Modern Middle East History

Israel plans to expand its settlements and shake off restraints that were placed on them during the Obama administration.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/living/feat-world-hijab-day/

http://www.dw.com/en/the-wahabi-republic-of-pakistan/a-16191055

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33317368

http://www.history.com/topics/taj-mahal

http://time.com/3975587/pakistan-english-urdu/

Here is a YouTube clip from the Conan show where is assistant visits the Armenian Genocide Memorial and reflects on what her family as well as other Armenian families went through.  I thought it was nice because you could really see what the memorial looked like as well as get a first hand account of how Armenians still mourn this tragedy.

Here is an article on Princess Ashraf and her life. She died this past January.

“Faced with masses of people who had not chosen to be Arabs, the Arab nationalists developed a doctrine that denied them any other choice… Increasingly their nation resembled the German Volk, a natural nation above all human volition, bound by the mystery of language and lore. Only the unity of this nation could restore its greatness, even if the price of unity meant the surrender of freedom.”

http://martinkramer.org/sandbox/reader/archives/arab-nationalism-mistaken-identity/

‘One nation, one state, one leader’ — frightening slogan at Tel Aviv protest

German “One Nation, One State, One Leader” campaign coming back in Tel-Avi rally, taken on August 10, 2014.