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A major source of conflict in the Muslim Middle East is the divisive nature between the two main sects of Islam: Sunni and Shi'a. [disputed – discuss] [citation needed] Although these two sects agree on the fundamentals of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, they are in conflict about who would lead the Muslim community after Muhammad's ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Middle East Countries (2018) Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan), Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, North Cyprus *, Oman, Palestine *, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria (DFNS), Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen *Not a UN member This is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ...
Islam is the largest religion in the Middle East. Here, Muslim men are prostrating during prayer in a mosque. The Middle East is very diverse when it comes to religions, many of which originated there. Islam is the largest religion in the Middle East, but other faiths that originated there, such as Judaism and Christianity, [41] are also well ...
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
There is an ongoing conflict between Muslims of different sects, most commonly Shias and Sunnis, although the fighting extends to smaller, more specific branches within these sects, as well as Sufism. It has been documented as having gone on from Islam's beginnings up until contemporary times. [citation needed]
The Middle East-North Africa region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [26] other than Israel. [12] The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world's Muslims. [27]
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could have significant economic ramifications for the region and the global economy, but commodity ...
Middle Eastern crisis Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Palestinian internal political violence, the Israel–Lebanon conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Clockwise from top: Fires in the Gaza envelope following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, damage from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza ...