian revolutions and further examines effects of these revolutions along with discussing how these two revolutions were different.
Egyptian revolution was a peaceful revolution. Some violent incidents took place during the protests in Egypt, but by and large, the whole movement was peaceful. Protestors, as well as the government, both hesitated from using violence. When protests escalated and Hosni Mubarak realized that he does not enjoy ...

Introduction:

The region of Middle East has been marred by decades old dictatorial and authoritative rules and rulers. The people have been kept away from transparent and true government and in most of the cases democracy is either absent or sham. Syria and Egypt are two countries that exhibited nearly same outlook and had their rulers distant from the masses.
Most of the states in the region were single party states. With little or no place for the opposition forces in political spectrum, the country is a single party state. Syria was the front runner in this regard and it ...

Syrian Chemical Attack August

Introduction
Social Judgment Theory (SJT) is a persuasive theory that was proposed by Muzafer sheriff, Carolyn sheriff and Carl Hovland. Epistemologically this theory states that there exists a single universal interpretation (of one truth) on how people judge received messages. Ontologically, the SJT theory is deterministic since individual behavior is predictable (Connolly et al. 2000). Axiologically, SJT is value-neutral since the theoretical propositions remain objective and free from biasness. The theory of SJT explains how individuals judge the messages get. The theory also predicts that people accept or reject particular attitudes and messages (Connolly et al. 2000). Weekley and ...

Great Mosque of Damascus or the Umayyad Mosque

The Great Mosque of Damascus is located in Syria and is known to be one of the most important shrines of Islam. In fact it is probably the largest mosque in the world as well as being the oldest having been built on a site where there was a Christian church dedicated to St John the Baptist whose head is also said to be buried there.
The mosque was built in the year 634 and has undertaken several changes and modifications ever since. The tomb of the great Caliph Saladin is also located close by next to the Northern ...

The Arab Spring which began in Tunisia snowballed and among the countries that were affected is Syria. However, the events in Syria hardly followed the same course as the events in other countries affected by the Arab Spring. This was because, in most of these countries, the clamor for regime change by the citizens resulted in the removal from power of their then leaders. This was the case in Egypt with the ouster of the then President Hosni Mubarak and in Libya with the ouster of the then President Muammar Gaddafi after an approximately six months civil war in ...

Introduction

The dramatic events of the so called “Arab Spring” are still unfolding in many parts of the Middle East. Syria is still experiencing this wave even though it is entering its fourth year of this uprising which has evolved to the point of a civil war. The Sunni-dominated civil uprising in Syria has taken dramatic shift as it has failed to bring down President Bashar al- Assad regime, unlike other Arab countries where the toppling of regimes took place swiftly. President Bashar al- Assad’s family has ruled Syria for forty years. Assad is from the minority group or ...

Introduction

Entering its fourth year events coined as the “Arab Spring” still unfold in Middle East particularly in Syria. Conflict in Syria dominated by Sunni failed to topple Assad’s Alawi regime leading to a civil war unlike other Arab countries where regimes have been brought down. Syria’s response to the civil war was not to the interest of the people rather to protect its self resulting to a crisis of confidence. Syria enforced the use of excessive force (weapons of mass destruction) against the rebels leading to genocide on highly populated areas with minimal rebel presence (Bokhari, 2012).
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Introduction

Recently Syria has been on global TVs for all wrong reasons. It is almost nicknamed land of fate following the extensive peace provocations in the country. It has been the point of comparison for nations renowned for insecurity through terrorism and tribal wars. Children with bear terrorism knowledge closely identifies with Syria as they consistently hear about the country in TVs and radios. It is a bad example of nation that children would wish to grow up in. In fact, not many people can tell about the origin of war in Syria. However, people have consistently thought of how ...

It is a well-known fact that political events usually have far reaching implications. One the key ramifications of political events is that they more often than not have profound effects on the way a particular society is organized and the way people in that society behave in relation to each other. Put differently, political events have the capability of permanently altering the sociological make up of a given society; they have the ability of occasioning unintended consequences of sociological change. This submission will examine the political crisis in Syria which has mutated into a civil war and the sociological ...

The September 30, 2013 news article in the Voice of America namely “UN seeks action on Syrian Humanitarian crisis” states that the United Nations having arrived at a consensus with the Syrian authorities over the elimination of the stockpiles of chemical weapons, the UN Security Council is developing a strategy to enhance humanitarian access in the war torn nation. Over the recent past, Security Council members; Luxembourg and Australia have been documenting the humanitarian issues in Syria. As Besheer states, the council finally ended the two year deadlock on Syria through the unanimous agreement to a resolution which demanded ...

Introduction

In the post-Cold War era, complex humanitarian emergencies have become a significant security, political and public health element. Man-made disasters have become responsible for more mortality and morbidity than all technological and natural disasters combined (Brennan & Nandy, 2001). Usually, in such disasters, the most affected are populations. As such, these populations experience serious public health problems that are coupled with breakdown of basic health services, food scarcity and displacement of persons. The World Health Organization (2013) defines a complex emergency as “a humanitarian crisis in a society, region or country, whereby there is considerable or total collapse of authority, ...

The Syrian crisis also known as the Syrian civil war (formally a “non-international (internal) armed conflict occurring in Syria opposing Government Forces and a number of organized armed opposition groups operating in several parts of the country” as declared by the International Committee of the Red Cross on July 17, 2012 (IRCR.com)) started back in March 2011 as a natural part of the Arab Spring. With Middle East region being a home to many ongoing ethnical, religious, economic and political conflicts, Syria is not a lucky exception, but a country that arouses heightened interest among the world powers due ...

The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

The use of chemical weapons in Syria can be traced back in the 1970s before the start of the Arab-Israeli war. According to a report done by a research service in the United States, Syria began piling their chemical weapons in 1973 after they were issued with small quantities of chemicals and deliveries by Egypt. Since early 1970s, Syria has been in the news headlines with a recent lethal chemical attack on 21st august 2013. As a result of continued use of lethal chemical weapons on citizens, protests and group activists have ardently demonstrated for a stop of chemical ...

The Syrian civil war has claimed innumerable lives and continues to bring colossal massacre in the community and land of the nation. U.S. being a massive force in the hierarchy of power in the world is bound by moral and ethical obligations to reach out to the hapless and do what it can as a leading power in the global political dais. The U.S, policy is aimed at putting an end to violence with establishment of the pillars of a stable democratic system in Syria by uprooting the Assad regime. There has to be protection for the Christian minorities, ...

Arguably, the issue of war in Syria continues to bring out global debates. As a matter of fact, U.S has been involved in various types of war in the world. The power and determination that U.S apply in times of war has raised a lot of controversies. There are various reasons why the United States should not intervene in Syria. The United States have learned or need to learn from previous intervention in Middle East and other nations in the world. It is worth noting that the Americans are against the use of military intervention in the war in ...

Introduction

Practical or applied ethics relate to the use of normative ethical theories to practical problems. Moral philosophers have for a long time focused their interests on the practical queries relating to relief programs, war interventions, scholarships for the destitute students, media ethics, welfare of animals, capital punishment and so on. Actions and intentions have been a central theme in ethics. The question that arises is whether the acts are altruistic and whether such actions and programs are obligatory or simply the quest of a discretionary ethical awareness. These queries have for many years generated debate among philosophers in the ...

Druze is a small religious subset in the Middle East, characterized by eclectic system of doctrines, cohesion and loyalty among its members that has held them over the years. They are found in Lebanon, Syria and Israel. They do not permit conversation or intermarriage with other religions this has contributed to there being singles of older than 40years. It also determines their involvement in government affairs. Separation of families by war and cases of single parenthood causes economic difficulties. High number of singlehood due to closed marriages. Health problems in the Middle East due to consistent war and conflict ...

Foreign Relations News Covered by Al- Ahram Weekly (Cairo, Egypt) in September

Published since 1991 in Cairo, Egypt, Al-Ahram Weekly launched its electronic edition seven years later, in June 1998. The paper –in both its print and electronic form- is published by the Al-Ahram organization, is in English and claims to be independent presenting news from the Arab World from “an Egyptian perspective” without “whitewashing or propaganda, but rather providing as honest and objective a look at contemporary Egyptian and Arab reality as possible” (Guindy, 1998). It seems however, after looking at the way the articles are written that the newspaper clearly supports the military government of Egypt and is against ...

1. Introduction
War or military interventions need to be the last option as it could affect peace, security and stability of the world. But it does not mean that human rights violations at regional or international levels need to be ignored or tolerated by the world. World nations or international organizations need to intervene if internal issues appear to considerably trouble the human rights situation in the region as it might result in repercussions at international levels. So in the case of Syria, there is need to develop a strategic solution to the crisis that is affecting millions of ...

The Syrian internal conflict continues to attract international attention especially after the Assad led government alleged gassed hundreds of civilians including children to death using chemical weapons. The United States of America through its presidency has insisted that Assad and his cronies would not and should not be allowed to use chemical weapons. In this week’s proposal the President seems to have mellowed on his vow to intervene militarily. The proposal flouted by President Obama entails the pursuit of a diplomatic option. In his proposal, Syria would have to hand over any and every element of chemical weapons ...

It is difficult as of late to find a headline that is not about the US’s potential strike on Syria for the regime’s use of chemical weapons. The Obama administration has been pushing for a strike. The American people are not in support of this war, after two decade long wars have dragged out in Afghanistan and Iraq. CNN Ed Payne wrote that the American people have a “War weariness” and that three quarters of Americans say that “United States doesn’t need to be the ‘world policeman.” Looking at the situation, what happens if the US ...

President Obama’s administration has consistently advocated for the resignation of Syria’s President Assad and urged the United Nations Security Council to act in order to restore peace in the country. Presently, debates on whether the United States should strike against Damascus for having deployed chemical weapons have advanced to a Congressional level. The use of chemical weapons in Syria or anywhere else in the world could have unimaginable consequences for the rest of the world. The fact that Assad’s government recklessly deployed chemical weapons to strengthen their attack flies in the face of the United States’ ...

U.S. Keeps Eye on Iran Policy
The September 2, 2013 news article in the New York Times namely “Drawing a Line on Syria, U.S. Keeps Eye on Iran Policy” says that as the US government pushes for punitive actions against the Syrian government; majority of the proponent of military action against Syria are of the opinion that a message should be conveyed to Iran in order to succeed. Unless the US enforces the sanctions against the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian administration; Iran may smell the weakness in the actions and instead push on with its nuclear ...