NPR's Mike Shuster reports on World War I and its aftermath as he continues his series on the history of Western involvement in the Middle East.
It was Germany under Hitler that changed the course of history for Egypt and the Middle East.
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And, of course, the required reference to Bernard Lewis, The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2, 000 Years (1995).
Scott's study had limitations, but there is a long history of Acinetobacter infections in the Middle East.
Regardless of the outcome, the Obama administration has concluded that it must try to be on the right side of history, which is seems to be the catchphrase of the week for Middle East analysts.
It is difficult to know if these kinds of statements represent any kind of opportunity for negotiation, given the history of Meshal and Hamas, but sometimes a few words in the Middle East do indicate a potential for renewed talks.
We asked University of Michigan professor of Middle East history, Juan Cole, when the split took place between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Perhaps second only to the Lebanese in the Middle East, the Palestinians have a history of success in business and trade, and even if the territories never become Switzerland, they are capable of supporting themselves and of providing jobs to many more of their young men than they do today.
If he acts fast, that may be enough time to secure his place in history - at least in terms of the Middle East.
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Mattei shook up the business by offering oil-exporting nations a bigger share of production. (He also reportedly tried to win a sweet deal by enticing the Shah of Iran with an Italian princess.) At one point British diplomats fretted that Mattei's dealmaking could "seriously prejudice the stability of the Middle East, " according to The Prize, Daniel Yergin's 1991 history of the oil business.
In the United Arab Emirates, Inside the Middle East meets Khadija Mohammed, the second woman in the history of her country to head to the Games.
Between 2003 and 2008 the Georg Eckert Institute worked with the Peace Research Institute in the Middle East to produce a joint textbook of recent Israeli and Palestinian history that could be used by schools on both sides.
He added that when people "looked at the Middle East today" he thought that in the "broad sweep of history, people will take a different view of it".
Natural-history museums that are popping up in China, Japan, and the Middle East have been accused of being willing to buy from anyone.
Is there really no one in a position of authority who understands the importance of our political and moral voice at this potential turning point in Middle East history?
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