Africa and Middle East
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Africa and Middle East
Iranian Revolution- The Beginning
Discontent with the Iranian ruling family had been growing since a CIA intervention in 1953 helped put it in to…
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Africa and Middle East
The Arab Spring: Where Are They Now?
The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings and rebellions staged in anti-government protests all around the Middle East in 2011.…
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Africa and Middle East
Erdogan, Turkey and the New Ottoman Empire
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the last 15 years of Presidency After he successfully consolidated power by extinguishing…
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Africa and Middle East
Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry? The Armenian Genocide
Sometimes referred to as the first genocide of the 20th century, the Arminian genocide refers to the physical extermination…
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Africa and Middle East
The Amal Movement: Shiite Representation in War Torn Lebanon
After nearly decades without Shiite involvement or independent political movements, a charismatic Muslim Cleric by the name of Sayed…
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Africa and Middle East
Lebanon: The Rumblings of Civil War
The maintenance of the National Pact’s status quo immensely affected Lebanese civil life. In the country, divisions of wealth and…
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Africa and Middle East
Pre-Civil War in Lebanon: Circumstance After French Retreat
Shiites are a sect of Muslims, second in number only to Sunnis. The faction between the two groups occurred early…
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Africa and Middle East
The Balfour Declaration: Creation of Conflict?
The British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur James Balfour expressed his official support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in…
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