Is the "middle east" in Africa...or not?

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[UltimateSource]

Arabia separated from the African peninsula via the man made Suez Canal.

 

[BaggerofTea]

No

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

nikka fukk Egypt We don't want them . If there is any sand CACs I hate its them

 

[agpxknt]

The Middle East is Africa

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Tariq c00ning for Egypt outchea huh , bbbbut buttt Egypt is part of Africa nikka fukk them

 

[MillionMills]

I knew this thread was coming after I saw him post that

Act like a country in Africa was home to white people in ancient times brehs

White people mad cuz we built Egypt while they were fighting with Saber tooth tigers over the last piece of meat

Try to rewrite history brehs

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

And the thing about current Egyptians is they only claim their African when it's beneficial for them like people not calling them sand CAC's or trying to act like they are black , sneaky Sand CAC ways.

 

[Patrick Kane]

Portions of it, yeah but you have to understand that the idea of the "Middle East" is less than 200 years old.

The region was carved up by Europeans (and Americans?) in the early 20th century and they were the ones that set those borders. Many of the issues the Middle East faces today is due directly to that carving up of borders, particularly in Iraq, Iran and Syria.

This book is a good place to start if you want to know more about the origins of the Middle East