Middle east Quote by David H. Finnie
““Today we are apt to think of the Middle East, however defined, as something of a geographical unit. During the first half of the nineteenth century, however, and in fact until the Suez Canal was opened in 1869, the Mediterranean and the Levant were physically and psychologically very remote from the Red Sea, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf.””
![“They [Arabs] wanted to catch up with the modern world. The West appreciated that, but was more interested in colonies, markets, and spheres of influence. Such is the way in which historical forces operate: the give and take between nations, as between cultures, is no simple exchange” quote by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d3c/jabra-ibrahim-jabra-64018_appreciated_they-arabs-wanted-to-catch-up-with-the-m_259358.jpg)
![“The English are rapidly expanding their conquests in Afghanistan [ca. 1840]” quote by David H. Finnie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e97/david-h-finnie-50352_quote_the-english-are-rapidly-expanding-their_1875125.jpg)
