The First Caliph, Abu Bakr (632-634 A.C.)
The Second Caliph, ‘Umar (634-644 A.C.)
The Third Caliph, Uthman (644-656 A.C.)
The Fourth Caliph, Ali (656-661 A.C.)
Once ‘Ali is killed, the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs is said to have ended and the ‘Ummayad period or Caliphate begins.
The common misperception regarding the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is that it is a Mosque. It is not in fact a mosque. There are many theories regarding the purpose of the Dome of the Rock. The most common is that it was built to memorialize the place where Muhammad ascended into heaven. The [...]
There is a constant and noticeable thread amongst most of the proponents of Zionism during its infancy that the influx of Jews into Palestine would actually be beneficial to the people there. This belief is very much rooted in the colonial beliefs at the time, that the European influence in less developed areas would serve [...]
1. What are the conceptions that Dowty says many assume to be true about the Arab-Israeli conflict, but he identifies as myths?
Myth
The conflict between the Palestinians and Jews is an “age old” conflict.
Reality
People think that because the land itself has such a long history, that the conflict also much have a long history. Although some [...]
“The brave people of Georgia need our solidarity and prayers… We can’t turn a blind eye to aggression and international lawlessness that threatens the peaceand stability of the world and the security of the American people.”
Dear Mr. McCain,
When you said these words at your acceptance speech, I couldn’t help but thinking of another group [...]
Signed July 1937.
It suggested a plan for the partition of Palestine.
A government report that suggesting that the amount of Jewish immigrants to Palestine should be limited and should be proportional to the ability of the area to absorb them.
Established the quota system.
Winston Churchill was Colonial Secretary at this time.
A letter between Foreign Secretary of Britian Arthur James Balfour and Lord Rothschild. It promised support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.
The letter was dated November 2, 1917.
Signed in 1916 by the allies in World War I. It divided the Middle East into spheres of influence.
France – Syria (including Lebanon) south to the Sea of Galilee
Britian – Negev desert and Transjordan
Rules jointly between the British, French, and Russians was the area between Hebron and the Sea of Galilee.
The founder of modern day Zionism.
Born in Hungary.
Playwright and journalist.
Herzl became convinced that the Jews needed a homeland partly as a result of the Dreyfus affair where Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army, was found guilty of treason. The charges were believed to be false. This was in an area of extreme [...]