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Cultural ExplorationThe Culture/Country: Israel / Afghanistan What do you know about this culture?Afghanistan- war- sandy- weather is hot and sunny- females have to wear special clothingIsrael- religious country- Jewish- biblical stories took place hereWhat do you want to know about this culture?Afghanistan- food and recipes!- language- what is appropriate clothing?Israel- food, recipes, language- what do they believe in?The flag (country, region):AfghanistanIsraelThis culture/country is known for: Afghanistan- war- rugby on horseback is the national sport- camel fightingIsrael- Jesus came from here- Christian shrine- Israeli –Palestinian conflict Stereotypes associated with this culture/country:Afghanistan - everyone loves Bollywood movie- they are all suicide bombers (not a good stereotype)- everyone has at least 30 cousins- no one ever goes on vacationIsrael- everyone is Jewish- it’s really dangerous Geographical Qualities:Afghanistan- 30.5 million people- small but fertile river valleys, deserts, snow covered moutains- Kabul is the capital Israel- 8 million people- mountainous, desert, in the north it can snow (Golan Heights), sandy beaches- Jerusalem is the capitalCustoms, habits, and values:Afghanistan- Ramadan is an important Muslim holiday (fasting from dawn to sunset for a month)- Practice honour and shame (be respectful and being shameful for bad behaviour)- Friday is the muslim holyday Israel- Saturday is the Jewish holyday (that means that malls and shops are closed on Saturday – on Friday everything closes early and then the holyday is done on Saturday sunset – so malls open at 8 pm and close around midnight)- Sunday is a regular day – people go to work and kids go to schoolImportant Arts (Music, art, film et cetera):Afghanistan- Hornets Nest (film, 2013) – war documentary from USA- A lot of handicrafts (pottery, carpets)- traditional music- Literacy 31% of total populationIsrael- Very modern art - - Produce a lot of movies about people in Israel- Lots of music in Hebrew - Traditional Middle Eastern Music too - and Ethnicity:Afghanistan- PersianIsrael- Hebrew, Arabic, English – there are Jewish (Russians, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Arab), Christian (Arab, European, Palestinian), Muslim (Arab, Palestinian)Food:Middle Eastern- kebabs- hummous- sharwarma- pita- rice- chutney- dumplings with meat- baklava- qurot (diary product)Israeli Jewish food- matzo ball soup- bamba (peanut Cheetos)- bissli - rugelach ................
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