Middle Eastern Culture & History

Modern Middle East 20 th Century World History B. Bergey

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Islam ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sunnis & Shi’a ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],After Muhammad’s death, the question of who to lead:

Distribution of Sunni & Shi´a Muslims

Distribution of Religion in the Middle East

Distribution of Religion (detail)

Ethnicity in the Middle East For larger map 

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Post WWI: British & French Mandates

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Nationalism vs. Regionalism Will all Arabs unite or will they be divided in to smaller states that their different histories and local cultures?

During WWI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

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Demographics Source: American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, 2002 Palestinians Jews

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UN suggests division of Palestine into two independent states (1 Israeli, 1 Arab)

Population Breakdown of UN Partition Plan

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Palestinians Flee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

State of Israel ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Transjordan annexs West Bank Egypt controls Gaza strip

Palestinian Refugee Camps, 1948

Where do Palestinian Refugees Go?

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