Middle East
Tit
for tat
Acts of vengeance and their consequences – including such ‘triggers’ as
the murder of Genghis Khan’s envoys in 1218, the murder of the Israeli
athletes in Munich in 1972 and the storming of the Golden Temple of Amritsar
in 1984, as well as other examples of retribution from Japan, Czechoslovakia
and Korea.
Herod the Great
Herod, king of the Jews, is said to have ordered the murder of thousands of babies – the ‘slaughter of the innocents’ – just to kill the infant Jesus. But there is much more to him than this infamous role.
- Ancient Surgery
Surgery is not a modern phenomenon but has its roots in the ancient world. Developments in India, Egypt, Greece and Rome many centuries ago meant that operations that are common now were also performed then. - Ayatollah Khomeini
Muslim religious leader whose established a fundamentalist Islamic government in Iran. - Blitz: Bombing and total war
An examination of the huge influence that aerial bombing campaigns have had on the conduct and aims of modern warfare – from World War II to 'shock and awe' in Iraq. - Children and war
The history of child warriors is a long and bloody one that extends from the youths of Sparta in the 1st millennium BC to the young people engaged in military activity around the world in the early years of the 21st century. - David Ben-Gurion
Israel’s first prime minister. - Dirty Hands: Atrocities of
World War I
According to Dr Alan McDougall, the Germans were guilty of atrocities, but the Allies' hands weren't clean and the Turks were responsible for the worst crimes. - The
First World War
An exploration and dissection of some of the war's most controversial features, including the Armenian genocide by the Turks and the British military disaster in Mesopotamia. - The Hajj
Website that shows all aspects of this pilgrimage to Mecca made by millions of Muslims every year. In 'Hajj History', there are articles on the Hajj, the Quran, Mecca, the Five Pillars and travel through the ages. - Herod the Great
Herod, king of the Jews, is said to have ordered the murder of thousands of babies – the ‘slaughter of the innocents’ – just to kill the infant Jesus. But there is much more to him than this infamous role. - The Road to 9/11
A chronology that investigates the ‘humiliation and disgrace’ that, according to Osama bin Laden, the Middle East suffered for ‘more than 80 years’ before the bombing of the World Trade Center. - Saddam Hussein
Iraqi dictator who, defeated by the US and UK, faced charges of crimes against humanity. - Saladin, Richard the Lionheart
and the Legacy of the Crusades
How Saladin and Richard I are being invoked by those involved in today's conflict in the Middle East. - The Silk Route
From traders in salt and lapis lazuli 6,000 years ago to the adventurer Marco Polo in the 13th century, merchants and others journeyed to and from China and the Middle East on ancient highways collectively known as the ‘Silk Route’. - The Sultanate of Women
For more than a century, says Professor Leslie Peirce, power in the Ottoman empire was centred on the sultan's harem in Istanbul. - Tit for tat
Acts of vengeance and their consequences – including such ‘triggers’ as the murder of Genghis Khan’s envoys in 1218, the murder of the Israeli athletes in Munich in 1972 and the storming of the Golden Temple of Amritsar in 1984, as well as other examples of retribution from Japan, Czechoslovakia and Korea. - The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, he explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’. - Yasser Arafat
This C4 Learning website examines the role played by Arafat in causing conflict and bringing peace to the Middle East.
