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By Sam Lombardo, Elizabeth Moore, & Timmy Thompson

Iraq Culture. By Sam Lombardo, Elizabeth Moore, & Timmy Thompson. General Information. Literacy Rate: 74.1% World Ranking: 91 st (2009) Life Expectancy: 69.94 years Religions: Islam 97% (Shia- 60-65% Sunni-32-37) Christianity or other: 3% Doctors per 100,000 people: 55. Language: Arabic.

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  1. Iraq Culture By Sam Lombardo, Elizabeth Moore, & Timmy Thompson

  2. General Information • Literacy Rate: 74.1% World Ranking: 91st (2009) • Life Expectancy: 69.94 years • Religions: Islam 97% (Shia- 60-65% Sunni-32-37) Christianity or other: 3% • Doctors per 100,000 people: 55

  3. Language: Arabic • Official language: Arabic • Hello in Arabic: Salaam • Goodbye in Arabic: Ma salaamah • Please in Arabic: To man: Min fadlak To woman: Min fadlik • Thank you in Arabic: Shukran • Peace in Arabic: Salam

  4. Contributions • Halva: A treat made with ground almonds or sesame seeds and honey. • Zlabiya: A sweet pastry that looks like a pretzel, and is dipped in hot syrup Zlabiya Image from: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/55185901_94566bd8a8.jpg Halva Image from: http://www.mediamatic.net/page/24075/en

  5. Famous People • Saddam Hussein: Dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, when his regime was overthrown by a United States-led invasion. • Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer: A temporary President of Iraq. Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer image from: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ghazi_Mashal_Ajil_al-Yawer Saddam Hussein Image from: http://blogs.sltrib.com/military/2009/07/saddam-hussein-mad-prophet.htm

  6. Citations • Cia, . Cia World Factbook. Web. 2 Oct 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html>. • Witham Bednarz, Sarah, Ines M. Miyares, Mark C. Schug, and Charles S. White. Dat File. Evanston,IL: McDougal Littel Inc., 2003. Print. • Runner, Jennifer. Jennifer's Language Page. February 18, 2008. Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/>. • Gorgone, Judith. "International Peace Dictionary." Planet Pals. 9/11/09. Judith Gorgone, Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://www.planetpals.com/IKC/peacedictionary.html>. • Kalman, Bobbie. Desserts. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2005. Print(Kalman 27) • "Saddam Hussein Biography." Who 2. 5 October 2009. Web. 5 Oct 2009. <http://www.who2.com/saddamhussein.html>.” • “Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer." Econmic Expert . 26/2/2006. Web. 6 Oct 2009. <http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Ghazi:al:Yawer.htm>. • Literacy World Ranking." Countries of the World. 25/07/09. Web. 6 Oct 2009. <http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/literacy_total_2009_1.html>.

  7. Extra Links Iraq National Anthem How to say Goodbye in Arabic How to say Please in Arabic How to say Thank You in Arabic

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