Arab vs. Middle Eastern vs. Muslim

Country or Person

The difference between an Arab, Middle-Eastern, and Muslim person has nothing to with their ethnicity, or what they look like.

It has something to do with the language, geography, and religion.

1. Arab Country:

It’s a country whose official language is Arabic (see map of the Arab world).

For example, Arabic would be the 1^st language taught in elementary school, and the language used to conduct interior governmental business…

2. Middle Eastern Country:

It’s a country that’s geographically located in the Middle East (see map of the Middle East).

The Middle Eastern region is on the right side of the Red Sea, between Africa and the Far East.

3. Muslim Country:

It’s a country whose official religion is Islam (see map of the Islamic world).

In other words, the Koran would be somewhat integrated into the Constitution. Generally, the majority of the population of that country is Muslim.

For example, in Tunisia, 80% of the population is Muslim (5% Christian, 5% Jewish…).

Countries	Arab	Middle Eastern	Muslim
Saudi Arabia/Iraq/Palestine	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tunisia/Morocco/Libya	Yes	No (North Africa)	Yes
Iran	No (Farsi)	Yes	Yes
Israel	No (Hebrew)	Yes	No (Jewish)