Syria
Essays

As forces from Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq massed around Israel's borders in 1967, Israel launched a six-day air campaign which crippled the capacity of its opponents to wage war and which expanded its borders to well…

Because I could never understand the bull fights and Spaniards' delight and fascination to watch them, I chose to watch first the Matador. I knew the chances I would become a fan after that were close to a minimum, but…

The essay is a current affairs essay looking into the just concluded presidential elections in the USA. Of particular interest here are the fundamental issues that played out in the electioneering period and the difference in policies between the Obama and Romney sides. The similarities in the policies is also looked at.

In December 1999 at the Helsinki European Council, Turkey became a candidate country for EU membership. The prospect of Turkey joining the EU is one of the most ambitious -- and contentious -- moves that the Union has…

The Islamic art is one of the most significant parts of the Islamic culture and of the world heritage. Islamic pottery has in this sense an important place in the structure of the Middle Eastern art. The history and development of Islamic pottery is representative for the development of Islamic art and reflects the influences of external cultures on the evolution of art in the region.

John McCain and Barack Obama both have sophisticated strategies to deal with the struggling economy. The McCain policy is based on old-school Republican economics. For example, the McCain plan calls for the lowering of…

The Soviet Union violated a treaty with the United States when it attacked Israel on October 6, which is the Jewish holy day of Yom Kipper and the conflict in the Middle East nearly became a conflict between the two…

The republic of Turkey is quite young and it is located on a land which is very ancient. Right through the ages many miraculous events have taken place on the land which is now known as Turkey.

The text offers three sources of (or reasons for) violence in the Middle East. Which of the three sources do you think is most responsible, if any? Explain your answer. Also, given these sources, what do you think can…

Yom Kippur war can be said to have rooted in the death of Nasser in September 1970 which had taken the Middle East by surprise. Equally surprising was the war itself which had come as a complete shock to Israelic…