Middle Eastern Affairs
Middle Eastern Affairs
The Middle East is centred on that crescent of land curving around the Eastern Mediterranean. Stretching inland from there, its borders are ill-defined, but all would agree that it's a paradox.
Sometimes called the Cradle of Western Civilization, it also gave rise to three of the world's major religions. A beautiful land of ancient history, it also is rich in natural vistas. Home to vast oil reserves that produce fabulous wealth for some, the Middle East is afforded power and standing on the world's stage. Yet it's also a region of poverty, illiteracy, and gender inequality. Battle-scarred and violence prone, it is indeed a conundrum. Join us on Suite 101 and read more about these fascinating lands.
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Middle Eastern Affairs
- Israeli Settlements in West Bank and the Two-State Solution
- Hamas' Support for Syrian Uprisings: An Opportunity for US
- Hamas' Support for Syrian Uprisings: A Blow for Iran
- Syria Urged by Iran to use Orwellian Tactic: Scapegoat Israel
- The Future of The War in Afghanistan: It's Decision Time
Afghanistan
- The Future of The War in Afghanistan: It's Decision Time
- Sahar Gul's Ordeal and the Ongoing Enslavement of Afghan Women
- Review: Meena, Heroine of Afghanistan by Melanie Ermachild Chavis
- Politics as the Continuation of War in Afghanistan
- The Death of bin Laden: Doomsday or Renewal
Iran
- Iran's Genocidal Intent Against Israel: Madman at the Helm?
- America's Containment of Iran and Security in the Caspian Region
- Iran is a Country in Turmoil, Actively Seeking Nuclear Capacity
- Oil Politics in the Caspian: US-Azeri Alliance and Isolating Iran
- Iranian-Azeri Tensions During 1990s: Roots of US-Azeri Alliance
Israel
- Israeli Settlements in West Bank and the Two-State Solution
- Israeli Apartheid Week: Toxic Political Theatre Nears its End?
- Israeli Attack on Iran to Empower the Islamic Leadership
- Midnight on the Mavi Marmara by Moustafa Bayoumi ... Review
- How an Attack on Iran's Nuclear Sites can Isolate Israel
Palestine
- Hamas' Support for Syrian Uprisings: An Opportunity for US
- Hamas' Support for Syrian Uprisings: A Blow for Iran
- Gaza, Palestine, Irish President Elect, Michael D. Higgins Report
- UNRWA Teachers in Gaza Protest Holocaust Studies for Palestinians
- Can the Palestinians Find Unity in a New State?
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Jen L. Jones - Based in Canada, Jones writes on human rights, history,and the natural world. She focuses also on Turkish and Scottish travel and ...