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In this article, the terms "Arab states" and "Middle East" are used interchangeably, to refer broadly to the Middle East and North Africa region.

在这篇文章中，“阿拉伯国家”和“中东”互换使用，泛指中东和北非地区。

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This article focuses on the middle tier and the EIS tier.

本文主要关注中间层和 EIS 层。

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So defining the middle class in absolute terms is hard (see article).

ECONOMIST: Burgeoning bourgeoisie

Yet I think the Post article made a mistake in focusing simply on middle-class family breaks.

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That spectacular Middle East-looking mosque at the top of this article is in fact in Dearborn, Michigan.

ECONOMIST: Islam, America and Europe