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We heard it many times about asians being discriminated etc etc.

If we are going to take a look at the world map, Middle East is situated where Africa, Asia and Europe meet.

Which continent of the world do Middle East countries belong? Are citizens of the Arab countries aware about the continent where they belong?

Let's face facts and apply some rationalities.


"The Open Mind: A mind open to new ideas, lacking in prejudice, not dogmatic."

I don't give about that. Actually I get annoyed when Iraq sometimes is in
Middle East, and then on the other hand in another book it's in so called
Asia. It's the same with Middle East, sometimes it is in Africa, sometimes it's
in Asia, or both, or even Europa o_O!

It would be so much easier if an Arabic continent existed and then make the
Arabic world to one country (here comes my little pan-Arabic side <3).

Oh my God.. somehow I felt like a Kurd after reading what I just wrote.

What a fair map. Thank you, I don't feel like a Kurd anymore.

fayz wrote:

So Fayz you agree that mid east belong to asia (west asia) and thus its people can be called asians too.

depends which country specifically, UAE yes, Egypt no, that would be in Africa.

Middle East is a region that happens to span 2 continents.

The moral of this story, read Sage's signature we're all red inside.

fayz wrote:depends which country specifically, UAE yes, Egypt no, that would be in Africa.

Middle East is a region that happens to span 2 continents.

The moral of this story, read Sage's signature we're all red inside.

Egypt is an arabic speaking country but not part of the middle east and thus belong to africa.

Your argument is Mid East - GCC countries & the like (except some bordering countries such as armenia, cyprus and etc) - is part of the asia particularly in the west side and thus part of the asian continent.


Are these people aware about this fact?

fayz wrote:depends which country specifically, UAE yes, Egypt no, that would be in Africa.

Middle East is a region that happens to span 2 continents.

The moral of this story, read Sage's signature we're all red inside.

WTG Fazz

Technically I think it falls in Asia, however, the Middle East should be declared as a seperate continent in my view! That'd be sooo cool! I suppose unofficially it is

dubailover wrote:Technically I think it falls in Asia, however, the Middle East should be declared as a seperate continent in my view! That'd be sooo cool! I suppose unofficially it is

Why

^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.


^^Asian Games 2006, Doha Qatar.

asc_26 wrote:^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.


^^Asian Games 2006, Doha Qatar.

Agreed ASC

asc_26 wrote:^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.

Why do you say that?

asc_26 wrote:^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.


^^Asian Games 2006, Doha Qatar.

O rly?

In fact, why is the region called as such? It is in the middle of the east of what?

yujinn wrote:

asc_26 wrote:^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.

Why do you say that?

Read more threads about South Asians complaining about being discriminated by West Asians (Mid East). Me thinks, most of its people don't know that they're asians too.

Bleakus wrote:

asc_26 wrote:^^Mid East countries are part of the asian continent, but it seems its people don't like to accept this fact.


^^Asian Games 2006, Doha Qatar.

O rly?

If you understand this, then it doesn't apply to you. Alright dude? I think educational background speaks a lot.

yujinn wrote:In fact, why is the region called as such? It is in the middle of the east of what?

Middle East is a colonial eurocentric name given to the region after world war II. The name of th region has always been referred to in scientific books the Near East.

Here is a map :



And you can read more about the term here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

ASC you could be taking it too far and being too literal.

i am not called an OCEANIC

Say whatever you want about it, The Continent of Asia it is still a part of.

scarlet wrote:ASC you could be taking it too far and being too literal.

i am not called an OCEANIC

Blamed it to historians and those who write about earth's geography and to the surveyor

Oceanic is the old term for australians.