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The Arab Revolutions in an internatioanl perspective

The Arab Revolutions in an internatioanl perspective. Monique Samuel. Tahrir Square Cairo – February 13, 2012. June / July 2011. Cairo Last week. The Arab world in an international context.

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The Arab Revolutions in an internatioanl perspective

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  1. The ArabRevolutions in aninternatioanlperspective Monique Samuel

  2. Tahrir Square Cairo – February 13, 2012

  3. June/July 2011

  4. Cairo Last week

  5. The Arabworld in aninternational context - 1910-1950 The creation of the Modern Middle East- 1947-present The Arab-Israeli Conflict- 1960-present New geopoliticalpowers- 2005-present The Rise of Al-Jazeera

  6. The modern Middle East

  7. Conflicting views on the New Middle East - Sykes-picot Agreement 1916- MCMahon-SharifHusseinCorrespondence 1916- BalfourDecleration 1917

  8. The Arb-Israeli Conflict

  9. The problem of Palestine - 5 million registered Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the occupied Palestinian territory (UNRWA)- Illegal occupied land (Palestinian Territories, Golan Heights)- Border clashes with Southern lebanon (latest war 2006), Syria and now Egypt- Cause for Terrorism (Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Al-Qaida)

  10. The Birth of the Kingdom 1902 Abdul-Aziz Bin saudseizedNajd1932 IbnSaudexclaims his ownkingdom (HejazandNajdKingdomunited)1933 the California Arabian Standard Oil Company, later called the Arab American Company (ARAMCO) started the exploration of oil1938 vast reserves of Oil Discovered in Al-hasa region (exploitation started in 1941)

  11. Black Gold turnsinto Green gold Spread of Wahhabism

  12. New media Revolution -Wasla (Shared sattellite-dish)- Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiyya- Facebook, Twitter- Interaction effect: Twitter on TelevisionGivinga voicefromTerrorist tot activist

  13. OneMillionProtests – TV Revolution Cedar Revolution (2006)

  14. TwitterRevolution Iran (2009)?!

  15. FacebookRevolution

  16. Mozaïek van de Revolutie – een kijkje achter de voordeur van mijn nieuwe midden-oosten Buyhereyour copy and get itsigned520 pagesfull-color pictures

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