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Everyday life in this area is too complicated and can not be summarized on the Web; we can only begin to present many variables related to people's lives there. What is common to many lives is the importance of families and the value of having a strong family. It is respect, honor, and loyalty.

The Middle East is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and all monotheism comes from the same tradition. As religions use early group texts, they share many rules and beliefs. For example, Muslims and Judaism comply with the same diet regulations and regard religion as the basis of civil law. Both of us have a tradition of prophets from Adam and Abraham to Solomon and Joseph. Jesus is very important for Christianity and Islam, and Muslims follow the teachings of Muhammad.

Religion plays a big role not only through prayer and learning but also at the end of the week in the rhythm of daily life. On Friday Muslim holidays, Jewish Sabbath Saturdays and Christian holidays, stores in different regions will close. Religious festivals and memorial events such as Id al-Fitr (a fast festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan), Jewish Passover Festival holidays, Easter festival holidays decided by Christian churches in Rome and Orthodox Christians It is regarded as a national holiday of a country.

God's knowledge (Arabic: Allah) is shown in the common Arabic expression used in this area - even in Turkey and Iran, Arabic is not a local language. The common answers to "How are you?" Are "Ilamira" and "Praise to God". People may say "in Shara" when expressing hope for future events. Sigh "Mashallah" - "The will of God!" - For example, when you see a newborn baby people often hear the expression of this pleasure. Some people reflect the sanctity of these phrases, but others use them the same way that many English speaking people use "good-by" (literally "God is with you Yes ")

Religion also plays a role in domestic and international politics. Turkey has the majority of Muslims, but officially it is a secular country. Other countries in the area have proved their identity with certain religions, mostly Muslims. The Lebanese Constitution is trying to provide power sharing among 18 authorized religions, including Malonite and Orthodox Christian, Sunni and Greek Muslim, and Druze. However, as the population of different populations grew at different rates, the system eventually became less representative of the whole country, the civil war broke out.

The poverty relationship between Israel and its neighboring countries is sometimes expressed as a permanent religious conflict between Jews and Muslims. However, this reading is too simple. The control of important historical sites such as Judaism, Christianity and Muslim is a factor of disagreement, but much of the detail that hinders negotiation is related to land control and water use. In addition, many Palestinians demanding the return of their property are not Muslims, but Christians, and the historical treaty between Egypt and Israel is a way for Muslims and Jewish neighbors to live in peace Offer models.

For thousands of years the Middle East is between Africa, Asia and Europe, at the crossroads of traders, travelers, and imperial architects. Africans, Central Asians and Celts joined the racial mix. The main ethnic groups in the Middle East today include Arabs, Iranians (also known as Persians), Turks, Jews, Kurds, Berbers, Armenians, Nubianans, Azerbaijanians and Greeks I will.

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