No. There are many more Asian Muslims than Arab Muslims. Indonesia, for example, is the most populous Muslim country in the world. We associate Islam with the Arabs because the prophet Mohammed was an Arab and because the Arabs are the ones who in the name of converting people to Islam conquered lands from modern day China to Spain (60% of the Old World land mass).
Only 20-25% of Muslims are ethnically Arab.
No. There are many more Asian Muslims than Arab Muslims. Indonesia, for example, is the most populous Muslim country in the world. We associate Islam with the Arabs because the prophet Mohammed was an Arab and because the Arabs are the ones who in the name of converting people to Islam conquered lands from modern day China to Spain (60% of the Old World land mass).
Only 20-25% of Muslims are ethnically Arab.
NO. Roughly 20% of the world's Muslims are Arabs. The largest percentage of Muslims are actually South Asians, constituting roughly 30% of the world's Muslim population. However, Arabs are usually more strongly associated with Islam since (1) almost all Islamic holy texts and their exegesis are exclusively in Arabic, (2) Islam comes out of Arabia, and (3) the Arab population is most "densely" Muslim, which is to say that over 90% of Arabs are Muslims and no other large population can claim to be so thoroughly converted to Islam.
All Arab countries are Muslim-majority, but not all Arabs are Muslims. Lebanon, the Arab country with the largest percentage of Non-Muslims is roughly 41% Christian.
Yes.
The Arab Emirates
Syria
Because they are all a part of the Arab/Muslim community.
Because they are all a part of the Arab/Muslim community.
The majority of Syrians practice Sunni Islam, although there are also significant populations of Alawites, Christians, and Druze in the country.
The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan, both non-Arab countries. Although there are Muslims in every country in the world today, the largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Arab countries.
Most countries REALLY CLOSE to Israel are their enemies. All of these countries are Arab or Muslim, which may provide an explanation. Every Muslim-majority country goes in and out of wars with its neighbours for one reason or another.
There is no such thing as a "purely" Muslim country. Every country has at least one non-Muslim. The following is a list of non-Arab countries with over 90% Muslim population: (>99%) Mauritania, Maldives, Somalia (99-98%) Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Comoros, Djibouti (97-96%) Pakistan (95%) Tajikistan (94%) Senegal (94-93%) Azerbaijan (90%) Mali, Niger, Gambia That makes for a total of 15 "pure" non-Arab countries.
Arab countries span the continents of Africa and Asia.
According to Merriam Webster, Arab is "a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula" (a race of people). Muslim is "an adherent of Islam" (a religion).Muslims are of all races. Some are African, some are Caucasian, some are Arab, some are Indian, etc., etc. Anyone can convert to Islam regardless of race. As for countries where Islam is the official religion, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan are a few examples of Muslim countries that are non Arab.
There are countries in the Middle East that are not Arab, such as Iran, Turkey, and Israel.
There are many Arab countries that are mainly Sunni Muslims. Examples of these would be:MoroccoMauritaniaAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaEgyptSaudi ArabiaYemenOmenBahrainUnited Arab EmiratesJordan