a reference to current conflict in the world, when a parent or sibling tells a child that they will be taken to the middle east, it is like telling them they will be sold into slavery or the boogie man will get them. Usually ment to scare them into doing something.

A term which originated in the west to pack up a group of regions and nations which have different languages, history, and culture. People there do not think of themselves as "middle eastern". They think of themselves as either Arabs, Turks, Persians .... and I can keep naming ethnicities for a long time.

Another misconception is that what is called the middle east is mainly a desert. Most countries in the so-called middle east have only a limited desert area and others do not have deserts at all.

Most countries in the so-called middle east have a lot of problems because of past or present western colonialism occupation or intervention.

1. The Middle East is where the U.S. is currently stuck. If plans of bringing Democracy are to succeed, we need to stay there for a long time (we can't have an Emergency Dance Party). This is why Bush was re-elected: he is a war-time president.

2. The right side of the belly button.

An area comprising the countries of southwest Asia and northeast Africa. In the 20th century the region has been the continuing scene of political and economic turmoil.

The Middle East is well known for countries such as Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

slang for the middle of the eastern seaboard, a.k.a. drama city, murdaland, southern delaware, and nova

A person of Portuguese decent.
Porsian came about because Portuguese people have ties
to middle east and , the country itself was occupied by
The moors for centuries thus inter breeding began .
Present day portuguese have a darker colour than most european countries , and have a slight resemblance to people of the middle east.
There are also other influences in Portugal from various other races.

A giant sandbox.

People live in it.