religious commitment by country and age
In the Middle East and North Africa, at least 70% of people say religion is very important to them in all countries surveyed except Lebanon (57%) and Israel (36%). . ..…
religious observance by age and country
Similarly, the only country in the Middle East-North Africa region where fewer than 50% of adults pray every day is Israel, which also has a markedly higher GDP than the other countries in the region for which survey data are available. . ..…
religious belief and national belonging in central and eastern europe
The Center previously has conducted religion-focused surveys across sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East-North Africa region and many other countries with large Muslim populations; Latin America and the Caribbean; Israel; and the United States. . ..…
iraq: strengthen domestic violence bill
In recent years, several countries and autonomous regions in Middle East and North Africa have also introduced some form of legislation or regulation, including Algeria, Bahrain, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. ..…
israeli jews from the former soviet union are more secular, less
rising tensions in the region spurred increased immigration by Sephardi Jews from Middle East and North Africa. About three-quarters of Jewish respondents from Soviet Union arrived Israel between 1990 and 1999, in the years following the disintegration of USSR in 1991. ..…
ultra-orthodox party a rising power in israel
He's the mayor of this development town of 35,000, member of Sephardic Torah Guardians, the political party of ultra-Orthodox Jews of Arab and North Africa descent known as Shas.. The work of Shas operatives Israel exemplifies the strategy that has transformed Shas from one-issue,..…
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