Proper nounPlural - From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Middle East (or, formerly more common, the Near East) is a region that spans southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective to the Middle East is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner. The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times, and throughout its history the Middle East has been a major centre of world affairs. The Middle East is also the historical origin of three of the world’s major religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Middle East generally has an arid and hot climate, with several major rivers providing for irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas. Many countries located around the Persian Gulf have large quantities of crude oil. In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive region. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Tax cuts? More religion in the government? Traditional values? Bashing feminists and secularists? Or nuking it entirely for Jesus? The reason the middle east is so backward is because it is a bastion of right-wing conservatism/fundamentali sm. How about more prayer in the school? In case any con got confused, I was talking about the middle east. They love their "traditional values" and religion in the government over there. Spence, Nuking the middle east, is the typical response I would expect from yahoo cons, so I thought I would beat them to it and include Jesus to expose their hypocracy. They seem to very strong christians, but are quick to talk about killing muslims and nuking entire countries. Asked by trovalta_stinks - Fri Mar 30 21:20:49 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. As long as they chose to be a tribal attitude it is easy for outside agitators to come an instigate further hatred. As South Africa showed there was not way to get their country to move forward by in acting retribution for past acts of apartheid. They did require that individuals acknowledge their crimes in part so that they couldn't be blackmailed for them. Now, you asked for a solution. I've offered this one many times & I have heard anyone else thinking outside the box. As a society we have mixed feelings about the TV. We chastize the press for their spin doctoring. Now is time to use the mass media to have them question the Iraqis what is in it for them to distroy their own country. It is time to acknowledge that the US doesn't… [cont.] Answered by viablerenewables - Fri Mar 30 21:54:42 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Middle East"
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