GHS208-05 Fall 2019 China and the Islamic Middle East
Global and Historical Studies at Butler University
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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Some of the Muslim chronology key events I would like to list are: 570: Birth of Muhammad 622: Muslim emigration to Medina 630: Muhammad’s victory over the Quraysh and the Muslim occupation of Mecca 1095: Christian Crusades 1281-1924: Ottoman empire 1947: Pakistan founded as first Islamic state 1948: Israel established 2001: 9/11 2011: Osama bin …
While looking at the map in the GHS book, it has come to my attention on how closely different cultures and nations and groups of people are to each other. We learn in school from a young age, that how we act and what we wear and stuff we do is all from other nations …
Over Fall break Benny Ko was kind enough to take James, Cameron, and I to Newfields to walk around and explore the museum in general but also to obtain a deeper meaning into Asian history (especially Chinese). We started the trip by walking through the beautiful landscape surrounding Newfields. There was a very interesting tree …
For our first involvement with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center, our group leader Benny, who you probably met in class when he visited, took us to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now called “Newfields”. We walked around the museum, taking strong observations as to what events were occurring in history and with the development of …
China’s economy is talked about for many reasons, one being that by slightly liberal estimates, China will overtake U.S. as largest economy in the next 15 years. When we talk about the Chinese economy and its staggering growth, we need to talk about their real estate market and the ghost cities that have ensued. This …
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Personally, I am a very avid recycler. In the past couple years, the process of recycling and disposal of waste, has been highlighted with some major emphasis on the great Pacific garbage patch and how it affects the health of our oceans. Many of us are asking “Who is to blame? What was our role …
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Last Wednesday (“A” day) at IPS Newcomer, I was in the same classroom which is Mr. G’s room (room 262 if ya curious). However, he was not there instead a substitute teacher was there. I did not have the opportunity to introduce myself to her since she was busy with other students up until the …
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201910/15/WS5da4db34a310cf3e355706ff.html This article is about China’s food availability for their population. According to China Daily, China has been intensely working with other countries to find solutions for the hungry. China’s population accounts for 20% of the world’s population, and they produce 25% of the world’s food on their farmlands. This article makes China look like …
As protests grow in Hong Kong it is becoming harder and harder for China and media outlets to hide the clear anti-communism and pro-democracy battle lines being drawn in China currently. This is this generations Tienanmen square, or it will be shortly, and I worry to some extent this may be the catalyst for U.S. …