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Middle Eastern Places You Aren't Likely to Find on a Map

Anatolia and Rumelia, the Maghreb, Andalusia, the Levant, Mesopotamia – you aren't likely to find any of these places marked on a map, but they come up again and again in discussing the Middle East. Where are they? Why are these names used?

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Word of the Week

Good Bye
Arabic	ma-as sala-ma	مع السلامة
French	au rev-oi	au revoir
Hebrew	le-he-tra-oat	לְהִתְרָאוֹת
Pashto	(k)Huday pa-man	چدای ﭘامان
Persian	bedrood	بدرود

Recently in the Forum

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This week in the forum's we've been talking about Janissaries

Also, don't forget that our book club discussion of The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin starts next week. This is a great novel and I really enjoyed reading it. We'll find out later this week if it wins the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel - keep an eye on the forum to find out.

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Julie L. Baumler, Middle Eastern Culture Editor

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