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I made this post because I’ve been feeling bleh about using “Middle East”. Feels like a term made up by Usania, also feels like otherizing Anatolians-Arabians-Iranians, despite being from the Continent of Asia.
Idk why I feel this, but yeah. I also wanted to know how y’all refer to it (also want to know how I should refer to it, since I’m at a crossroads myself)
This for me since it is widely recognized. However, I usually try to be more specific since countries within this region often have very different material conditions and warrant a bit more nuance. The differences between the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Gaza, and Isn’trael, for example, are vast and many.