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10. Describe the diversity of religions within Middle Eastern ethnic groups. Use the following terms in your answer.
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Diverse Religions within Ethnic Groups
Arabs Persian Kurdish Sunni Muslim Ancestry

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Diverse Religions within Ethnic Groups

Middle Eastern ethnic groups show significant religious variety. Among Arabs, many are Sunni Muslim, but there are also large numbers of Shia Muslims, Christians, Druze, Baha’is and Jewish communities—so Arab ancestry does not imply a single faith. Persians are predominantly Shia Muslim, yet Persian communities also include Zoroastrians, Christians, Jews and some Sunni minorities. Kurdish populations likewise are religiously mixed: most Kurds are Sunni Muslim (often of the Shafi‘i school), but there are also Shia Kurds, Yazidis, Christians and secular or nonreligious Kurds.

In short, religion and ancestry are distinct: ethnic groups such as Arabs, Persian and Kurdish contain diverse religions within their populations rather than uniform belief systems.