1. By: Anna, Carter, Clarisa, and Jade 6th Hour World Geography
Culture
By: Anna, Carter, Clarisa, and Jade
6th Hour
World Geography

2. Stereotypes Arab and Muslim are the same thing
-Arabs are people who speak Arabic as a native language and identify themselves as so; Muslims are those who practice the religion of Islam. The majority of Muslims live outside the Middle East.
Islam is fundamentally different than Christianity/judaism
-Muslims, Christians, and Jews worship the same god and respect the same prophets: Abraham, Noah, Moses, and Jesus etc
All men in turbans are terrorists
-Acts of terrorism are carried out by only a few. There is some contradiction about attacks carried out by Palestinian extremists, but there is still wide condemnation of attacks.

3. Stereotypes cont. Islam is violent
-Most Muslims condemn violence just as much as any non-Muslim and resent being presumed violent on the basis of a shared religion or a particular group: "Did Timothy McVeigh's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City mean all Christians are terrorists?"
Islam is oppressive towards women
-in most middle eastern countries women have the right to agree to their marriage partner, the right to education, and a guaranteed share of family inheritance. In most Middle Eastern countries, to vote, work outside the home, and even run for office.
The middle east is one huge sandy desert filled with camels, men in turbans, and women hidden by black clothing.
-The Middle East and Islam are diverse societies, and more Muslims live in fertile plains and fishing villages than in deserts. Clothing and customs vary in different countries and depend on different variables.

4. ETHNICITIES
Arabs
Largest ethnic group in the middle east
They live throughout south east asia and North africa
Today about 17 countries are occupied with over 160 million Arabs
Most of the Arabs are Muslims (95%)
The other 5% are made up of Christians and Jewish Muslims
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5. ETHNICITIES
Persians
They once controlled the most powerful empire
They speak Farsi, which is a dialect of the language Persian
Persians come from Iran
Iran is the largest Shia Muslim country
90% of the Persians are Shia
8% of the Persians are Sunni
Shia and Sunni are two prominent religions
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6. ethnicities
Kurds
From a mountain region called the Kurdistan
Kurdistan includes parts of Iran, Iraq Syria, and Turkey
They don’t have their own country
Have most of their own customs and most of them are Sunni Muslims
Have a successful independent government under the protection of the United States
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7. Language
The most common spoken language of the Middle East is Arabic, a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew.
The next major language of the Middle East is Persian or Farsi, the national language of Iran.
Hebrew is spoken by roughly 3.8 million people in the Middle East.
Almost all countries in the Middle East have several minority languages, such as Berber, Azeri, Qashqai Baluchi, Luri, and Armenian.

8. Globalization
Globalization refers to the spread throughout the globe of ideas, customs, institutions, and attitudes originated in one part of the world
Globalization is seen as a major threat to tradition. So the countries would be anti-globalization people.
Iran is an anti-globalization country.
Because they have a strong foreign policy law. Globalization would be trying to change their foreign policy law.

9. Westernization Background:
Westernization in the Middle East raises a number of interrelated issues.
It relates to the century when they did accept western politics for modernization.
This showed the weakness of the Ottoman Empire.
Enlisted European advisors to implement military and governmental reforms
It created a lot of tension between the military.
Present:
Westernization has grown over the Middle East.
Most noticeable thing that has come over: material things.
States that it is “reforming” the Islamic Government.
By: an elected parliament and a from of a written constitution.

11. sources Henry County Schools/ Three Ethnic groups of Southwest Asia
/yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/globalization-and-middle-east-part-one Title Globalization and the Middle East: Part One | YaleGlobal Online Title Globalization and the Middle East: Part One Published January 16, 2003 Accessed March 02, 2017
Henry County Schools/ Three Ethnic groups of Southwest Asia
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Westernization - Middle East - Bibliography - Islamic, Islam, God, and Law - JRank Articles
Middle East Forum The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itsel Accessed March 02, 2017
Global connections: The MIddle East. pbs.org. 3 March, 2017.