Saudi Arabia Research Paper

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is the largest arid country (Al-Ibrahim, 1991). The country covers some 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula (Al-Hamzi, 1992). The area of Saudi Arabia is 2.25 million square kilometers, equivalent (1.4) million square miles (Batayneh, 2012). The total number population in Saudi Arabia is 25.7 million (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012). Saudi Arabia climate is broiling in the summer and chilly in the winter, and Saudi Arabia does not have well-defined season. In addition, Saudi Arabia is waterless country, and it does not have rivers or lakes (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012).

There are many factors at play in determining whether a nation is rich or poor. Geography is one of them. Some nations are lucky to be located in places with rich oil deposits, others are in key locations along important shipping lanes whilst some are land locked or have very little natural resources.

Foods of the Middle East as they developed within the entire region, they ignored present-day political boundaries. Keep in mind this area is known as the cradle of civilization, the Fertile Crescent, flanked by the Nile River to the west and the Tigris and Euphrates of the east. Ignore today’s images of barren, dry hot land, and imagine the former richness of the soil, the lush vegetation and sites like the Garden of Eden itself, believed to have existed in the region. Wheat was the first to be cultivated, then came barley, pistachios, figs, pomegranates, dates, and other regional staples. Fermentation was discovered and used not just to make beer, but also to leaven bread. The barter system ant the earlies writing systems were created here by the Sumerians. Commercial markets and commercial trade proliferated. In their invasions of other lands

What would the Arabian Peninsula be like before Muhammad, who introduced the Islamic religion? It was really hard for people to believe that God had spoken to Muhammad. What would people do without the Islamic religion? Would they be able to believe in God? Is it because of Muhammad that they now believe in God?

Thesis: Saudi Arabia’s importance in the Middle East cannot be underestimated. As a key ally in the Global War on Terrorism, we need to comprehend its role in the modern world and its pivotal role in Islam.

The Middle East is by no means a westernized area of the world; however there are staple factors that make it seem “democratized.” Its legitimacy weary, the Middle East is fantastic at growing its governments based on the Medina Constitution. However, there is one particular area of the world that is both deeply religiously rooted and contemporary at the same time. Saudi Arabia has created the impossible through economic, political, and social legitimacy that not only defies western ideology but is accepted as the most modern version of the Middle East using their economic and religious legitimacy. It can be described as a single tribe full of all chiefs and no Indians and as seen as any other Arab country, only

Saudi Arabia is currently considered by the United States Government as a firm international trading partner for petroleum despite the multitudinous human rights violations blatantly executed by the despotic regime of the Arab nation. As a result of this trading with Saudi Arabia, the United States are fueling inhumane treatment of not only the foreign enemies of the Saudi state but also the inhumane treatment of Saudi Arabia’s own people domestically. The United States should immediately begin embargoing the undemocratic and oppressive regime of Saudi Arabia to undermine their government’s unjust actions; only by moving away from Saudi oil, is it plausible that the United States will be

It would be hard for the US to give more assistance to Saudi Arabia as they commit these atrocities without actually dropping the bombs themselves: the Saudis are using cluster munitions (banned by treaty in the vast majority of countries around the world) supplied to them by United States defense contractors. They’re dropping those bombs using American-made fighter jets. The US military, far from being a neutral observer, is actively providing the Saudis with intelligence and logistical assistance for their air strikes. And the US is finalizing a deal to give even more weapons to the Saudis. The Obama administration has already sold them more than $90bn of military weapons over the past five years.

The Norse in Greenland struggled with having enough resources to survive. The U.S. today can learn from that. For example, fossils fuels. We need to start better preserving fossil fuels because we could run out. Once you use them, they’re gone. the U.S. wastes so much and could use many more non renewable resources.

My father is Saudi and my mother is Egyptian. Living in Saudi Arabia as a Saudi with an Egyptian mother made people treat me as a second-class citizen. I was always “The Egyptian” in Saudi and when I used to go to Egypt I was treated as “The Saudi”. Therefore, I never felt that I belonged in any of the two countries. Because of the hierarchy of nationalities that Saudi Arabia has being Saudi-Egyptian opened a lot of gates to me in terms of meeting people. As Saudis formed groups of friends that are only Saudi I did the opposite. In school most of my friends were internationals. When I came to the US my friends were from all nationalities and races. I am able to connect with people faster and I understood that there’s nothing as a flawless culture.

My first experience learning about the Middle East was last summer when I enrolled in a summer class on Modern African History. The class was taught by Dr. Anyanwu through Blackboard. It was mostly independent readings and Discussion Boards with a couple research papers. It was during that class, I realized how many people were unaware that Egypt was a part of Africa. Then, while actually learning about the Middle East in your class, the question came up a lot more.

Although rocky at times the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is extremely important aspect in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is a major power player within the Middle East due to its massive oil reserves and direct influence on Islam throughout the region. Various culture aspects of Saudi Arabia, its spread of Wahhabism and allegations of terrorist links has led to Saudi Arabia being under direct fire on the international stage. Scott Shane, author of the New York times article Saudi and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonist and the Firefighter’ uses the phrases ‘arsonist and firefighter’ to draw a connection to the idea that the Saudi’s past and present actions are a direct source to the current problems that the country faces. The Saudi’s secular teachings of Islam, alleged indirect funding of terrorism and spread of anti- western teachings around the Middle East are the highlighted points to what Shane believes makes the Saudi’s arsonist in the region. Moreover, to the same point the Saudi govt. and high-ranking officials attempt to combat the very things that there kingdom has either directly or indirectly contributed towards making them ‘firefighters’. In contrast the counter argument that Saudi Arabia is neither the ‘arsonist nor firefighter’ can be developed due to the limited direct linkage of Saudi Arabia both abroad and in the Middle East.

Firstly as Thurow (Clyde, V. and Prestowitz, C. (1994)) said, the meaning of ressources has changed. In the traditional theory we have seen that the natural resource endowments and the factor proportions determine in which good the country should specialise. Now he explains that it’s not because Japan has no coal and no iron ore that it can be the leader of steel industry. Therefore we see that the technology has had a very important effect on the traditional theory. The natural ressources have been pushed out by the technology. Now we have to take into account that a country does not depend on its traditional ressources but more its ability to adapt.

Saudi Arabia’s education system has drastically changed. When the Kingdom was established in 1932, education was available to very few people, mostly the children of wealthy families living in the major cities. Today, Saudi Arabia’s education system includes 25 public and 27 private universities, some 30,000 schools and a large number of colleges and other institutions. The system is open to all citizens, and provides students with free education, books and health services. While the study of Islam remains at its core, the modern Saudi educational system also provides quality instruction in diverse fields of arts and sciences. This diversity helps the Kingdom prepare its citizens for life and work in a global economy. Education is a requirement for every Muslim, both male and female. The Holy Qur’an and the Hadith repeatedly emphasize the importance of learning. In the centuries after the birth of Islam (632 AD), Muslim states established schools, universities and libraries that were unique in the world. At a time when Europe was going through the Dark Ages, the Islamic world became a center for learning, making major contributions in the areas of astronomy, physics, art, philosophy, and medicine. It was a period known as the “Golden Age.”

The first part of this relationship is highly evident among developing nations that are looking to strengthen its economic position. These countries, unfortunately, have to extensively tap into their natural resources to achieve sustained