An Introduction to the Middle East

The University of Texas at Austin

Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Outreach Program

What is the Middle East?

Ethnic Affiliation

ArabTurkishBerberPersianKurdishJewish

Religious Affiliation

OtherIndigenousHinduMuslimChristianJewish

Population Growth

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What a Change a Year Makes…