Category: The Middle East
Observations, posts and pages relevant to the Middle East
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Is There Any Difference Between Islam and Christianity?
A profound conversation on religion when swinging over snow covered Christmas trees Yesterday I was riding on the Storm Peak Express Ski Lift at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA, sharing that ride with a very felicitous beared fellow. He reminded me very much of the character “Chicken Joe” from that wonderfully light movie Surf’s Up (by…
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The Advantages of the Middle East
An ancient culture where there is much beneath the sand and what meets the eye The Middle Eastern culture has more or less been continuous for close to three thousand years (from roughly 9th century BC). Islam, adopted by the Arabs from the early 7th century AD is a comparative new addition to their rich…
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Understanding the Current Situation in the Middle East
How Al Gore lays out facts on how the public is fooled I’m working my way through a great book right now. It’s called “The Assault on Reason”, written by Al Gore. Al does a wonderful job following on his “An Inconvenient Truth”, where in common language he helps us to understand the critical and…
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You know you’ve been in the Middle East far too long when…
Musings about points of life and such experiences You’re not surprised to see a goat in the passenger seatYou think the uncut version of ‘Little House on the Prairie’ is provocativeYou think every one’s first name is AlYou need a sweater when it’s 40 degrees celsiusYou expect everyone to own a mobile phoneYour idea of…
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