Middle East Cultural historical comp[onents

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description of Middle Eastern culture and the various components that create the culture

Middle East Cultural historical comp[onents

This document provides an overview of urban warfare in the Middle East. It discusses how over 60% of people in the Middle East live in urban areas, contrary to popular perceptions of desert warfare. It examines historical examples of urban conflicts and analyzes facets of fighting in cities, including how determined defenders can hold off larger forces. The document also explores the nature of Middle Eastern cities and how non-combatants impact urban conflicts, for example by acting as human shields or exacerbating lawlessness after battles. It concludes that urban warfare will increase in complexity and require cultural understanding from combatants.

Obstacles to Arab progress.pptxNorvell (Tex) DeAtkine

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The document summarizes the obstacles to progress in the Arab world in 12 points: 1) the burden of history from the decline of the once great Islamic empire, 2) the difficult natural environment with scarce water, 3) cultural stagnation due to lack of literature and research, 4) politicized religious clergy, 5) politicized military, 6) a stagnated economy hindered by corruption and bureaucracy, 7) the complexities of the Arabic language, 8) a sclerotic education system focused on rote learning, 9) an irresponsible media bought by governments, 10) a fragmented ethnic mosaic, 11) lack of civil society due to corruption and extremism, and 12) continued authoritarian rule instead of representative

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The document discusses military strategy and tactics used by early Islamic armies and how they may relate to modern groups like ISIS. It notes that early Islamic forces were highly adaptive, drawing inspiration from past battles and innovating new tactics like psychological warfare. They fought with total religious commitment and used a variety of strategies, adapting weapons and hitting vulnerabilities. The document argues groups like ISIS learn from this history, showing resilience by counterattacking after defeats and continuing operations undaunted by losses of territory or leaders.

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This document discusses psychology of terrorism. It defines terrorism and examines complexities such as whether someone is a freedom fighter or terrorist. It explores the history of terrorism through various groups. It profiles some prominent terrorists and their backgrounds. It categorizes terrorists into true believers, adventurers, and useful fools. Key attributes that can lead to terrorist recruitment are discussed. Terrorists are generally described as not being poor, disenfranchised, mentally ill, or intellectually deficient. The conclusion is that while experts know what terrorists are not, there is no consensus on what exactly they are.

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Middle East lawNorvell (Tex) DeAtkine

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This document provides an overview of the three main categories of law in the Middle East: tribal law, Islamic law, and European law. It discusses the key aspects and influences within each category. Tribal law focuses on concepts like family honor and hospitality. Islamic law is derived from the Quran, Hadiths, Ijma, Qiyas, and Ijtihad. There are four main schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Ultimately, the ruler decides the law. The document also provides specific examples of laws in Iraq relating to marriage, divorce, and inheritance.

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- Lebanon has a long and complex history spanning French and British mandates after World War 1, independence in the 1940s, and periods of civil war and conflict with Israel from the 1970s to 2000s. - The country remains politically divided along religious-sectarian lines between Maronite Christians, Sunni Muslims, Shi'a Muslims, and other groups. - Lebanon continues to rebuild after decades of war damaged much of its infrastructure and cities, but also faces ongoing political instability related to regional conflicts.

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Islamism differs from Islam in that it is a political ideology that aims to establish an Islamic state governed by sharia law. It views Islam not just as a religion but as a complete political system. Three broad categories of Islamists are discussed: true believers who are willing to sacrifice themselves, adventurers who are attracted by glory but may not be deeply ideological, and useful fools or seekers who are drawn to Islamism to feel important or find meaning. The document examines the rise of Islamism following events like the Arab-Israeli war and looks at groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, noting the dangers of both violent and non-violent varieties of political Islam. It emphasizes that while terrorism is not intrinsic to Islam,

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Islamism is a totalitarian ideology that uses Islam as a means to gain political power. It stands apart from other Islamic movements through its belief that an Islamic government must be installed by force, rejecting democracy as substituting man's rule for God's. Islamists are often well-educated and from lower-middle class backgrounds, frustrated with their own societies. They view events like the Arab defeats in 1967 and the spread of secularism as humiliations to be rectified. Islamism is an eclectic ideology drawing from various sources but is not monolithic, united in objectives, or wildly popular in the Islamic world. It considers the West, Christianity, Judaism, secularism, and other Muslims as enemies.

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This document discusses cross-cultural communication and cultural understanding. It begins by explaining the importance of understanding foreign cultures and provides historical examples of both good and bad cross-cultural interactions. It then discusses some of the challenges of cross-cultural communication, including personal and cultural baggage. The document goes on to define culture and its key characteristics. It also analyzes some of the components that make up a culture, such as language, religion, attitudes, social organization, law, politics, and technology. Finally, it provides suggestions for improving cross-cultural communication and understanding foreign perspectives.

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The document discusses lessons from the Iran-Iraq war and analyzes cultural and organizational factors that hindered the Iraqi military's performance. It notes that Iraqi army doctrine was conditioned by national culture and subculture. Planning, decision-making, and unit leadership in the Iraqi military suffered due to issues like mistrust of NCOs, lack of education, and micro-managing by Saddam Hussein. The document argues that only long-term isolated training could potentially change Iraqi military culture, and that cultural influences shape how armies fight.

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The document discusses the "Arab way of war" and how culture influences military effectiveness. It argues that Arab culture has both strengths and weaknesses when it comes to warfare. Strengths include low soldier maintenance costs, obedience to authority, and a history of "rising from the ashes." Weaknesses include overly centralized decision-making, inhibitions on individual initiative, distrust of the military, and the heavy influence of politics. Urban warfare is seen as a defining feature of conflicts in the Middle East, both historically and in the future. Culture must be carefully considered when assessing Arab military capabilities.

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The document summarizes the obstacles to progress in the Arab world according to Norvell B De Atkine. It identifies 9 main burdens: the harsh natural environment; the burden of history; a declining education system; cultural stagnation; a stagnated economy; a politicized clergy; a politicized military; a betrayal by the intellectual elite; and an irresponsible media. It discusses how each of these factors has contributed to the lag of the once great Arab/Islamic empire behind the rest of the world.

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This document discusses urban warfare in the Middle East and related humanitarian concerns. It notes that over 60% of people in the Middle East live in urban areas, and lists examples of past urban conflicts. Urban warfare puts a premium on deception, political/media warfare, and is preferred by some Arab forces. Fighting in cities involves dense populations, narrow streets, and challenging terrain for combatants. The presence of civilians greatly complicates urban conflicts and can be exploited by defenders, while also creating humanitarian concerns for attackers. Effective civil affairs and psychological operations are important for mitigating non-combatant impacts and achieving long-term success in urban military operations.

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APM People Interest Network Conference 2025 -Autonomy, Teams and Tension: Projects under stress -Tim Lyons -The neurological levels of team-working: Harmony and tensions With a background in projects spanning more than 40 years, Tim Lyons specialised in the delivery of large, complex, multi-disciplinary programmes for clients including Crossrail, Network Rail, ExxonMobil, Siemens and in patent development. His first career was in broadcasting, where he designed and built commercial radio station studios in Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol, also working as a presenter and programme producer. Tim now writes and presents extensively on matters relating to the human and neurological aspects of projects, including communication, ethics and coaching. He holds a Master’s degree in NLP, is an NLP Master Practitioner and International Coach. He is the Deputy Lead for APM’s People Interest Network. Session | The Neurological Levels of Team-working: Harmony and Tensions Understanding how teams really work at conscious and unconscious levels is critical to a harmonious workplace. This session uncovers what those levels are, how to use them to detect and avoid tensions and how to smooth the management of change by checking you have considered all of them.

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