Middle East Flashcards
Middle East Stereotypes
－poverty －terrorist －religious －desert -old －war －bombing －big fancy palaces with poor villages －a lot of desert －very mystical －fancy tricks
Where do we learn these stereotypes from?
－the news
－T.V./Social Media/Movies
－Family and Friends
－other people
Majority of people are what religion and speak what language?
Muslim and Arabic
Historically, a cultural crossroads between what continents?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Due to current wars and conflicts, some countries have had people do what?
flee to look for safety and become refugees
Some countries have limited rights for who?
women
Some countries require what kind of dress?
modest, covers much of the body, especially women according to strict Muslim rules (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan) Some countries wear Western clothing like us, though.
Israeli-Pakistani Conflict
in 1948, The UN (united nations) created the country of Israel after holocaust and WWII as Jewish homeland.
- The Muslim Palestinians who were living there were very upset
- fighting has occurred ever since-Gaza Strip and West Bank
Taliban in Afghanistan
In the 1990s, the Taliban formed to kick the Soviets (Russians) out of Afghanistan. When Taliban came to power, treated people horribly. After September 11 terrorist attacks, the US goes in and tries to get rid of Taliban. Still ongoing conflicts. US let terror group hide (Al-Qaeda - Osama bin Laden)
Arab Spring
2011- A series of countries in north Africa, then the Middle East, have revolutions to overthrow their government. Many use social media to organize. Facebook revolution. Some countries still working to be stable.
The discovery of oil has changed what?
The area and built cities
What does the Islamic art and culture use?
Shapes and colors, but not people or animals
