Template talk:Middle Eastern American

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[edit] Afghanistan

"afghanistani american" is far less common:

if you check on yahoo search, you'll see that the word "afghan american" has been used in 33 million places, while the word "afghanistani american" only used in 56,000 places.

The term Afghan: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan" clik here for merriam webster dictionary, in antiquity, has been synonymous with Pashtun. However, since the establishment of the modern state and the ratification of various versions of the Afghan constitution, all individuals within the borders of Afghanistan are referred to as Afghans and are bound by the same rights and responsibilities under the law: "Article Four of the Preamble: The word Afghan shall apply to every citizen of Afghanistan. No individual of the nation of Afghanistan shall be deprived of citizenship."click for constitution of afghanistan here

Article Four, of the constitution of afghanistan:

“ National sovereignty in Afghanistan shall belong to the nation, manifested directly and through its elected representatives. The nation of Afghanistan is composed of all individuals who possess the citizenship of Afghanistan. The nation of Afghanistan shall be comprised of Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkman, Baluch, Pachaie, Nuristani, Aymaq, Arab, Qirghiz, Qizilbash, Gujur, Brahwui and other tribes. The word Afghan shall apply to every citizen of Afghanistan. No individual of the nation of Afghanistan shall be deprived of citizenship. The citizenship and asylum related matters shall be regulated by law. ”

the cia factbook on afghanistan uses Afghan, see here >>>CIA

this template needs to change "afghanistani" to >>>>"afghan". this is the best solution i can think of, if not then i am absolutely sure there will be many afghans coming here to complain in the future. it serves no purpose to leave it as is "afghanistani".Mirrori1 12:03, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why does this template exist?

If it was decided (apparently) that there are no Middle Eastern Americans, when that article was deleted? SamEV 04:24, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

It was for an article that was twice deleted. As such, it is still used by several articles[1], as a template at the end of the article. Atari400 17:16, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Oh I know, I just think you guys should write a new article, one that's careful not to claim that Americans of Middle Eastern extraction form an ethnic group or a separate race. Just describe them as 'Americans descended from Middle Eastern countries.' SamEV 21:39, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Even though I support your proposition, the reality is that there exists just too much opposition to it's sustained creation. After all, no one can even define the parameters of the Middle East, and many of the groups outside of Muslim Mashriqi Arabs that might be listed as Middle Eastern, utterly object to such a label. As a result, the article ends up either deleted, or devoid of any real substance. Unfortunately, there are just too many Wikipedia editors with a strong bias in relation to such an article. Atari400 23:10, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, I guess that article will have to wait till next year, then. ;) SamEV 04:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
Unfortunately, that is the case, though I would like to see such an article come into existence. Atari400 07:44, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User Atari400

Since you are the one who made this controversial edit please explain it prior to redoing it, based on AGF i'm presuming this wasn't some practical joke as you refused to explain yourself earlier[2].-- Ευπάτωρ Talk!! 20:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

  • I really do not like your attitude, as it appears you are assuming bad faith on my part. When you are ready to discuss this matter in a civil manor, please leave a message on my user talk page. Atari400 23:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)