History
What important aspect marked the cradle of civilization?
What is Agriculture?
What are the two main branches of Islam, which differ in beliefs about leadership succession after the Prophet Muhammad?
What is Sunni and Shia?
In many Middle Eastern cultures, this is considered a central duty, where guests are welcomed generously and treated with respect and care.
What is hospitality?
This cultural value emphasizes group goals, community, and interdependence over individual achievement.
What is Collectivism?
This man is considered the final prophet in Islam, who received revelations that make up the Quran.
Who is Muhammad?
What factors did the Ottoman Empire provide in the Past before World War I?
What is development, prosperity, and expansion?
What 4 values from the Qur'an emphasize?
What is Compassion, justice, humility, and community service?
Among people of MENA descent, this percentage reports North African lineage, while this percentage reports Middle Eastern lineage.
What is 30% and 70%?
In many Middle Eastern and Islamic cultures, this concept emphasizes respect and proper etiquette in communication.
What is adab?
This co-founder of Apple Inc. revolutionized personal computing, music, and mobile phones with products like the Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone.
Who is Steve Jobs?
In what year did the Armenian genocide occur?
What is 1915?
What are the 5 pillars of Islam? (2x points if you can say them in Arabic)
What is faith (shahada), prayer (salat), charity (zakat), fasting (sawm), and pilgrimage (haji)?
According to family structure, the family acts as 3 types of units. What are they?
What is the social, emotional, and religious units?
In many Middle Eastern cultures, this concept represents trust, honor, and a person’s reputation.
What is sharaf?
These American sisters rose to international fame as supermodels, walking for top designers like Versace and Chanel.
Who are Gigi and Bella Hadid?
This period in pre-Islamic Arabia was marked by moral decline, a lack of faith, and was transformed by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
What is Jahiliya?
What does Sharia mean and what kind of guide is it described as?
What is "The path to water"; a moral and spiritual guide?
What are the 4 types of dimensions of categorized racism according to Bohecker?
What is internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and structural?
This term describes a Western framework that portrays Arab and Middle Eastern cultures as dangerous, exotic, and uncivilized.
What is Orientalism?
Who is best known for his roles in the Night at the Museum series and the award-winning series Mr. Robot, and for his Oscar-winning performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody?
Who is Rami Malek?
What are the 4 themes that arose from the history of conflict?
What is war and violence as life-defining experiences, war and violent experiences, coping with painful experiences, and growth from negative experiences in the present?
What are the Six Articles of Faith called?
What are the 6 major ethnic groups in the Middle East?
Arabs, Druze, Kurds, Persians, Turks, and Jews?
This long robe, commonly worn by men in Arab countries, is known for its loose fit and lightweight fabric suitable for hot climates.
What is Dishdashah?
This singer, dancer, and former “American Idol” judge rose to fame in the late 1980s with hits like “Straight Up” and “Opposites Attract.”
Who is Paula Abdul?