A good leader makes a difference in the lives he is leading. He contributes positively to his community, and guides his people in the right path, keeping them safe. Saddam Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq, did positive and negative things for Iraq while in office, but he ruled with an iron fist, he was cruel and caused terror to his people. He did good for country but was infamous because of the negative perception of his actions while president of Iraq. Even though Hussein was mostly known for
led a westernized nation in a fundamentalist region of the world. His regime was able to halt al-Qaeda expansion into Iraq, provide civil rights for women, and prevent religious killings over mixed marriages. Although Hussein was a brutal dictator, he was able to unite his country and create a westernized nation during his regime despite the country's Islamic location. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was born on April 28, 1937 in Ouja, Iraq, a small village outside of Tikrit. In Arabic
The Succession to the Prophet: The Election of Abu Bakr The death of the prophet seemed like a catastrophe to all Muslims at the time, after all who would be able to lead such a big empire with the same values, respect and power after the prophet. It would have been easier if the prophet had just asked someone to lead the way after his death. This paper will discuss the events that lead to the election of Abu Bakr as the first successor of the prophet and one of the four rightly guided caliphs
On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein al-Majid was found hiding in a deep “spider hole” only nine miles away from his birthplace of Tikrit (Rise and Fall of a Dictator). Saddam Hussein is noted as one of the world’s worst dictators. He is often compared to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin because of the brutal policies and actions he took during his time in power. Saddam Hussein was executed on December 30, 2006. He was sentenced to death shortly after the death penalty was reinstated in Iraq. Saddam
concepts of Hair, Skin and Nails viz, Zakhira Sabit Bin Qurrah (836-901 AD) translation by Abu Sayeed Ayub Ali, Kitab al Mansoori by Abu Bakr M Bin Zakariya Razi (850-923 AD), Ghina Muna by Abu Al Hassan Al Qamri (9 AD), Kamil Al Sana by Abu Al Hassan Ali Ibn Abbas Majoosi (930-999 AD), Alqanoon Fil Tib by Ibn Sina (980-1037 AD) and Zakhira Khawarzam Shahi by Ahmed Al Hassan Al Jurjani (12 AD). In the above books a vast array of herbal and mineral preparations has been described for beautification
Ambition is defined as the motivating element for one's personal triumph. However, an immoderate amount of ambition can lead an individual to believe that they must go through extraordinary measures in order to reach this aspiration. These measures can ultimately result in violence and thirst for power, eventually resulting in personal defeat. William Shakespeare's, Macbeth, and the actions portrayed by former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, exhibit that inheriting over ambitious qualities for
sent to prison. He was released two years later in 1968 after the Ba’ath party regained power in a coup that Hussein helped lead. Hussein was named the vice chairman of the ruling Revolutionary Command Council and vice president under General Ahmed Hassan Bakr. In 1979 Hussein became president. As the President he began doing many more harsh things, he executed hundreds of high ranking party members and army officers who he thought were disloyal. As a result of his cruel and brutal ways some refer
the stress induced anxiety and depression caused by the death of her eldest son, and her missing husband. She was unable to care for Saddam, and at the age three he was sent to Baghdad to live with his uncle, Khairallah Talfah. Saddam would return to Al-Awja years later to live with his mother, but after suffering physical abuse from his stepfather, he fled to Baghdad once again. This influence from Saddam’s childhood made his policies very contradictory in more ways than one, his policies on oil,
resulted in the creation of secular one-party states, characterized by socialist economics, and hierarchical government organization. In 1951, Ba’athism was brought to Iraq by Fuad al-Rikabi, who established the Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party (Polk, 2006). After Iraq’s 1968 revolution, Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr and his cousin Saddam Hussein became president and vice president, respectively. Both of them were active members of the Ba’athist Party, and thus, Iraq’s new government was
The Ancient Land of Iraq From the ancient land of Iraq emerged complex irrigation systems and the earliest writing. Baghdad was once spawned great mathematicians and poets. Today, Iraq looks like a wreck on TV. The cost of American and British troops toppling Saddam Hussein's 23-year regime is writ large in the shells of buildings and general state of lawlessness. But once, it was paradise. According to
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Introduction On March 20, 2003, the combined military forces of the United States and Britain crossed the southern border of Iraq and Kuwait with the intent of capitulating the government of Saddam Hussein. Over the course of 21 days, the joint task force moved quickly and decisively to seize major objective cities along the road to Baghdad using aviation, armor, artillery, and infantry. Following the overwhelming success of the primary combat operations of the