Middle Eastern love

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  • adjective of, or relating to the Middle East

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Examples

  • Maybe the term Middle Eastern is politically loaded, but that is how I would have described any menu that includes hummus, falafel, grilled lamb and chicken kebabs, not to mention non-alcoholic Laziza beer, which hails from Lebanon.

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Zach Wamp is denouncing rival Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam's latest mail piece, saying Haslam doctored his image and used what he calls Middle Eastern imagery.

    WN.com - Articles related to Apps can stop drivers from texting 2010

  • The Mitrokhin archive is replete with accounts Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian and African leaders refusing to deal with the Soviet foreign ministry, since only the KGB had the power, authority and finances to bankroll sundry revolutionary activities.

    The Years Of Magical Thinking | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Lester and other workers say as recently as last month, there were several visits by men he describes as Middle Eastern looking, all curious about crop dusting.

    CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2001 2001

  • A recent study by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California found that on dramas that focus on terrorism, like "NCIS," 67 percent of the terror suspects are white; only 14 percent are identified as Middle Eastern or Muslim.

    NYT > Home Page By ALESSANDRA STANLEY 2011

  • Now Paterson is heavily Latin American, Middle Eastern and Caribbean (as evidenced by the jerk chicken stores on 10th Avenue).

    Israel Palestine Blogs 2009

  • Bulgur is most often found in Turkish, Middle Eastern, Indian and Mediterranean dishes mainly Greece, Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus.

    Starling Fitness 2008

  • First Impression: Samara is described as a Middle Eastern woman who’s bubbly, fun-loving, and always wearing a big smile.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • First Impression: Samara is described as a Middle Eastern woman who’s bubbly, fun-loving, and always wearing a big smile.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • Sure, but what if we call it Middle Eastern cinema?

    Cinema and the Arab spring: the revolution starts here 2011

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