The man of focus in this paper is Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a fascinating man who has managed to accomplish so much in so little time. Not only is Sheikh Mohammed the ruler of Dubai, he is also the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, a small but powerful nation in the Middle East. Even though the Sheikh is 64 years old, he did not assume office until 2006 after his brother Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum died. I lived in Dubai for a few years growing up and I always found this man to be a great leader and a hero to his people. Just like in the U.S. where Presidents have roads named after them, Dubai has major highways named after Sheikh Mohammed. Every morning driving to school in Dubai I saw a huge portrait of the Sheikh on the side of the road, but it’s not until now that I’ve been given the chance to find out why he is such a loved leader through this profile. While considered one of the richest families in the world, the Maktoum family is very active in all sorts of charities around the world. The goal of the Sheikh is not only to expand Dubai into a prosperous emirate, but also to find peace outside of the UAE. As a businessman, he has helped Dubai evolve past being an unimportant state in the Middle East into a world hub.
Born into a royal family, Sheikh Mohammed was trained for leadership at an early age. He was tutored in Arabic and Islamic Studies, to emphasize the importance of the Muslim state. Due to growing up in a tightknit family, the ruler places a lot of value on family and its importance. Since he was born, royal families and Dubai’s elite have constantly surrounded him, in other words the sheikhdom’s equivalence of an aristocracy. His father, Sheikh Rashid bi...
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Critics have already begun a heated debate over the success of the book that has addressed both its strengths and weaknesses. The debate may rage for a few years but it will eventually fizzle out as the success of the novel sustains. The characters, plot, emotional appeal, and easily relatable situations are too strong for this book to crumble. The internal characteristics have provided a strong base to withstand the petty attacks on underdeveloped metaphors and transparent descriptions. The novel does not need confrontations with the Middle East to remain a staple in modern reading, it can hold its own based on its life lessons that anyone can use.
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Early 2011 uprisings swept across the Middle East and North Africa, and many rebellions are still going on today. The Arab region has seen revolts and conflict since the 1800‘s, but only recently have these revolts been redirected to the problems of Arab society (Ghannam, J. 2011 pg 4-5)The Arab Spring Uprising was first sparked in Tunisia and eventually struck Algeria, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen and then spread to other countries. Citizens throughout these countries were dissatisfied with the rule of their local governments. Issues like human rights violations, political corruption, economic decline, unemployment, extreme poverty, dictators...
Because of the important role that political Islam plays in the world today, a careful examination into the roots of these ideologies, how they evolved into the current form, how they are similar or different from each other, in addition to their perspectives for today and the future will shed light on their actions and way of thinking.
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His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, stated, “The greatest use that can be made of wealth is to invest it in creating generations of educated and trained people.” From its conception, the United Arab Emirates was founded on the importance of education. Since it’s founding in 1971, the small country’s population has risen to over nine million people. This dramatic rise in population was a cause for the dramatic investment the countries government has put into its education system. In 1975, the rate of adult literacy was 54% among men and 31% among women, while today, literacy rates f...
As the Arab Spring enters its second year, major uprisings and revolts have occurred all over the Middle East, pushing for an end to the corrupt autocratic rule and an expansion of civil liberties and political rights. Most recently, images from Syria have emerged, depicting the government’s use of force to suppress the voice of its people. One might ask, “Is this the beginning of a revolution? Is the country on the path to democracy?” To assess this question and examine the future trends in the region, one must look back on the country’s somewhat tumultuous history, the relationship between the citizens and the state, and the political economy.
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Often referred to as the father of modern Egypt, Muhammad Ali (or Mehmet Ali in Albanian) revolutionized Egyptian society from the beginning of his reign in 1805 to Fuad II, the last King of the Muhammad Ali dynasty that ended in 1953. Under his rule, Muhammad Ali implemented political, social, and economic change to Egypt and even expanded his empire. Muhammad Ali was born in 1769 to Turkish tobacco merchants at Kavalla in present-day Greece under Turkish rule (as well as Egypt). His ancestry had been widely debated. Although his parents were Albanian, his ancestry could be traced back five centuries back to central Turkey. Nevertheless, most of the Balkans were considered part of the Ottoman Empire especially Turkey. As a young man, Muhammad Ali was charismatic until his father died. His uncle, the governor of Kavalla, soon took him in. Under his uncle, Muhammad Ali had joined the Ottoman military and was even to marry heiress Emina of Nosratli.
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