Peace in the Middle East

The text begins its history with the Middle East around the time of Muhammad and the creation of Islam. From that time forth uprisings, demonstrations and acts of violence were commonplace and have continued to be since that time. To dig a little deeper and go back a little further in Middle East history one will find that this pattern of unrest stems from as far back as proof provides. To see a timeline of significant wars or battles of the Middle East, the picture is better illustrated on just how long this territory of earth has been in domestic or national conflict.

The text briefly touches base on societal life before Islam when explaining how villages handled domestic disputes or punishments for crime. According to times then, it was ethical to “settle the score” if a wrong has been done to an individual or family. The punishment shall fit the crime; however this meant that there was substantial feuding. “An inherent weakness in the system emerged, however, when the disputing sides were unable to agree on what constituted an even score, and the situation developed into a blood feud that involved whole tribes and their allies and lasted for generations.” (McKay, 124)

The implementation of Islam or the presence of the prophet Muhammad did not change this contention that has been so in-bedded into society, but it did give a whole new order to live by and aspire to adopt as an ethical foundation. The Koran although not specific in political order, was and is an aid in societal order. Going back far before the prophet, the Middle East has been the breeding ground for many extraordinary and momentous battles that have changed the earth and helped evolve civilizations. From the Egyptian invasion of Asia in 1479 B.C. to the P...

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...efined as: shared beliefs and values of group: the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people. With infinite amounts of differing beliefs, religions, customs, traditions, opinions and perspectives, seeking global and lifelong peace is outside of our reality. It is assured that there will be peace in the Middle East however it will not be constant. And it will not be fitting to everyone’s definition or standard of peace. The recent and drastic changes that the Middle East has been experiencing in the past 6 months, has been promising. All one can hope for is that the recent uprising will ensue much needed human comforts that the people deserve, and somewhere along the way signs of peace will begin to show.

Works Cited

McKay, John P., et al. A History of World Societies, 6th ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.