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History of the middle east

It amazing me how little event most educated people know about the middle east.

I consider myself one of them and am on a mission* (bad choice of words?) to better understand the history so that I can understand the context and thus better understand the present.

Here's a place to get started.

*Language does evolve beyond what it was. That is the beauty of it, in particular of English. Words that once held religious context do not have to any longer.

posted by Matthew Woodget @ 11:15 AM