How the Middle East gave Europe religion, three times. The Middle East actually gave Europe religion four times, including Islam, but this map shows the first three.

Jihadi extremists and Sunni tribes have commandeered north Iraq and are fighting Iran-backed Shia militiamen and volunteers within 50 miles of Baghdad. Morgan Stanley The conflict has all of the ...

Science in the Middle East isn't dead, but it isn't exactly alive, either. According to Thomson Reuters' Science Watch, the Arabian, Persian and Turkish Middle East produces only 4% of the world's ...

Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. Officially, Arab states have major Muslim populations, varying from around 60% in Lebanon to almost 100% in Jordan or ...

The above map from Morgan Stanley illustrates why Iraq is crucial to the Middle East amid flaring sectarian tensions. Iran is 91% Shia, Iraq is 66% Shia, Syria is 16% Shia, and Lebanon is 30% Shia.

The Middle East is home to some of the world’s most chaotic and violent war zones – including in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Iraq – as well as simmering conflicts in states such as Israel and Lebanon. And ...

Religious Switching. The projected size of religious groups in the Middle East-North Africa region in 2050 did not change appreciably whether or not switching was included in the projection models.

Minority Religions in the Middle East Under Threat, Need Protection. Religion is humanity's most powerful binding agent, author says.

the Middle East 40 maps that explain the Middle East by Max Fisher on March 26, 2015. Maps can be a powerful tool for understanding the world, ... How the Middle East gave Europe religion, three ...