HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Christianity
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Islam
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Judaism
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Buddhism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islam. Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East. About 20% of the world’s Muslims live in the Middle East, and about 85 percent of people in the Middle East are Muslim.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to ethnicity, the peoples of the Middle East are differentiated by their religion. Most of the people in the Middle East practice Islam. They are referred to as Muslims. Islam is the dominant religion in all of the Middle Eastern states except Israel and Palestinian areas.
Detailed explanation-3: -While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia and about 20% is in the Middle East and North Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included indigenous Arabian polytheism, ancient Semitic religions, Christianity, Judaism, Mandaeism, and Zoroastrianism.