HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Jewish
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Christians
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Islamic
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Hinduism
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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: -Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia included indigenous Arabian polytheism, ancient Semitic religions, Christianity, Judaism, Mandaeism, and Zoroastrianism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zoroastrianism (1500-1200BC) is considered the first Middle Eastern religion expressing all of these previous concepts, although some of its adherents believe in the duality of God. According to these adherents there is a good God (Ahura Mazda) and an evil one (Angra Mainyu).
Detailed explanation-4: -According to official statistics 85-90% of Saudi Arabian citizens are Sunni Muslims, 10-12% are Shia. More than 30% of the population is made up of foreign workers who are predominantly but not entirely Muslim.