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Ethnic Groups
• An ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural
  ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community
  for generations.
 The characteristics they may
 have in common could
 included a language, a
 religion, a shared history,
 types of foods, and a set of
 traditional stories, beliefs, or
 celebrations.
 celebrations
 These things make up a
 common culture shared by
 those in a particular ethnic
 group.
Religious
Groups
• A religious group
         shares a
  share a belief
  system, in a god or
  gods, with a
  gods
  specific set of
  rituals and
• literature.
    People from different ethnic groups may share
the same religion; through they may be from very
           religion
different cultures.
Arabs
• Southwest Asia is home to many different ethnic
  groups who share similar religions.
• The Arabs of Southwest Asia believe themselves to
  be descendants of Abraham in the Bible, through
  his son Ishmael.
• They make up the majority of those who live
  throughout the region known as the Middle East,
  though there are many differences among them.
• Most Arabs practice the religion of Islam and call
  themselves Muslims.
Arab • Arabs comprise most
       of the population of
       Southwest Asia.
     • However, many
       Arabs also live in
       Northern Africa,
       Canada, Europe, and
       the US.
     • Most Arabs practice
       Islam and speak
       Arabic.
     • Small numbers of
       Arabs practice other
       religions.
• Those who call themselves Muslims are
  further divided, as some call themselves Sunni
  Muslims, while others are Shia Muslims.
• Some Arabs are Christians.
• Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or
  Christian, speak the Arabic language.
Persians
• Persians are those who live in the modern country
  of Iran. The country of Persia became known as Iran
  after World War I.
• The Persian people are descended from a different
  group than those who are Arabs and Jews. Their
  ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central
  Europe and Southern Russia.
• Persians, or Iranians, speak Farsi, a language that
  uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different
  language.
• They practice Islam, but most belong to the Shia
  group of Muslims.
Persian
• Persians make up about
  half of Iran’s current
  population.
• They have their own
  language called Persian or
  Farsi.
• Most Persians in Iran today
  practice Shi’a Islam, but
  some are Sunni and other
  religions.
• Persian women have faced
  many challenges as a result
  of strict cultural and
  religious practices.
Kurds
The Kurds are an ethnic group
  that are found in the
  mountainous areas where
  Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq
  come together.
Many Kurds hope to have a
  nation o their own some
  day, a hope that has
  caused conflict with the
  countries in which Kurdish
  people live.
Most Kurds are Sunni Muslim,
  though there is a small
  minority who are Shia
  Muslims.
Kurdish
The Kurds see themselves as a distinct
  ethnic group from others in the area.
They speak their own language, known
  as Kurdish, and have a separate
  history, literature, music, and set of
  traditions.
• Almost one-fifth of the population of
  Turkey is Kurdish.
• Kurdish Muslims are usually less
  strict about certain Islamic practices.
• For example, there are fewer laws
  for how Kurdish women should dress
  than there are for Iranian and Arab
  women.
• Kurds share many aspects of their
  culture with Iranians.
• Persecuted by Sadam Husain

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Ethnic groups of soithwest asia

  • 1. Ethnic Groups • An ethnic group is a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations. The characteristics they may have in common could included a language, a religion, a shared history, types of foods, and a set of traditional stories, beliefs, or celebrations. celebrations These things make up a common culture shared by those in a particular ethnic group.
  • 2. Religious Groups • A religious group shares a share a belief system, in a god or gods, with a gods specific set of rituals and • literature. People from different ethnic groups may share the same religion; through they may be from very religion different cultures.
  • 3. Arabs • Southwest Asia is home to many different ethnic groups who share similar religions. • The Arabs of Southwest Asia believe themselves to be descendants of Abraham in the Bible, through his son Ishmael. • They make up the majority of those who live throughout the region known as the Middle East, though there are many differences among them. • Most Arabs practice the religion of Islam and call themselves Muslims.
  • 4. Arab • Arabs comprise most of the population of Southwest Asia. • However, many Arabs also live in Northern Africa, Canada, Europe, and the US. • Most Arabs practice Islam and speak Arabic. • Small numbers of Arabs practice other religions.
  • 5. • Those who call themselves Muslims are further divided, as some call themselves Sunni Muslims, while others are Shia Muslims. • Some Arabs are Christians. • Most Arabs, whether they are Muslim or Christian, speak the Arabic language.
  • 6. Persians • Persians are those who live in the modern country of Iran. The country of Persia became known as Iran after World War I. • The Persian people are descended from a different group than those who are Arabs and Jews. Their ancestors were Indo-Europeans from Central Europe and Southern Russia. • Persians, or Iranians, speak Farsi, a language that uses the Arabic alphabet but is actually a different language. • They practice Islam, but most belong to the Shia group of Muslims.
  • 7. Persian • Persians make up about half of Iran’s current population. • They have their own language called Persian or Farsi. • Most Persians in Iran today practice Shi’a Islam, but some are Sunni and other religions. • Persian women have faced many challenges as a result of strict cultural and religious practices.
  • 8. Kurds The Kurds are an ethnic group that are found in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. Many Kurds hope to have a nation o their own some day, a hope that has caused conflict with the countries in which Kurdish people live. Most Kurds are Sunni Muslim, though there is a small minority who are Shia Muslims.
  • 9. Kurdish The Kurds see themselves as a distinct ethnic group from others in the area. They speak their own language, known as Kurdish, and have a separate history, literature, music, and set of traditions. • Almost one-fifth of the population of Turkey is Kurdish. • Kurdish Muslims are usually less strict about certain Islamic practices. • For example, there are fewer laws for how Kurdish women should dress than there are for Iranian and Arab women. • Kurds share many aspects of their culture with Iranians. • Persecuted by Sadam Husain