WA.4+Locate+and+describe+the+various+ethnic+and++religious+groups+of+the+Middle+East.+(G,+H,+C,+E)

= = =//**Focus Question: Who are the major ethnic and religious groups of the Middle East?**//=
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Over 350 million people live in the Middle East. See [|political map] from Wheeling Jesuit University.

[|Comparison of Middle Eastern People] from PBS shows the ethnicity of Middle Eastern people and their religion. Click here for an interactive map of the Middle East. Click on each country to learn more about it and its people.



Islam is the predominant religion in the Middle East. This MSNBC [|video] is designed to provide background information to the conflict in Iraq, but it also provides basic information about the ethnic and religious groups of Iraq's neighboring countries.



Click here for "Are You Listening? Voices of the Middle East" from Harvard University. It is an anthology including stories and context from many Middle Eastern countries.

[|Great Website on Middle East]

Pictures [|Map of Middle East] [|Religious and Ethnic Groups]