The Middle East and the western world have maintained a delicately balanced relationship for decades, if not centuries. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a country officially established under heavy British influence in 1946, offers a prime example. Queen Rania of Jordan, however, works actively to strengthen relationships and breakdown dangerous stereotypes. While many see Muslim women as downtrodden and subjected, “The queen is widely admired in the U.S. and Europe, where she is known for her glamorous
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which is named after al Qaeda's co-founder and Osama bin Laden's mentor, was formed by Saleh al Qarawi sometime after 2004 as an offshoot of al Qaeda in Iraq, and was tasked with hitting targets in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories) and throughout the Middle East. Abdullah Azzam Brigade is a Sunni Islamist militant group affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the global jihad movement. The group, which began operating in 2009, was founded by
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, or simply, Jordan, is bordered on the west by Israel and the Dead Sea, on the north by Syria, on the east by Iraq, and on the south by Saudi Arabia. Arid hills and mountains make up most of the country along with deserts. Also the southern section of the Jordan River flows through the country. In 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. An after Abdullah I captured the West Bank area during the 1948–49
Introduction Jordan is located in the center of the Middle East and it shares borders with Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. It is also next to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. Jordan has a terrain of about 35,475 square miles (Advameg, Inc., 2014). Jordan is unique because it has sand mountains and colorful rocks, plus it has barren deserts and fertile valleys. The main language of Jordan is Arabic but English is also taught and spoken. The capital of Jordan is Amman (Advameg, Inc., 2014)
Map was used to find the route or location; later on it changes into many different types, for example- country boundary, population, climate, bomb range, etc. “Humans have created maps depicting their physical world since the Paleolithic Era. Approximately 25,000 years ago, Paleolithic hunter-gathers in present-day Czech Republic drew a map of local rivers and hills on a cave wall,” (Hyder 1). Map is very useful to locate something or know something about the world. In the map above shows the remaining
Arab Nations Much of the modern political Arab world was born at the end of World War I, as outside powers divided up their shares of territories that were loyal to their regimes. For example, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon came to exist along side the precarious state of Palestine. By World War II, these states had begun to want independence, and the following decades would witness revolution, regime change, violence, and, ultimately, a break from the grips of the Ottoman Empire and European powers
Syrian Refugee Crisis has grown to be the largest refugee crisis of modern history with two million Syrians who have fled and five million displaced still inside Syrian borders. (5) The refugee crisis is causing many economic issues in countries like Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and others, scarcity in essential resources such as water, overcrowding, and also many social issues in countries where Syrians are taking refuge. Not only is The Syrian Refugee Crisis having a devastating impact on Syrians themselves
well-know issues affecting the Middle East today is the plight of the Palestinians. Far from being confined to just an Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian refugees have made it an issue that impacts the surrounding countries of Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Furthermore, the feeling of Arab and Islamic brotherhood has transformed the Palestinian issue into a region-wide problem which impacts U.S. policy and actions throughout the Middle East. Since the 1948 conflict with the newly formed state of Israel
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