1. Redraw the map of the Middle East along ethnic, religious and other community lines. Invite the various, largely homogeneous, ethnic and religious groups to offer maps of their envisaged homelands.

the Middle East 40 maps that explain the Middle East by Max Fisher on March 26, 2015. ... This weighted population map shows every country in the world by the size of its Muslim population.

In the first few hours of the attacks, Israel incapacitated a regime dedicated to its destruction. The Mossad intelligence agency and commando forces, deploying on the ground and with local networks, ...

The Pentagon has long known this: until the creation of U.S. Africa Command in 2007, the region covered by U.S. Central Command, the combatant command that handles the Middle East, included not only ...

The United States maintains a vast military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships throughout the region's waters, and fears have been heightened after an ...

UNHCR // Click to Expand. 2. THE MIDDLE EAST'S MANY ETHNIC GROUPS. While the majority of individuals in many Middle Eastern countries are Arab, the region has ethnic and religious diversity to spare.

A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

Violence in Iraq has many wondering if the map of the Middle East is being redrawn before the world's eyes. If so, Iraqi Kurds might stand to gain, with an independent Kurdistan finally within reach.

An animated map of protests in the Middle East as they spread from country to country, updated with the most recent events. By Elizabeth Weingarten and Chris Wilson Read more of Slate 's coverage ...

Also, this is not unique to the Middle East. In Europe, the governments have varying levels of collaboration with the United States, which is, in part, informed by the views of their citizens ...