Religions of the Middle East

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  1. 3. House of worship for Muslims
  2. 7. Hatred, fear, or prejudice against Islam or Muslims
  3. 10. A person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
  4. 12. Holy month where Muslims fast during daylight hours
  5. 13. Language spoken and written in for Judaism
  6. 15. Giving a sum of money to charity each year
  7. 16. The pilgrimage, or journey, to Mecca
  8. 18. Holy Book of Judaism
  9. 20. Christian holiday celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus
  10. 21. Prophet who received messages from God and began preaching Islam
  11. 22. Most practiced world religion – 2.3 billion followers
  12. 25. Jewish dietary restrictions about what may or may not be eaten and how food is supposed to be prepared
  13. 27. Praying five times a day facing Mecca
  14. 29. Belief in one god
  15. 32. Place of worship for Christian people
  16. 33. Coming of age party for Jewish boys and girls
  17. 35. Symbol of Judaism
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  1. 1. Place of worship for Jewish people
  2. 2. Oldest Monotheistic religion
  3. 4. 85% of Muslims are from this branch of Islam
  4. 5. When Christians are immersed in water to symbolize a new start
  5. 6. Many types of head covering worn in public by Muslim women
  6. 8. Holy Book of Christianity
  7. 9. Founder of Judaism
  8. 11. Confession of faith (prayer)
  9. 14. A person who believes that God does not exist
  10. 17. Christian Messiah who traveled the Middle East conducting miracles
  11. 19. An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods
  12. 23. Strict Muslim dietary laws like no ham, bacon, or alcohol; animals must be killed in a certain way
  13. 24. Jewish holiday where a menorah is lit for 8 days to celebrate representing a Jewish victory over the Greeks
  14. 26. 15% of Muslims are from this branch of Islam
  15. 28. Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus
  16. 30. The language the Qur’an is written in
  17. 31. The holy book for Muslims
  18. 34. The Muslim name for ‘God’