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Middle Eastern Ethnic Groups, a Brief History

The Middle East is home to dozens of ethnic groups. And although Islam is the dominant religion, both Christianity and Judaism originated there.

The Fertile Crescent, also called the cradle of civilization, is the watershed area of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Ancient cultures which occupied the Fertile Crescent include Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. In more recent times, the area was dominated by the Ottoman Empire for six hundred years, until 1923.

From this remarkable region of rivers, mountains, and fertile basins spread the tribes of the modern Middle East. Ethic groups include Arabs, Persians, Kurds, Turks, Jews, Berbers, Pashtuns, Greeks, Somalis and many more.

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Your Middle Eastern Birthday Traditions Stories

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Birthday Surprise in Turkey
The year I was turning 18, I wasn’t sure if my parents would even hold me a birthday. Times had been very tough for my family that year. Although our family ...

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I was born on small island called Socotra which lies in the Indian ocean. It is a part of the Republic of Yemen. Life there remains unchanged as it has ...

My Big Iranian Birthday Celebration Not rated yet
I was born in the United States and am Iranian American. Even though my family moved from Iran to the United States after the revolution in 1979, they ...

Ali's Iranian Birthday Traditions Not rated yet
Hello, I am Ali who currently lives in Australia! In Iran where I am from, birthdays are not usually celebrated as fancy as in Australia. We have a cake,...