I don't know where to start when it comes to defining a region. Do I start with what I think about the people? The culture? The terrorist organizations? The geography and climate? How does one go about defining such a region, especially being uneducated about it? Well, I will give it a shot, but bear with me!
When I think of the Middle East the first thing that comes to mind is oppression of women and lack of acknowledgement of women's rights; however, even from reading the prologue of Children of Jihad my opinion on that has drastically been swayed. Another thing I think of is hot and arid climate. I am also reminded of religion, especially the large clashing of religions in Israel. And of course, let's not forget terrorists, which I sadly do associate with the Middle East. Being a citizen of the U.S. has made this one thing that I will probably always associate the Middle East with as well as constant war.
So, overall, my definition of the Middle East is (was) a hot and arid region where women are oppressed and have limited freedoms; lots of war/clashing over religion, weapons or whatever it be; infusion of cultures; and terrorists.
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