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