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Middle Eastern people are generally the Semitic-speaking native people of southwest Asia and northeast Africa.^[1]

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The middle easterners or mid-easterners are also collectively or individually known as West Asian people, Middle Eastern and North African people (MENA), Southwest Asians or Arabs, Persians, Turks are the native Caucasian peoples of northern Africa, Asia Minor, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and adjacent areas at the convergence of Africa, Asia, and Europe.^[1] Although in many regards this group of people is classified as Caucasian, many people^[who?] with this ancestry will state they are a distinct group. Furthermore many European Caucasians will state that they are not "white".^{[citation needed]} This may be as a result of racial identity, prevalent darker more olive tones skin, language, culture, religion, hair, and geography.^[2] The majority of people from this region are Semitic speaking Muslims.^{[citation needed]} Middle Easterners or "Near Easterners" have a larger amount of androgenic hair any other group except Europeans.^[3] These people's hair and eyes are also darker with fair skin, hair, and eyes being relatively rare as compared to Europeans.^[2] There are many and that are of note of many sub ethnicities.^{[clarification needed]} Middle eastern people are likely to be stereotyped and discriminated against in security situations as a result of 9/11 especially in the United States.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b Middle Easterner, The Free Dictionary, 2012, access date 19-07-2012
^ ^a ^b A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy for Level 2, Janet Simms, page 293, access date 19-07-2012
^ Hindley, S. W. and Damon, A. (1973), Some genetic traits in Solomon Island populations. IV. Mid-phalangeai hair. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 39: 191–194. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330390208
^ Profiles, Probabilities, And Stereotypes, Frederick F. Schauer, 2006, page 185 access date 19-07-2012

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