I am very excited to begin this unit. I believe that the Middle East is one of the least understood areas of our world. There are so many stereotypes that lie over the Middle East and the cultures that thrive there that we are unable to really see a lot of the cultural beauty that …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Omar Offendum Performance
Along with our GHS course, I am also in another GHS which studies the Middle East and North Africa, which I saw another classmate has also taken. For my other course, I attended a performance tonight by Omar Offendum. Omar is a Syrian/American rapper, poet, and lyricist who sings and talks about current and past …
October 22nd Readings
I am excited to learn about Islam and the Middle East because in all honesty, it is a religion and region of the world that I don’t know very much about. So far, the readings have been interesting, and I already know more than I ever have based on the little we’ve done with the …
Yay Islamic Middle East Unit!!! (Oct 22 Class)
I am really excited to read The Cairo House in this class, because one of my friends read it a while back, and recommended it to me. Of course, since it was a recent recommendation, it was at the bottom of my seemingly never-ending list of books I would like to read. It is a …
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Defining the Middle East
In some of the readings it is touched on how it can be hard to define the exact borders of the “Middle East”. In my last GHS course which covered North Africa and the Middle East we discussed the idea of “nation states” and how they came to be. I learned that the current borders …
Where is it?
In the readings and the class discussion we touched upon the difficulty of identifying the or distinguishing what is considered the Islamic Middle East. There are many factors that seem to make this difficult, historical context, cultural context, and political context. When looking at the historical view of what the Islamic Middle East is I …
Interesting Islam Facts
I like the first fact on the list: Islam in Arabic means “peace,” “security,” and “surrender.” I liked reading through these facts because I felt like I learned more about a religion and culture. Read more: https://www.seriousfacts.com/islam-facts/#ixzz635pTFRbu
Breakfast Part 2
On the topic of breakfast, I was thinking what would a typical breakfast meal look like in China? This led me on another search to find more breakfast foods! If you read my last post, you already know what a normal breakfast for me! But think of your normal breakfast and compare it to the …
Breakfast: The Most Important Meal Of The Day!
After this class every morning I go back to my apartment and make breakfast, which got me thinking about what a typical breakfast would be like if we were in the middle east. Thinking about a typical on the go breakfast for me would be an apple and a cheese stick, maybe if I have …
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Bomb Blasts in Afghanistan Kills at Least 62 People
Two bomb blasts that took place in Haska Maina, Nangarhar has claimed 62 lives. In addition, 50 people were also injured from this bombing. This attack took place inside a mosque during a weekly Friday prayer session. The Taliban refuted their involvement in the attack but commended whichever group will eventually claim the attack. As …
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