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...doesn't help that the region is so geologically complex - with lots of fractures and offshore oil deposits likely deep underground. Or that many of the countries likely to have deposits have seen wars and unrest. Somalia remains a no-go zone, and Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region is beset by a violent rebel insurgency. And while Mozambique's civil war may have ended in 1992, it has taken years for the country to fully recover. (See pictures of Somalia's pirates...
When asked if the end result will be worth all the time and effort she has put into the project, Reyzl R. Geselowitz ’10, a Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations concentrator writing her thesis on the role of women in ancient Israel, had two separate answers...
...Detroit's downtown, and sharply expanded its collections, mainly with European and American pieces, although it briefly hired an Islamic-arts specialist to curate a small collection. In the following decades, Detroit witnessed several key shifts: the emergence of a sizable black middle class and the arrival of Middle Eastern immigrants. But the DIA, which ranks among the country's top 10 museums, has largely remained the province of Detroit's white suburban élites.(See pictures of Detroit's beautiful, horrible decline...
...argue that in its immediate neighborhood, its success has had a "demonstration effect" that is not to be underestimated. Just as Greece, Portugal and Spain wanted to lock in their democratic rights by joining the E.U. in the 1980s, so when the Soviet yoke was lifted, the nations of Eastern and Central Europe wanted to join the E.U. as fast as they could. By extending an area of peace and liberal government to the east, the E.U. has done much to calm a part of the world that not long ago was the cockpit for murderous rivalries...
Companies that have interests outside Greece are also likely to fare better. Kyriakos Sarantis, CEO of Sarantis, a $363 million consumer-products company, expects revenue to remain flat despite the problems at home, in large part because nearly 60% of his business is in Eastern Europe. "That exposure is helping," he says. Aegean Airlines, which may have to move to short-term leases for some of its fleet, is looking outward too. In the past six months, the carrier has added routes to Egypt, Israel and Turkey. Greece's $40 billion shipping industry--the country controls 22% of the world...