Syria
The Arab Emirates
Because they are all a part of the Arab/Muslim community.
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.
Turkey or Iran are two such Middle Eastern states.
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.
There are many Arab countries that are mainly Sunni Muslims. Examples of these would be:MoroccoMauritaniaAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaEgyptSaudi ArabiaYemenOmenBahrainUnited Arab EmiratesJordan
There are 22 countries members in the League of Arab States, they are considered the Arabic countries :AlgeriaBahrainComorosDjiboutiEgyptIraqJordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoOmanPalestineQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSudanSyriaTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesYemenEritrea is a country with a large population of Arabic speakers but not part of the League of Arab States.There are currently 22 countries in the Arab League.According to the Arab league (which is made of countries that have Arabic as an official language), there are 22/23 nations (if you count the western Sahara as a nation)But. if you are speaking of Arabia there are seven nations which are: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait.Arabic is official in the following countries:MoroccoMauritaniaAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaChadSudanComorosSomaliaDjiboutiEritreaEgyptIsraelJordanYemenOmanUAEBahrainQatarKuwaitSaudi ArabiaIraqSyriaLebanon
The main reason is the strong rise of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism in Arab countries in the recent decades. It has made many non-Muslim countries weary of running the risk of importing Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism into their societies.
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.
list of Muslim countries with percentage of Muslim population higher than 80% (81% to 99.7%)AfghanistanTunisiaIranWestern SaharaAzerbaijanMauritaniaYemenMoroccoIraqNigerSomaliaMaldivesComorosJordanTurkeyAlgeriaPalestineSaudi ArabiaDjiboutiLibyaPakistanUzbekistanSenegalKuwaitGambiaEgyptTurkmenistanMaliSyriaKosovoBangladeshIndonesiaOmanKyrgyzstanGuineaTajikistanBahrain
A Muslim of mixed Berber and Arab descent could live in various countries in North Africa and the Middle East, such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. These regions have populations with diverse ethnic backgrounds and commonly have communities that are a mix of Berber and Arab heritage.