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What is Kurdistan?
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http://www.helium.com/items/1565613-what-is-kurdistan
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 6 days, 5 hours ago
Kurds are the largest ethnic group of the world without a state. Comprising of nearly 40 million moderate Sunni Muslims, Kurds have endured persecution and discrimination since biblical times and have survived only through compromise with greater powers.
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The rift between Sunni and Shi'a and how it affects politics in the Middle East
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http://www.helium.com/items/1565615-the-rift-between-sunni-a...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 6 days, 5 hours ago
Originally, the difference between the Sunni and the Shi’a was purely a question of leadership of the Muslim community. However, although their rift exists since ever in the Islamic world, it has never this level of aggression before.
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The linguistic and cultural ties between Arabs and Jews
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http://www.helium.com/items/1554774-the-linguistic-and-cultu...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 6 days, 6 hours ago
Inter-cultural relations between Arabs and Jews trace their roots to pre-Islamic times and have taken place in the shadow of a prolonged and violent political setting in the Middle East.
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Israeli settlements: Why it's a point of contention, and what it means for each side
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http://www.helium.com/items/1565619-israeli-settlements-why-...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 6 days, 6 hours ago
Israel’s persistence on the legitimacy of the settlements poses a tough challenge for negotiators, who need to maintain nearly half a million hostile citizens of Israel in a future, highly autonomous Palestinian state.
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Democracy in the Middle East: Why this is a frightening prospect for its rulers
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http://www.helium.com/items/1560317-democracy-in-the-middle-...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 1 week, 1 day, 5 hours ago
In reality, it appears that the Arabs want to maintain the status quo because a free media that will awake the Arab people to the brutality of the regional governments won’t be to the best national interests of the Arab nations.
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Background and history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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http://www.helium.com/items/1559653-background-and-history-o...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 1 week, 2 days, 2 hours ago
The primary cause for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be found in the claim of two national movements on the same land, and particularly the Arab refusal to accept Jewish autonomy in a part of that region.
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Anwar El Sadat and his legacy to the Middle East
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http://www.helium.com/items/1561391-anwar-el-sadat-and-his-l...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 1 week, 2 days, 2 hours ago
For many, Sadat’s true legacy is a series of processes that are still going on such as the Arab-Israeli peace process, economic development, and political liberalization in Egypt. Although he is remembered for his daring leap toward peace, his ultimate legacy is vague.
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Ancient history of the Kurds
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http://www.helium.com/items/1553752-ancient-history-of-the-k...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 1 week, 2 days, 9 hours ago
Kurds have being the end-product of numerous immigrations, genetic blends and cultural influences and therefore the issue of Kurdish origins has long been perplexed.
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A look at President Obama's Middle East policy
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http://www.helium.com/items/1555074-a-look-at-president-obam...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 1 week, 2 days, 10 hours ago
What President Obama definitely does different than President Bush, is that he engages in dialogue and peaceful solutions than in wars and imperialistic solutions. Ultimately, this might give him much more credit in the Israeli and the Palestinian world.
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The significance of the lantern festival in Chinese culture
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http://www.helium.com/items/1550356-the-significance-of-the-...
Submitted by Christina_Pomoni 33 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours ago
Held on the fifteen day of the first month of the Lunar Year, the Lantern Festival, also known as Yuan Xiao Festival is always celebrated under a full moon, marking the end of Chinese New Year festivities.
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