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Middle Eastern History

    From the earliest civilisations to Biblical times, from the era of the Crusades to the Ottoman Empire and the founding of its modern nations, in times of peace and of conflict, the history of the Middle East is as rich and diverse as any region of the world.

    Discover, in these pages, the history of some of the peoples that have made their mark in this vast and influential part of the world. Among them: the Persians, Jews, Arabs and Nabateans.

    Explore through the written word, the history of the great cities of this vast region: Jerusalem, Baghdad and Damascus to name but a few.

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    Causes of the Six Day War

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    The causes of the six day war (also called the 1967 war) between Israel and its Arab neighbors are important to understanding Arab-Israeli relations...

    An Overview of Lake Kinneret, the Biblical Sea of Galilee

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    Today Lake Kinneret, the Biblical Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Tiberias (and historically by many other names), still plays an important role...

    The Armenian Genocide and Race Extermination: How the World Responds to the Massacre of...

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    The historical evidence, chiefly from eyewitness accounts and American diplomats & missionaries in Turkey in 1915, concludes that Turkish atrocities constituted genocide. In the midst...

    Ancient Phoenician City of Byblos, Lebabon

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    Byblos, an ancient Phoenician city located on Lebanon's Mediterranean coast has been settled since Neolithic times. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO’s...

    Kemal Ataturk, Revolutionary and Founder of Modern Turkey

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    Mustafa Kemal's ambition was to liberate Turkey from ancient beliefs which he believed made it backward and prevented it from joining the modern world. Kemal...

    The 1982 Israeli Invasion of Lebanon – Back Story

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    The operational objectives of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 are relatively well known, less so the complex back story to the event. On...

    Muhammad and the Early Islamic State

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    Due to the way in which influential biography’s on Muhammad’s life, sayings and movements were written centuries after his death, it is difficult to...

    The Legendary Origins of Coffee

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    Not much is known about the early history of coffee, and many tall tales and legends have arisen to fill in the blanks of...
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