10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Middle East
20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Middle East
Much pressure all over the world is coming out in regard to the Middle East. These facts are interesting and useful to know for everyone who wants to avoid improper conclusions and wrong stereotypes.
1. The Middle East does not always mean Islamism.
There are many Christians in the Arab world – they come from Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, Jordan and Northern Africa.
2. Many states of the Middle East have their own national beers.
And the more Christians it has, the better beer’s taste is.
3. The largest Muslim population lives in Indonesia.
Officially there are six religions in the country, 87.2% of the population are Muslim (as per 2010).
4. In Lebanon you may enjoy both seasons on the same day.
Skiing in the morning and lying on a beach in the afternoon, where else is it possible?
5. Gaza people love KFC more than you do.
They even take a serious risk and smuggle it past the Egyptian soldiers thru tunnels from Egypt.
6. Perhaps Abu Dhabi has the greenest building in the world.
The building is like a city with no cars and no carbon emissions at
all, but with a university that specializes in green technologies.
7. Almost 90% of UAE population are immigrants.
Luckily it is one of the most tolerating countries in the world and
it’s rather comfortable to live there no matter what sex, beliefs and
state of mind you have.
8. The UAE has a lower crime rate than in many most civilized
countries like Great Britain, Australia, the USA, Canada, New Zealand.
Even pickpocketing is comparatively low according to the statistics.
However normal precautions should be taken by travellers in the UAE.
9. Almost half of Arab girls do not have cellphones.
It is 84 million women across the region. The cheaper gadgets and billing plans could help.
10. Those who built pyramids in Egypt were paid with beer and bread.
Those two products were the staple of the ancient diet.
