Middle East

The Middle East (also called the Mid East) is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner. Formerly, the Eurocentric synonym Near East (as opposed to Far East) was commonly used. Arabs, Azeris, Kurds, Persians, and Turks constitute the largest ethnic groups in the region by population, while Armenians, Assyrians, Circassians, Copts, Druze, Jews, Maronites, Somalis, and other ethnic and ethno-religious groups form significant minorities.

The History of the Middle East dates back to ancient times, with the (geo-political) importance of the region being recognized for millennia. Several major religions have their origins in the Middle East, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the Baha'i faith, Mandaeism, Unitarian Druze, and numerous other belief systems were also established within the region. The Middle East generally has a hot, arid climate, with several major rivers providing irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas such as the Nile Delta in Egypt, the Tigris and Euphrates watersheds of Mesopotamia, and most of what is known as the Fertile Crescent. Most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have vast reserves of crude oil, with the dictatorships of the Arabian Peninsula in particular benefiting from petroleum exports. In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive region.

Middle East (disambiguation)

The Middle East may refer to:

  • Middle East, a historical and political region of Afro-Eurasia
  • Greater Middle East, new proposed political region
  • Middle East Airlines
  • The Middle East (nightclub), a live music venue, bar, and restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Middle East, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, a neighborhood
  • Middle East Television, a Christian television station
  • The Middle East (band), an Australian Indie band from Townsville, Queensland
  • The Middle East (magazine), a London-based magazine
  • Mideast Youth, a Bahrain-based regional digital network
  • Mid-East Region, Ireland, a region in the Republic of Ireland
  • The Middle East (band)

    The Middle East was a band based in Townsville in Queensland, Australia. Forming in 2005, the group played locally and completed several East Coast tours of mainly festivals throughout Australia. The band's name has no particular significance - it was coined for a show poster of the then temporary project, after co-frontman Rohin Jones watched a documentary on Yasser Arafat.

    In early 2008 the band released an album called The Recordings of The Middle East before splitting up. Eight months after this decision was made, band members reconvened and later re-released an abridged version of the debut album, The Recordings of the Middle East as an EP in May 2009 through Spunk Records in Australia. This EP was released in North America on 27 October 2009.

    The Middle East's first full album, I Want That You Are Always Happy was released in Australia and New Zealand on 8 April 2011. The band played its last show on 31 July 2011, at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Woodford, Queensland.

    The Middle East in London

    The Middle East in London is a magazine which covers news, business and culture in the Arab world.

    History and profile

    The Middle East in London was started in 1974. The magazine is part of the London Middle East Institute and is published by the Institute on a bi-monthly basis. The London Middle East Institute is affiliated to SOAS. The magazine was formerly published monthly and changed the frequency to bi-monthly in January 2011.

    References

    External links

  • Official website

  • Middle

    Middle or The Middle may refer to:

  • Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits.
  • Places

  • Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man
  • Middle Township (disambiguation)
  • Middle Lake (disambiguation)
  • Middle River (disambiguation)
  • Middle Creek (disambiguation)
  • Middle Brook (Raritan River)
  • Middle Island (disambiguation)
  • Middle Bay (disambiguation)
  • Middle Mountain, California
  • Middle Peninsula, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
  • Middle Rocks, two rocks at the eastern opening of the Straits of Singapore
  • Middle Sound, a bay in North Carolina
  • Middle East
  • Music

  • "Middle", a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream!
  • "The Middle" (song), by Jimmy Eat World
  • "The Middle", song by Demi Lovato from her debut album Don't Forget
  • Other uses

  • The Middle (TV series), an ABC TV series that made its debut in September 2009
  • Middle Road (disambiguation)
  • See also

  • All pages beginning with "Middle"
  • Core (disambiguation)
  • Seed
  • The Middle (season 2)

    The second season of the television comedy series The Middle aired between September 22, 2010 and May 25, 2011, on ABC in the United States. It was produced by Blackie and Blondie Productions and Warner Bros. Television with series creators DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler as executive producers.

    The show features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a working-class, Midwestern woman married to Mike Heck (Neil Flynn) who resides in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).

    Cast

    Main cast

  • Patricia Heaton as Frankie Heck
  • Neil Flynn as Mike Heck
  • Charlie McDermott as Axl Heck
  • Eden Sher as Sue Heck
  • Atticus Shaffer as Brick Heck
  • Chris Kattan as Bob, Frankie's best friend at work.
  • Recurring cast

  • Jeanette Miller and Frances Bay as Edie and Ginny Spence, Frankie's elderly great aunts.
  • Brock Ciarlelli as Brad, Sue's boyfriend.
  • Blaine Saunders as Carly, Sue's best friend.
  • The Middle (TV series)

    The Middle is an American sitcom about a working-class family living in Indiana and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. The show premiered September 30, 2009 on the ABC network and features Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton and Scrubs star Neil Flynn.The Middle was created by former Roseanne and Murphy Brown writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline of Blackie and Blondie Productions. The show is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and Blackie and Blondie Productions. The Middle has been well received by television critics and earned numerous award nominations.

    Premise

    The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a working class, middle-aged, Midwestern woman and her husband Mike (Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson in Southwest Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).

    The series is narrated by Frankie, initially an under-performing salesperson at a used-car dealership and later a dental assistant. Her stoic husband Mike manages a local quarry and serves as a stabilizing influence in the family. Frankie has often complained about his lack of affection at times. The children are quite different from one another: oldest son Axl, a popular but under-motivated and cynical teenager, does well in sports but not in academics; daughter Sue is an enthusiastic young teen but chronically unsuccessful and socially awkward; and youngest son Brick is an intelligent but introverted compulsive reader with odd behavioral traits.

    Podcasts:

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    Middle East

    by: The Watchmen

    The Middle East one day, it blew in, swept away
    In comes the sunshine, story turned to strange
    In walking comes a smile, I didn't know the day
    She sits down beside me, perfectly arranged
    Laura's gone away, I don't know just how long she'll be there
    Sadly eyes of pain are bouncing in and out of nowhere
    She wanders all around, will she make it on fries and coffee
    Bigger words then tears, I'm afraid of what it might be
    Laura's gone away, I don't know just how long she'll be there
    Sadly eyes of pain are bouncing in and out of nowhere
    And she's bouncing in and out of nowhere
    Ain't nobody help me on the outside
    Gotta make it through to the inside
    And I'm talking strange
    Ain't nobody help me on the outside
    Gotta make it through to the inside
    And I'm talking strange
    Talking strange
    Laura's gone away, I don't know just how long she'll be there
    Sadly eyes of pain are bouncing in and out of nowhere
    It's alright, she leaves it all behind
    We all run for the Middle East sometimes
    Little mind yeah can take us anywhere
    Escape us anywhere, escape us everywhere




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