When I think of the Middle East (Horn of Africa, Caucasus, Northern Africa)...

[tayite]

Also, the people that you may see in Western Africa, and parts of Southern Africa are indigenous to all parts of Africa. Through wars and colonization, and white mans greed, Africans hue has change over the centuries. DO THE KNOWLEDGE!

[tayite]

Well there's no such land as the "middle east"; there's Africa then there's Asia.

The land section in Asia called "Jerusalem" used to be apart of Africa until white man started laying boundaries, and excavating the land, and erosion probably helped to separate it as well. The people that you see in North Africa, and parts of Eastern Africa (egypt, sudan, somalia, eritrea, ethiopia, etc) arent indigenous to that land at all, contrary to ignorant opinion.

[dread7769]

I like ur video but just a few corrections. Did u know that Israel and the whole Middle East is in Africa? If u know anything about geographic plates, the so-called middle east or israel sits on the African plate. But some genius came up with the term middle east to confuse u and me

[red44ever]

Anways great video and you touch upon sme good points, bless.

[Superseadragon]

I'm from the Horn of Africa, not the Horn of Arabia. I don't blame you, but you should understand that many organizations including the U.S. veterans groups and colleges don't use Wikipedia because it can be edited by anyone without verification. It's not a trustworthy site.

[sumthin5]

northern africa is not in the middle east haha typical stupid dumb blonde american girl

[shalindriaharam]

@sumthin5 Tell wikipedia and McNaughton's Atlas.

[MsAqualight]

Since when the hell did North Africa and Horn of Africa become the middle east. Those people have always been African especially African and never middle eastern. Learn to accept African diversity dumb bitch. All Africans aren't the same. White people get on my fucking nerves!!

[MrBakar44]

the reason is somalia is very near to middle east i can get yemen les then one hour that is the reason

[MastaBeatable]

whether the horn of africa is in the middle east or not, your missing the point... the video raises some important ideas that should be heard...

[blacksuspect92]

GET A P69 FOR YOUTUBES SAKE WE OUT HERE TO MAKE MONEY BABY HOLA AT YO BOY

[VampirateBloodR8]

This is scary video ahaha

[dhiiga]

typical american women no suprise !!

when horn africa become part of asia

[shalindriaharam]

@dhiiga l lol'd. Look up the middle east on wikipedia and tell me what you find, genius.

[dhiiga]

@shalindriaharam wikipedia ? anybody can edit

hornafrica is not middleast and  is not asia period

[msalah2341]

@dhiiga where do the name asia come from 

[cbluver22]

Horn of Africa is not part of the Middle East. It in Africa.

[shalindriaharam]

@cbluver22 look up Middle East on wikipedia and you'll see why it was included.

[red44ever]

@shalindriaharam The reason why they include somalia part of the 'middle east' is because it's a muslim nation and it's in the arabic league. wikipedia is wrong and not a trusted source as anyone with a agenda can log in and chamge the entrance to suit their interest. So just to clear it up somalia is not in the middle east nor is north african nations.

[Xenthoid]

how does the horn of africa constitute as being next to africa?

[zoso1234]

Iran state media call French first lady prostitute

[monsieurtoutlemonde1]

@zoso1234

well i'm french and they're right to call her a prostitute...

i mean she got fucked by many politians even ugly ones only because they were rich.

i call this a prostitute...

[hboolickmee]

the horn of africa is in AFRICA,not next to it.

[shalindriaharam]

@hboolickmee Tell Wikipedia too : )

[hboolickmee]

@shalindriaharam yeah i will ,their always wrong.

[zoobalac]

@shalindriaharam What? It is in Africa wikipedia says...

[scorpionsSon]

@shalindriaharam

here what you should watch about wikipedia

/watch?v=20PlHx_JjEo

wikipedia isn't reality especially when it comes to arab and islam. I was so shocked once when I saw wrong info in wikipedia about Muhamed (the prophet). the arabic version of that page was the only one that had the right infos. It's just an example

I live in North Africa, and believe me: IM NOT IN THE MIDDLE EAST and neither are those who live in Horn of Africa

[Xalima24]

@hboolickmee She's super smart.

[bigb44real]

the horn is in Africa, what is she taking about?????

[mrtummy100]

lezbians should be sexy and hot and ofcorse ur none of these phrases!

[DSNCB919]

did she just say the horn of africa is next to africa as in saying its NOT africa? or that mid east is by horn of africa?

[mustno3]

Great video

and great words summarizing your humanity

God bless you

[Evatarma]

Hello, I'm an Arab.

I really liked the video, i clicked on it and expected something bad. But i like the way you think, i mean about the architecture and the dancing.

Being a muslim also makes me sensitive to the word "terrorist", well i'll just give u the whole picture, we're human beings that live our lives like you.Seriously,the vast majority of us dont plot for bombing anywhere. it's just the extremists, the poplular ppl in the media and the media loves speading bad stuff. oh well nice vid.

[shalindriaharam]

thanks a bunch. You know, most American's don't know Al Queda was a cult first, so I make it a point to tell as many people as I can! This surprises people, hopefully they think about it too.

[Evatarma]

Yes i know, the media just likes to ruin ppl and brainwash others. well i hope all qaeda wud rot in hell =] they arent muslims, just hiding behind a mask and blaming all they do on this religion. it's sad to see these ppl representing us. and thanks for that =]

[sukinini614]

great video!

[karyyym]

i like how u think....god bless u

[shalindriaharam]

God Bless you too! :D

[emanAFF]

good

[adamamida]

Okay Fatty.

[wedikeshi21]

hallo sister do want hear my new song clik here

thankssssssssssssss

[MENCADO]

It is a presumption to suggest that, in any given case, an idea has necessarily been taken and MADE INTO something that is extreme, and to disclude the possibility that it could be the other way around - that the idea ORIGINALLY was extreme, but that those who follow the more moderate version of it are the ones who have either unknowingly misconstrued the idea as not being extreme, or have re-interpreted it into being an idea that is not so extreme.

[MENCADO]

Similarly, there is also no cause to disclude the possibility that those who follow the more moderate version of the idea were possibly either unintentionally or DELIBERATELY wrongly taught that the idea is and was not actually extreme. Assuming that the "extremists" are necessarily the misinterpreters is just making an assumption.

[MENCADO]

Note that those comments of mine are not meant to be accusations against any one or more Middle Eastern people, nor are they meant to be an accusation against any one or more Muslim people, nor are they meant to be accusations about the Islamic religion, nor are they meant to be accusations about any particular Middle Eastern and/or Islamic thought. They are only meant to be statements about potential facts.

[zeeslag123]

most people in the middle east aren't extremists but a lot of the governments in the middle east are. in some countries women get stoned to death FOR GETTING RAPED.

[EvilCracka]

get on treadmill fatty

[idaltuguy]

The first thing I think of are burka's and then a map of the levant/yemen. I think of mosques and various peoples mixing. I also think of camels & tents.

[locochica4788]

I like this and you seem really nice.

[GRANDOVERLORD77]

You are a terribly intelligent and beautiful young lady.

[shalindriaharam]

well that's mighty nice, thanks man :D

[cementra2007]

Thanks alot Shalindriaharam. I wish that there are many who would think like you.

[retta]

How is the Horn of Africa part of the Middle East? Because it isn't.

[shalindriaharam]

Since 2002 The Horn of Africa has been a major focus of attention by the United States, France, Germany, and eleven African nations regarding the War on Terrorism. The original vid I was replying to was about stereotypes of people from the part of the world that has large muslim populations (Emory University has the statistics on the religions of that area, btw). I also included the Horn because of it's close proximity to Yemen.

[retta]

Doesn't really matter how similiar you think it is, when facts are facts. I know the area very well, and I can tell you it's not like Yemen, not at all. Well the "war on terrorism" is very subjective debate. Eritrea and Ethopia when it comes to people and culture is very alike, more so than Eritrea and Somalia, so get the facts straight, if a 1/3 is a muslim country not all are one. Sorry my english is borken, but this is what I know.

[shalindriaharam]

You can present facts without being a jerk. That would be like me expecting you to know everything about Wisconsin. I included Horn of Africa because of the war on terrorism in response to the video. Dean jokes that someone told him "if there's a terrorist attack, please let me know". To say that Yemen has no affect on that part of the world is to say that Cuba or Mexico has no affect on America. Maybe 1/15 of my state's population maybe hispanic, that doesn't mean they don't have an impact.

[retta]

Sorry didn't mean to come off as a Jerk, I just wanted to correct a part which I know is wrong. Well I don't think we were talking about the horn of africa persay but about the Middle East, and that the Horn of Africa isn't part of it. The middle east is not an area that came to be about because of the war of terrorism, it's an area that has been with us for over a thousands of years. So if Yemen has an impact on the horn doesn't really bring anything to the plate.

[aberashki]

Don't be afraid to tell the true the world knows the true history. You are right that civilzation begin in Africa and middle east they are same until the Berline Conference held intentionaly to scramble Africa and erase from history. It is 2009 everybody knows the legacy of Africa. justice 4all!!

[aberashki]

Ancient Yemen was part of Africa before the Berlin Conference held to scramble Africa even the present Yemen look like Africans. There is an evidence stone with the King Menlik of Ethiopia, written Ethiopian elphabet. 2understand a history must be open minded not like those held the meetings, Africa was exculded from history but thank to honost historians:Bernal Marthin, Basil Davidson, Richard Poe...even Europe was built by Ancient Africans, too bad the world knows the true. unity,justice 4all

[nafmee]

"even the present Yemen look like Africans" mr.aberashki u have never been to Yemen so come to u Yemen n u will see whether Yemens look like african or not

stop stereotyping people

there r africans in Yemen but they r the minority.

[nafmee]

n I have suggestion for u

Just google FLICKR

FLICKR is one of the best photography website available on the net n holding thousan of pictures

then write yemeni people on search box

n u will see whether Yemenis look like african or not

[tadelesh12]

I am Abyssinian, who are you? how dare are you to tell me my history, not anymore.

U have ethnic cleanse 2claim history, culture, resources around the world you never owned, baster you basted the world know better, it is 2009.

[nafmee]

I'm Arab Yemeni

who did the fuck talk about ur shit histoy?

I hate afrocentrics n eurocentrics n I think u r one of them

[nafmee]

"U have ethnic cleanse 2claim history"

what the fuck r u talking about?

n since when Yemenis were African ?

u fucking afrocentrics stop stereotyping people

[tadelesh12]

Do you know who Abyssinians are? if you are true Arabic you would answer this...those people are civilized the Arabic world and they are/were the original habita

[nafmee]

"Do you know who Abyssinians are"

they r half arab Semites (Sabaeans) n half african

[DSNCB919]

@nafmee dont think so

[ovachievinerd]

God bless your heart

love from an Eritrean :)

[redbrest]

As a kid Id think of Alden or thief of Baghdad now its all the kids going to bed without a meal, or a father or the many comforts we in the US have and don't recognize.

I guess It all just makes me sad.

[shalindriaharam]

we take a lot from granted. from Gaza, to Chechnya, Tibet, Burma, etc it's sad to see innocent people being hurt by war machines, greed, and hate. Makes me wonder when the world will come to it's senses.

[somalisoulja87]

we have nothing to do with the mid east

[shalindriaharam]

Muah Aladdin yeah I suppose! I used to think of Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments".

I remember the start of the Gulf War, but I also studied on my own. I read a book (Amira, if I'm not mistaken)about the middle east and I got interested in other stuff about it. That area of the world is known for war because of it's location as a trade route, and now because of oil. When we have alternative fuels, hopefuly there will be nothing to fight over. peace n thanks for commenting :)

[totodyal]

I agree with all that you said.

When I was kid, I use to think of Aladdin whenever I thought of the middle east. But by the 6th grade(1994) we learned about Saddam, Palestine, Jewish hatred, the PLO, Israel... all of that. So whenever I though about the middle east, I thought about WAR and violence.

I'm 26 years old now and that hasn't changed. I'm recalling some of the Middle Eastern stuff I learned that year in school and a lot of actually makes sense,since its damn near in the same state.

[fedornavid]

i wish us had more people like you.people who think and read before they talk.GOOD LUCK

[NeeenO7]

thanks for speaking up your mind..

outside of the subject..

you're pretty but I think you'll look prettier with a darker color hair..

brown maybe..

[shalindriaharam]

np/ I have wigs (I have to be incognito sometimes)and brown makes me look sick because of my light complexion. :)

[NeeenO7]

I think the right brown color well be good on you..

Like golden brown not dark choklate brown..

any way it's your hair,, you do what you think best..

good luck to you..

have a nice day..

[lancevigorous]

i think of the really backwards societies that haven't progressed in the last thousand years, the oppression of women, the saudis who export jihad and send their money all over the world to promote islamic supremacy. the brutality of the dictatorships, the hatred for america and israel. that's what i think of.

[jihadeess]

so u have one friend from the middle east?what you want a medel on your huge fat chest?

[shalindriaharam]

I don't live in NYC, Chicago, or any larger city where there are large immigrant populations, so there's not a lot of diversity here (not as much as I would like). There are contacts on flickr, but you won't get that link. :)

[jjjmor]

well your nice ! its not like this lady has come on being racist, sounds like you may have a flat chest?