[MD] Muslim Mechanisms

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Khaled] 

> Cultures in that part of the world are very tribal and geocentric... 
> A Muslim living in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan 
> or Palestine would feel a stronger kinship to an Iraqi Christian or Jew, 
> than to a Muslim Kurd, Turk or Indonesian. 

But don't you consider religion to be a major component of culture. 
Living in the same geographic area hasn't tended to lessen sectarian strife 

between Iraqi Sunnis & Shiites, Palestinian Muslims & Jews, Lebanese  
Muslims & Christians, Northern Irish Catholics & Protestants, Indian 
Hindus & Muslims... 
Craig