The Arab World

Religions Although most Arabs are Muslim by practice after their “prophet” introduced it in the early to mid 700s into the Middle East region, a fair amount of Arabs are Christians. Sadly, the majority of Arab countries have a foothold of Islam in them, which strongly influences their government. The Muslim place of worship is a mosque and the Christian place is a church. In the way of Islamic “jihad”, or “holy war”, is the oppression of other faiths that they surround, including their Christian neighbors.

Arab Countries The following countries are Arab countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman and Yemen, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey The following are Arab “states” that are not real countries: The Gaza Strip and the West Bank, both located in Israel.

Map of Arab Countries

Arab Foods Ranging in tastes, spices and foreign influence, Arabs make their foods diverse and with all their hearts. Even though this people group have many foreign restaurants and snack shops, such as chicken dinner places and shops containing American soda and junk food, they still mainly eat their own food. Common meats are goat, sheep, beef, and chicken. Arab markets are usually called bazaars, or in Israel, shukes. Very important to their cooking, Arabs use many spices that can range from intense spice to mild kick, but all have an enjoyable flavor to them.

What do Arabs look like?!

Arab Architecture