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theocracy- a system of government in which a country is ruled by religious leader
secularism- the belief that religion should not play a role in government, education, or other public parts of society
Ayatollah Khomeini- the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979
Shah Pahlavi- Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979
Saddam Hussein- Iraqi President, Prime Minister, and head of the armed forces
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad- Iraqi President, Prime Minister, and head of the armed forces
Iranian Revolution- the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Osama bin Laden- head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda- a global Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden
Taliban- an Islamic militant group operating in Afghanistan and western Pakistan
Anwar Sadat- An Egyptian political leader of the twentieth century
Five Pillars Of Islam- prayer,charity,testimony of faith,fasting,pilgrimage to Mecca
Dome of Rock- a shrine located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
mandate system- was established to set regulations pertaining to territories transferred between countries
partition of Palestine- a resolution calling for Palestine to be partitioned between Arabs and Jews
British rule- India gained its independence from this.The practice of nonviolent resistance to unfair laws was brought up
boycott- to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting
Jinnah- the founder of Pakistan
Dharma- the universal truth common to all individuals
Sati- a woman commits suicide as a result of her husband's death.
Sepoy Rebellion- India's First War of Independence
Amritsar massacre-known as the Amritsar massacre, was an event which took place on 13 April 1919
The Salt march-nonviolent protest, which took place in colonial India on 12 March 1930.
Cold War- It was a conflict between the United States(US) and the Soviet Union(USSR) for dominance over the world
communism-a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products
socialism-a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
dictatorship-a government or country in which total power is held by a dictator or a small group
imperialism-a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
Short Answer
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Israelis and Arabs have been fighting over Gaza on and off, for decades. It's part of the wider Arab Israeli conflict. After World War II and the Holocaust in which six million Jewish people were killed, more Jewish people wanted their own country.
Kashmir Controversy
territorial conflict between India,Pakistan,and to a limited degree, China.It started just after the partition of India India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir.
Theocracy vs. Secularism in the Middle East
Something that's "secular" means that it's non-religious in nature.Theocracy ,by definition, is related to religion; and so it's non-secular.
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