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To: forkinsocket

why are they called Asian men without reference to their obvious Muslim connection?

Oh wait, this is BBC reporting.


4 posted on 01/12/2008 2:44:08 PM PST by aroundabout
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To: aroundabout
why are they called Asian men without reference to their obvious Muslim connection? Oh wait, this is BBC reporting.

Middle Easterners are called Asians in Europe, and what we think of Asians they call Oriental. It's just a matter of semantics....
27 posted on 01/12/2008 6:20:52 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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