Description Assignment: From one of the news sources listed below, select a current news story in t ...

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Description Assignment: From one of the news sources listed below, select a current news story in the Middle East. Summarize the story in your own words and in no more than one paragraph. Then, drawing on what you have learned from Kamrava’s The Modern Middle East, write an analytical response to the news story that shows how a concept or topic covered in the Kamrava text helps to provide a deeper understanding of the issue(s) presented in the news story. Be sure to provide the full title of the news article you selected and the news source. Note: The news article and the Kamrava text will be the only sources you need to complete this assignment. A good essay will make frequent references to the Kamrava text. News Sources The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/middleeast The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/ The Economist https://www.economist.com/sections/middle-east-africa Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/regions/middleeast.html# Al-Ahram (Egypt) http://english.ahram.org.eg Jordan Times http://www.jordantimes.com Tehran Times http://www.tehrantimes.com The Turkish Daily News http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com Gulf News (UAE) http://gulfnews.com/?_refresh=true Arab News (Saudi Arabia) http://www.arabnews.com The Jerusalem Post (Israel) http://www.jpost.com Feel free to contact me as you are working on this assignment should you have any questions, need help finding a news article, or are unsure about how to incorporate the Kamrava text.