Discuss race and corruption in the Middle East and the causes and effects. The readings from our
class show a period of how their government fails to make progress in civil and economic
reforms. We read about multiple attempts made by citizens and the different groups
affected by these setbacks. Immigrants,
Muslims, and people of the lower class were
constantly oppressed and struggled to have a voice. It's fascinating to see how history
repeats itself and the similarities it bears to events happening today. My concept
development is vague so please if you notice
a SPECIFIC TOPIC THESE SOURCES
SPEAKS TO YOU, Choose a specific thing to
think about.
1.Mona El-Ghobashy. 1 November 2011. “Politics by Other Means.” Boston Review.
https://bostonreview.net/mona-el-ghobashy-egypt-revolution-tahrir-square
- Faisal Hamadah. 17 August 2020. “COVID and Kafala.” MR Online. https://mronline.org/2020/08/17/covidand-kafala/
- Omar Hesham AlShehabi. 2019. “Policing labour in Empire: the modern origins of the Kafala labour
sponsorship system in the Gulf Arab States.” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. - Engseng Ho. 2004. “Empire through Diasporic Eyes: A View from the Other Boat.” Society for Comparative
Study of Society and History (April): 210-246. - Elyachar. 2005. Markets of Dispossession. Chapter 7 and Conclusion, pgs. 191-219.
- “What are the main criticisms of the World Bank and the IMF?” 4 June 2019. Bretton Woods Project.
https://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2019/06/what-are-the-main-criticisms-of-the-world-bank-and-the-imf/
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