ethnic/religious diversity in southwest asia and north africa mr. broughman friday, march 7, 2014
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Ethnic/Religious Diversity in Southwest Asia and North Africa
Mr. BroughmanFriday, March 7, 2014
Arabs
• The vast majority of people living in the Middle East (400 million)
• Mostly Muslim (3:1 Sunni to Shiites)• Stretch from the Maghreb to the Iraqi/Iranian
border
Israelis
• 6.4 million people• Mostly Jewish• Conflict with Palestinians
Turks
• Occupy the Anatolia Peninsula• Migrants from Central Asia• Blend Islam, Turkish, and Western Cultures
Kurds• Border areas of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey• No self-rule; want their own country• Mostly Muslim• Persecuted by almost everybody
1. Stained Glass in Churches and Mosques
2. Mosaics and Geometric Tiles in Mosques
3. Arabic Calligraphy
4. Prayer Rugs in Islam
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