Population patterns
How many Arabs live in this region?
56 million
What does Emirs mean?
Princes
What country is one of the oldest centers of civilization?
Yemen
What are the two main religious groups here?
Sunni and Shia Muslims
What is the literacy rates of Qatar and Kuwait?
83% and 85%
What is the religion in this region
Muslim
What does Sheikhdom mean?
Territories ruled by Islamic religious leaders
Who is Sheikh hamad bin Khalifa?
Ruling emir
True
Who owns the hospitals in this region?
Government
What % of Bedouins live in modernity?
95%
Shari’ah means?
Islamic law based on Quran
When did Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa depose his father?
1995
The increase of foreign workers is doing what to this region?
Introducing new cultural influences
What do Muslims celebrate?
Id al Adha
What country’s population is over 50% foreign workers?
Qatar
What is the holy month of fasting from dawn to dusk called?
Ramadan
Shari’ah is law based on what?
Quran
What is deeply connected with Islamic practices?
Arabic
Literacy rates of Bahrain
89%
What happened in the 1900s in this region?
Who has the best outfits?
Mrs. Brown
Sheikhdom is ruled by what kinds of religious leader?
Islamic
What is the increasing modernity doing to labor and culture?
Increasing demand and cultural landscapes
Where is the Arab man found in the slideshow?
Rub’ al-Khali