Let's leverage on our Middle East connection

This region does not feature much in our day to day conversations. In our curriculum, Mesopotamia, the cuneiform and the Pyramids of Egypt are mentioned. There could be more pyramids in Sudan than Egypt, only that no one talks about them.PHOTO: COURTESY

The Middle East, which curiously includes Egypt, is forever in the news. From the Arab Spring to the wars in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, this region gets more than its share of negative limelight. Traditionally it was the epicentre of economic news—courtesy of oil. The region is often cited justly or unjustly as the source of extremism.

This region does not feature much in our day to day conversations. In our curriculum, Mesopotamia, the cuneiform and the Pyramids of Egypt are mentioned. There could be more pyramids in Sudan than Egypt, only that no one talks about them.