GHS208-05 Fall 2019 China and the Islamic Middle East
Global and Historical Studies at Butler University
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) just recently deemed China free of allegations made by the Philippines over China’s “atrocious actions” in the South China Sea. The court ruled that the ICC itself had no jurisdiction over the matter since Beijing is not a party to the Rome Statute (treaty that forms the international …
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US military officials claim that Iran is secretly moving missiles across the border into Iraq in an attempt to intimated neighboring countries in the Middle East and help strengthen their power base. The report came out due to the increased US military presence in the area, with more than 14,000 extra troops sent to the …
China’s recent efforts to study the DNA of their country’s ethnic minorities has garnered a lot of criticism. A growing backlash among the scientific community stating that Beijing could use the information in order to spy on and oppress its people. China is currently attempting to harness bleeding edge technology in order to track minority …
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Since early October thousands of Iraqis, men and women, have been congregating at Tahrir Square, the hub of mass anti government protests in the heart of Baghdad. A small group of mainly male protesters have stationed themselves at the forefront of the battle, standing at the frontline of the battle zone on Rasheed Street. This …
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Artificial Intelligence, or AI, represents the cutting edge of technology and may be the defining creation of humankind. How countries research AI and plan to utilize it is different for all countries. Nations such as China and the US are at the forefront of the technology, pushing research and development in order to be the …
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Today about 8% of all Muslim American adults are Latino, contributing to a growing trend of Islamic converts. In interviews Latino converts stated that they were drawn to Islam because of the intense devotion to God, a simplicity in faith, and a focus on the community that they failed to find in their former faith. …
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About one year ago the UN ‘s top court ruled that President Trump’s administration should ease sanctions on Iran (Tehran) to aide the flow of humanitarian goods. Now, Iran’s top judiciary has ordered the US to pay $130 billion in damages to Iran over sanctions. Iranian official Gholam Hossein Esmaeili stated that the courts are …
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Throughout the Middle East there’s an unlikely trend happening before our very eyes. From Beirut, to Baghdad, to all across Iran, the people of the Middle East are pushing back against the state. Fighting for the very freedoms that we take for granted in the West. These people want to be treated as sovereign citizens, …
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The current state of Iran’s economic standing is not looking very promising. For the past year there have been protests across the nation, with protesters pushing back against the everyday hardships they face. Just recently an Iranian protester, Hamid Rasouli, was killed by security forces. Iranian forces demanded that if Rasouli’s family wanted his body …
There is a common misconception that Sufism is a sect of Islam. Actually, Sufism can be more accurately described as an aspect or dimension of Islam. Ibn Khaldun, a 14th century Arab historian described Sufism as “dedication to worship, total dedication to Allah most high, disregard for the finery and ornament of the world, abstinence …