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jherna2a

Yemen: A Failed State - YouTube - 0 views

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    A video outlining the aftereffects of the Houthi Rebellion in 2011 and how it has torn the country apart. There have been clashes with al Qaeda, drone attacks, and sectarian tension.
csherro2

How Osama bin Laden got idea for 9/11 terror attacks - Times of India - 0 views

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    JERUSALEM: Osama bin Laden got inspiration for the deadly 9/11 terror attacks from a 1999 plane crash in which an Egyptian airline pilot deliberately downed his plane in the Atlantic Ocean, the AL-Qaida has claimed.
cthomase

Obama Is Pressed to Open Military Front Against ISIS in Libya - 0 views

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    Libya, given it's instability due to years of warfare and practically no government, has become a new safe haven for ISIS. If left alone, ISIS could make Libya what Afghanistan or Yemen were to al Qaeda. This would also have major consequences for Europe, specifically Southern Italy and other Mediterranean countries given Libya's close proximity to southern Europe.
mcooka

How the education system in Egypt works | A World At School - 0 views

  • All levels of education are free within any government-run schools - there are great differences in educationAl attainment between the rich and the poor, Also known as the “weAlth gap”.
  • Generally speaking, there are two types of government schools: Arabic Schools and Experimental Language.
  • 75 students per class for some of them.
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  • Ordinary schools
  • Language schools 
  • Religious schools
  • nternational schools
  • n 2010, a total of 2,646,000 students were enrolled across all tertiary levels. They attended one of 23 public universities, including al-Azhar University, the oldest continuously running university in the world. There are 19 private universities; 18 public institutes of higher education and 81 private higher institutes.
  • verall literacy rate in Egypt is 72%
  • 80.3% for males and 63.5% for females
  • educe gender disparity in education and to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education
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    This goes into the education systems in Egypt. This discusses the past times of children as well while they are in school. The education system is relatively free if attending a government-run school.
mcooka

Egypt overturns death sentences for 149 Islamists - Al Arabiya English - 0 views

  • An Egyptian court has decided on Wednesday to overturn death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists, according to an official source and reported by AFP.
  • he court ordered a retrial for the defendants over the attack, which killed 13 policemen near Cairo on August 14, 2013, the day police shot dead hundreds of Islamist demonstrators in the capital.
  • he court had also sentenced 37 people to death in absentia,
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  • even people have been executed for political violence since Mohamed Mursi's ouster, including six who were convicted of belonging to an Islamist militant group.
  • Hundreds of Islamists have been sentenced to death since the military toppled Islamist president Mursi in 2013.
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      There's this turn around of hatred towards muslims because of Mursi's short reign. Lots of backlash 
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    While a short article, it tells of much to come in the future. Egypt overruled 149 death sentences for Islamist. These were the results of mass trails which were made in February 2015.
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    While a short article, it tells of much to come in the future. Egypt overruled 149 death sentences for Islamist. These were the results of mass trails which were made in February 2015.
cguybar

The many battles of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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    The internal power struggle present is causing, "the worst case of state oppression in modern Egyptian History, " according to analysts. This instability causes the other groups fighting against the regime to lose confidence in the Brotherhood. The lack of leadership also adds to the Muslim brotherhood having an uphill battle in the years to come.
blantonjack

ISIS Is Not a Terrorist Group - 0 views

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    The United States has long been fighting the terrorist group known as Al Qaeda, which has given them the blue print on how to deAl with terrorism abroad. Isis is not a terrorist organization which is why the United States Along with other countries is having a very hard time deAling with the group of people who terrorize the middle east.
ysenia

Iran Exports First Oil to Europe Since Nuke Deal | al Jazeera America - 0 views

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    this is the first time Iran has exported oil since the Iran Nuclear Deal. They will be exporting to france, russia and spain.
hwilson3

Arab YouTube revolution: Push for free speech - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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    This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.
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    This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.
mcooka

Education caught in the crossfire of conflict | #ChildrenofSyria - 0 views

  • he attack on Al Hayat Primary School in Qaboun, eastern Damascus in November 2014 killed 11 children and injured many more.
  • But the Qaboun assault was just one of at least 68 attacks on schools across Syria between January and December 2014 alone
  • round 1 in 5 – have been damaged, destroyed, or are currently sheltering internally displaced people according to data gathered by UNICEF
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  • nside Syria, two million children and adolescents are currently out of school.
  • “We simply cannot allow an entire generation of children and adolescents to be lost to ignorance, exploitation, despair and radicalisation.”
  • International humanitarian law, which declares that schools be respected as zones of peace and safe havens for children, has counted for little. The long-term consequences for children – and their place in the Syria of the future – can only be guessed at.
  • utside Syria, more than 50 per cent (600,000) of Syrian refugee children and adolescents are out of school, and this number continues to grow.
  • The campaigns include distribution of teaching and learning materials as well as school bags with stationary. Similar campaigns have been rolled out in countries hosting refugees.
  • When I go to the refugee camps and see the smiling faces of children, then I think we should not give up in the face of difficulties,
  • ublic schools receiving Syrian children are overstretched. Non-formal education spaces cannot absorb large numbers of students.
  • achers are not well equipped to work with stress, overcrowding and difference. Syrian children and adolescents are receiving multiple and dispersed forms of curricula and content that are not adapted to their capacity and needs and that come with enormous challenges in certification and accreditation.
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    This article also talks about the problems Syrian children face regarding education. International laws about "schools remain out of conflict" has gone ignored for a long time. Public Schools are overstretched in neighboring countries due to extra children in schools. The most interesting part of this article is the video which goes into more details about the growth of education in the last four years. 
mpatel5

Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood condemns Sinai attacks - 5 views

  • The Muslim Brotherhood says it is a peaceful movement and has consistently denied links to Islamist militant attacks against security forces, which have increased since the movement was removed from power.
  • "The Muslim Brotherhood believes the shedding of blood of any Egyptian is forbidden. The group holds the junta and its leaders responsible for the continued failure in the security, economic and social fields, as experienced by all the people, especially the people of the Sinai," the statement said.
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    The Muslim Brotherhood responds to the Sinai attack. The Brotherhood states that the attacks are linked to the islamist militants. The Muslim Brotherhood "says it is a peaceful movement...believes that shedding blood of any Egyptian is forbidden." 
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    The Muslim Brotherhood responds to the Sinai attack. The Brotherhood states that the attacks are linked to the islamist militants. The Muslim Brotherhood "says it is a peaceful movement...believes that shedding blood of any Egyptian is forbidden." 
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    The Muslim Brotherhood responds to the Sinai attack. The Brotherhood states that the attacks are linked to the islamist militants. The Muslim Brotherhood "says it is a peaceful movement...believes that shedding blood of any Egyptian is forbidden."
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    On October 25th, 33 security personnel were killed in Sinai by Islamist militants. According to this article, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi was responsible for the security failures that resulted in the deaths. Sisi was quick to blame the Muslim Brotherhood for the attack, despite the Brotherhoods insistent deniAl.
atownen

Israel's torture method: Force-feeding - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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    This article was posted from August 2015, but a shocking story I came across while looking at recent Middle East events. Israel's Minister of Culture and Sports and Israel's Prime Minister suppot force-feeding as a torture tactic against Palestinian inmates.
blantonjack

How serious is the ISIL threat in Libya? - 1 views

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    The recent US air strike on a building in the western Libyan city of Sabrata, which killed more than 40 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, highlights the growing expansion and danger of the group in Libya. Both ISIL and Gaddafi loyalists share the belief that the new political leaders in Libya are "agents of the West" brought to power by NATO. Sirte has become the first stronghold that ISIL totally controls outside of Iraq and Syria, and it is reportedly home to the group's strongest presence within Libya. For the Western powers to combat this, means many military airstrikes as well as working with Libyan forces to provide intelligence of the whereabouts of the ISIL powers
pvaldez2

Egyptian women's rights groups denounce exclusion from State Council | Al Bawaba - 0 views

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    This article describes the discrimination by judicial bodies on women. Eleven organizations issued a joint statement condemning the continued exclusion of women from judicial positions at the council. Jobs at the council have been labelled "for men only".
mkulach

UK condemns Muslim Brotherhood in break from Obama administration | Fox News - 0 views

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    The U.K. government accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of being sympathetic to terrorists and a risk to British national security. They accuse the United States of not waking up to the reality of their threat. They state that the Brotherhood has been affiliated with Hamas, and even though they criticized al Qaeda's 9/11 attack, many state that 9/11 was actually fabricated by the US, which raises a concern for Britain.
malshamm

Russian-backed Aleppo offensive 'kills hundreds' - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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    Russia air force killed hundred of civilian in Aleppo. that kind of act opposite the goAl which attacking ISIS in syria war .
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