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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 23 June | 357 comments (357 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

The burqa is not Middle Eastern. It is from Afghanistan, which is in South/Central Asia.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 10:21:26 AM EST
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The BBC has a nice set of drawings showing the different headgears

"What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman

by margouillat (hemidactylus(dot)frenatus(at)wanadoo(dot)fr) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 11:27:55 AM EST
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More PN (4.00 / 3)

Afghanistan is not in the common definition of the Middle East today, that is true. But it is in the Greater Middle East, and when the Middle East was the Near East and it stretched into northern southern Central Europe (this is before that became East Europe), Afghanistan was in the middle of the Middle East, situated between the Near East and the far East. Today it is between the Middle East and the Far East, thus perhaps placing it in the Middle-Middle East (not to be confused with the middle of the Middle East).

It is all very eurocentric anyway.

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 02:46:39 PM EST
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Re: More PN (4.00 / 3)

It was invaded by Alexander the Great, thus it is in the Middle East.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 07:29:28 PM EST
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