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SUNNI MUSLIM 50 percent
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN (TEWAHDO) 40
percent EASTERN CATHOLIC (EASTERN RITE) AND ROMAN CATHOLIC 5.5 percent
P… Jizya , Several poll taxes were levied throughout the Middle East from the time of the Muslim conquests (seventh century). Caliph Umar II (717–720 c.e.) esta… Allah , Allah
The word "Allah" is derived from the Arabic language and simply means God. As it first received currency as the name for the deity in the Qur'a… Dhimmis , DHIMMA
The legal status of monotheistic non-Muslims and Zoroastrians under Islamic rule which they, collectively or individually, expressly accept.
D… Muslim , Muslims
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