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Arab Nationalism: Challenges and Failures, 2004.
A look at two facets of Arab nationalism and how nationalism has influenced the politics, perceptions, and the actions of the Arab people.
2,536 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper looks at the implications for the Arab peoples of the concept of the Arab nation and Arab nationalism. The paper discusses how this concept affects the politics of the Arab nations, looks at how attainable the Arab nation really is, and discusses the real obstacles to achieving Arab unity. The paper includes a complete outline and an annotated bibliography.
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"The Arab nation, or Arab World, does not actually exist as a united country, but as a dream in the hearts and minds of many of the citizens of the twenty two Arab countries that form this nation. The fact that the Arab nation does not exist, could serve as an argument against the notion of Arab nationalism. Quite simply, how can Arab nationalism be real or taken in a serious sense when there is no Arab nation? Even though this question is a natural and logical one, considering that the reference is to feelings of nationalism for a nation that does not exist, it ignores one important historical fact. That is, the Arab nations did once exist, and was once united under a single powerful empire. Although it does not presently exist, as a geographic and political reality, the Arab nation has survived in terms of a shared language, culture and history, common traditions and beliefs, and most importantly united goals and ambitions. Therefore, while one has to concede to the fact that the Arab nation is not a nation in the traditional sense of the world and that attempts at creating this nation over the past decades have failed, the fact is that the Arab nation and Arab nationalism are real, have powerful psychological attraction for Arabs, and have been the basis of popular Arab ideologies; and the failure to achieve the goal of Arab unity has mainly been due to the reluctance of the individual Arab leaders to give up their dictatorship powers in favour of power-sharing with other leaders."
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Arab Nationalism, 2005.
A discussion of the concept of Arab nationalism from the writings of four noted Arab thinkers.
2,154 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explores and reports on a variety of opinions on Arab nationalism from the perspective of several points of view - in particular, Arab points of view. Some of the Arab thinkers whose opinions are reflected include: Adeed Dawisha, a native of Iraq who is presently political science professor at Miami University; Sayed Khatab, assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago; Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian who lived from 1906-1966 and was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and Husain Haqqani, a noted journalist, diplomat, and he is a former advisor to prime ministers in Pakistan.
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"In Adeed Dawisha's book, Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair, he begins in a logical framework by defining Arab Nationalism, taking readers through the history of Arab Nationalism. But by Chapter Eight ("The Apex of Arab Nationalism"), readers are informed that the upward trajectory of the movement has stalled, and in Chapter Nine ("Arab Nationalism's Downward Slide"), Chapter Ten ("1967 and After: The Twilight of Arab Nationalism"), and Chapter Eleven ("The Demise of Arab Nationalism: A Postmortem"), he chronicles what he believes to be the end of Arab Nationalism according to his observations and research."
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Arabism, Islam and State-Based Nationalism, 2004.
This paper examines the dominance of Pan-Arab nationalism and Islam over state-based nationalism in the Middle East.
2,038 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper discusses how Pan Arabism and Islam have traditionally been more important than state-based nationalism. The paper traces the development of both Islamisation and Arabisation and explains why it is unlikely that state-based nationalism will supersede Islam as a more important influence in the Middle East, particularly in countries with a large Muslim community.
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"Islamisation and Arabisation developed together. But, not all states that undertook Islamisation were Arabised. Although they developed at the same time, the two did not originate together. Islamism's common tie is the shared religion of its followers and while Pan Arabism originated similarly, its common ties were different. Its common ties were language, culture and a shared history.
"Islamisation was the spread of the Islamic religion in the Middle East, the religion incorporates all aspects of society into its beliefs and therefore it can be independent from outside influences in law, politics and the role of the state.
"Arabism is the nationalist movement which sought to create a unified Middle East, it used history as a basis for its goals, but was relatively more unsuccessful than Islam."
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United Arab Emirates: Criminals and Nationality, 2005.
An examination of the link between criminality and nationality in the United Arab Emirates.
2,658 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper researches the processes and structures of law in the United Arab Emirates State, while considering the universal laws passed by the European Union of the United Nations. It further examines the measure to which the Emirates states are conforming to the ruling law of the World Court and what areas that are not in non-compliance in if any. This study investigates any ties that criminality has to nationality in the United Arab Emirates State.
Outline
Part One
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Part Two
I. Discrimination
II. Prison Conditions in the United Arab Emirates
Part Three
III. Criminality and Transnational Ramifications
Part Four
IV. The Universal Declarations
V. What the Committee Does to Provide Assistance
VI. Juveniles and Drugs
VII. The Determinate of What is Public and What is Private?
VIII .Minorities are Labeled "Gender Outlaws"
Conclusion
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"The United Arab Emirates has much farther to travel and many a sea full of issues to transverse across before a cognitive and fully functioning societal base can be realized. The overbearing male superiority will not advance this society in the Gulf region but will only tend to lead them to a place of societal isolation from a world fully implemented into the globalization of all nationalities."
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Non Arab Worries in an Arab World, 2005.
This paper discusses business practices in Arab dominated countries in the Middle East.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the overall nature of business practices in the Middle East as it pertains to Arab culture. Emphasis is given to Arab language in that the communication barrier itself must be overcome as well as to particular speech patterns within the Arabic culture that differ greatly from Western languages. Dress and behavior patterns are touched upon as are woman and how to navigate certain situations related to woman. Finally, some discussion is devoted to employment practices in the Arab region as it pertains to a foreign entity.
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"In considering business practices in Arab dominated countries the two single most important factors are the Arabic language itself and the Muslim religion. Arabic is a part of the culture and every effort should be made acclimatize oneself to it: "The Arabic language, which Muslims respect as the language of God, has had an enormous influence on Arab culture and character". Yet, while the language creates a formidable barrier insofar as business practices are concerned, the Muslim faith and its interweaving with all things social and political create a much greater difficulty for non-Muslim, non-Arab business entities intent on undertaking a business venture in an Arab country. The Muslim faith is dominant throughout the Middle East and, in fact, dominates many of the regions governing bodies as well."
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Arab Tribal Revolt Of World War I, 2002.
Examines causes of Arab nationalism.
6,300 words (approx. 25.2 pages), 12 sources, $ 135.95
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Examines causes of Arab nationalism. Early Arab revolts against the Ottomans; the Wahhabi revolt & others. Roots of Arab nationalism; Asabiyya. Ottomanism & self-determination. Muslim nationalism. "Young Turk" movement. Arab reaction to World War I. Allied policy. British alliance with Hussein. "Lawrence of Arabia." Pan-Arabism. Balfour Declaration. Treaties. Creation of the Middle East.
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"THE ARAB TRIBAL REVOLT OF WORLD WAR I AND ITS RESULT
Introduction
Few topics of study have generated as much heat as Arab nationalism. Few peoples are as poorly understood as today's Arabs. Even deciding who is an Arab or defining what is meant by Arab nationalism can easily get scholars and students into trouble, with both the Arabs and their detractors. Arab feeling is strong, and it is likely to grow stronger in the years ahead. It is also sometimes bitter, due to some of the unhappy experiences of the Arabs in the early twentieth century (Coury, 1998, 24).
The Arabs have not been united since the era of the High Caliphate, if indeed then. Furthermore, they have not ruled themselves from the time the Turks came into the region until quite ..."
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Nationalism in Middle East, 1999.
Overview of historical origins of nationalism, pan-Arabism, anti-colonial revolutions, role of Islam & oil, populism and reform.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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" RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND 19TH CENTURY TRENDS
This research paper explains how the emergence and spread of nationalisms, the revolutions of mid-century; the exploitation of oil and Islamic populism resulted from and accelerated trends that have been ongoing since the nineteenth century.
Emergence and Spread of Nationalisms
Nationalism has taken various forms in the Middle East, Islamic nationalism, an appeal to the unity of all Muslims, pan-Arabism, the common concerns of Arabs and country or national collectiveness. Appeals to all three types of nationalism developed in the 19th century. After the Ottoman Empire captured Cairo in 1517, it succeeded to the claims of the former Arab Caliphate to speak for all Muslims. It was, therefore, natural that 19th century Ottoman government reformers would appeal to.."
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Religion and Nationalism, 2005.
This paper studies the role of religion and nationalism in the Indo-Pakistani and Arab-Israeli conflicts.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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In this essay, the writer examines the role of religion and nationalism in the origin and development of the India-Pakistan and Arab-Israeli conflicts. The writer discusses religion and nationalism as exacerbating factors in the conflicts. The writer also considers the prospect that religion and nationalism will continue to be factors in wars in the future.
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"States go to war for a variety of reasons, but two that have proven particularly effective in generating mass mobilization are religion and nationalism. Unlike other reasons for war, such as control of a trade route or more broadly even economic prosperity, these reasons are capable of motivating large numbers of people on a deeply emotional level even when they do not stand to share in any material gains from victory. By the same token however, once brought into ... "
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Jordanian and Egyptian Nationalism, 2005.
A study of the attributes of Jordanian and Egyptian nationalism.
2,990 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 103.95
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This paper examines the attributes of Arab nationalism in Egypt and Jordan. The paper describes the dynamics of political governance that lend national identity. The paper looks at both those forms of identity that are formed organically, from within the relevant population, and those that are imposed from without, as an administrative exercise from an authoritative top down.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine attributes of nationalism as applied chiefly to Egypt and Jordan. The plan of the research will be to set forth the historical context in which nationalism surfaced as an issue in these countries in the 20th century and to ..."
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Turkey and the Arab World, 2003.
Discusses the role of Islam.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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Discusses Turkey as an Arab nation with democratic and Western values. Provides a history of cooperation with the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Discusses conflicts with Iraq and other Arab nations, modernists versus traditionalists, and the status of women.
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"There are more than a billion followers of the Islamic faith worldwide. Turkey is one Middle-Eastern country that has adopted many democratic and Western values since the time of its liberal and Western-leaning ruler ..."
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Arab Democracy, 2007.
A look at the difficulties of the democratization process in the Arab world.
1,249 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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The paper discusses how, in the Arab world, the democratization process is strongly inhibited by several factors, including interstate conflicts, transnational ideologies and external rents. The paper looks at Jordan and discusses how since the 1940s, Jordanian politics have been influenced by the conflicts between Zionism, Arab nationalism and Palestinian nationalism.
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"However, several problems must be solved in order to make things less complicated for those working in favor of the democracy in the Arab world: on the one hand there is no "consensual definition of what organizations Arab civil society precisely comprises" . For example, regarding this issue, it is still a dilemma whether Islamists are part of the civil life and whether they can be useful for supporting democratic objectives. On the other hand, another problem that must be dealt with is that "the civil society thesis presumes that through the collective force of its demands and interests, the associational sector can compel unwilling authoritarian governments to instigate periods of democratization"."
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The Importance of Learning in the Arab World, 6.
This paper emphasizes the importance of learning in the early modern period in the Arab world.
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay examines the importance of learning in the Arab world with specific reference to Portugal during the early modern period. It examines how this nation was empowered by its adaptation of Arabic mathematics and Arab navigational and naval technology. Arab knowledge of cartography and navigation, from which all European nations borrowed heavily, enabled Portugal to forge ahead in the drive to seek colonies and expand Portugal?s sphere of trade.
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?In the current political climate, it has become easy to forget the past. It has become easy to forget how, many hundreds of years ago the Arab world was not seen as a place of darkness, of anti-modernist and anti-technological sentiments. Rather Islam was seen as a beacon of light for the West, providing important mathematical and navigational knowledge that enabled Europeans to make exploratory forays into what became the New World. The very numbers that paginate this particular document are ?Arabic Numerals,? an improvement on the cumbersome and often confusing system of Roman numerals.?
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Nation Conflicts, 2001.
Examines "Arab & Jew" by David K. Shipler & "Nation Against State" by Gideon Gottlieb. Problems, conflicts waged in name of nationhood.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 31.95
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"David K. Shipler?s work, Arab and Jew, delves into the perceptions and stereotypes Arabs and Jews have of one another in Israel and Israeli-controlled regions. He examines these relationships in three dimensions: first, the forces that contribute to aversion such as war, nationalism, terrorism, and religious absolutism; second, the catalogue of images, some unique to the Arab-Jew relationship, some similar to stereotypes between other groups; third, the complexities of interaction, ranging from cultural and religious affinity to the idealistic efforts of a few Jews and Arabs to span the gap of ignorance (Shipler 13).
Gideon Gottlieb?s Nation Against State examines ethnic conflicts and the decline of sovereignty. He explains past failed approaches and develops instead innovative approaches for..."
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Learning Arabic in English, 2005.
An in-depth study at the method of using English as a first language to teach Arabic as a second language.
18,352 words (approx. 73.4 pages), 85 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This study explores elementary Arabic heritage students' use of English as a first language (L1) to learn Arabic as a second language (L2). Far from being restricted to "good language learners" or certain corners of academia, L2 acquisition and learning occurs in a wide variety of settings. The literature review is divided into three major parts. The first part is a concise history of Arab immigration to the United States. The second part is a short description of the Arabic language, its origins and characteristics. The third section of the literature review explores previous studies and research of the manner in which L1 supports the learning and acquisition of L2.
The basic hypothesis that is tested is as follows: If the students retrogress as they use their first language to learn the second one, it is clear that there is interference in the long run. However, if the students show overall progress in the long run as they use the first language to learn the second one, there is no significant interference. The results of the study predict that students will show overall progress as they use the first language to learn the second one. Finally, the study results have significant implications for future research in languages and teaching methods.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Part I. Historical Background Surrounding the Arab Immigration
Part II. The Arabic Language
Arabic Language and Identity
Part III. Use of a First Language (L1) to Support the Learning and Acquisition of a Second Language (L2)
Brief Historical Background
Second Language Learners
Mismatch Hypothesis
The Natural Order Hypothesis
The Input Hypothesis
Environmentalist Theory
The Threshold Theory
Underlying Proficiency Hypothesis
Analysis of Literature Review
Arguments against L1 & L2 Learning
Significance of the Study
Data Collection
Study Participants
Methodologies
Procedure
Scheduling
Presentation of Analysis of Results and General Summary of Findings
Interview Analysis
Importance of the Study Results
Conclusion
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"Finally, there remain as many questions as answers, such as whether English will ultimately take over advanced education, as well as serving for international communication. Additionally, will the status of Arabic change, will its official role be implemented, and will the Arabic minority maintain their language? It remains to be seen whether language policy and planning are able to effect such a complex situation, whether language decisions can have effects on the social and political context, or whether they are in fact driven completely by external political and economic forces (Spolsky & Shohamy, 1997). We know that the linguistic repertoire of a country is a reflection of a myriad of political, demographic, cultural, religious and economic factors (Spolsky & Shohamy, 1997).
A review of the related research and proposed study reveals that unraveling the sociocultural and political influences on the second language learner is no small task. In addition, there is tremendous variation in the contexts within which both individuals and groups acquire a second language ("The Diversity Kit," 2002). Educators face the challenge of understanding those contexts, what motivates individuals, the relationship between first and second languages, and the academic environment, as well as the different demands placed on the second language learner in a classroom setting ("The Diversity Kit," 2002). Some researchers have posited that teachers understanding of the second language acquisition process will guide their instructional strategies toward ways to accommodate second language learners in their various developmental sequences. "
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Arab Popular Music, 2005.
This paper discusses Arabic popular music as a political expression.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that the currently diverse trends in Arabic popular music signify that a deep social change is occurring within the Arab world, changing social values, tastes, and even methods of expressing political and social objection and protest, both against the West and against Arab governments. The author points out that Arabic music is becoming increasingly influenced by Western rhythms and forms, and some Arabic music videos reflect liberal Western sexual attitudes. The paper also relates that the Arabs are imposing themselves on Western music by using Western rhythms and styles, but sometimes with very Arabic lyrics, which are anti-Western, to protest against American influence over the Arabs.
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"On the one hand, this has attracted a significant Western audience to Arabic music for the first time ever while, on the other, has aroused religious anger among certain groups in the Arab World. Jim Bessman remarks on this phenomenon in "Arabic Music Moves West." According to his observations, the reason why the United States music market has opened up to Arabic music is that this music has become more familiar to the Western ears in rhythm, beat and singing style. However, in the Arab world the traditional and religious groups in the societies are strongly opposed to the westernization of Arabic music."
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