How does Worlds of Music define “Middle East,” Arab World,” and “Muslim World”?
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• Middle East: "The political boundaries of the Middle East encompass an area that runs from south of the Sudan in North Africa, through Israel to the top of Turkey in southwest Asia (sometimes called Asia Minor), and from Mauritania on the west coast of Africa through Afghanistan and Pakistan in southern Asia."
• Arab World: The 22 "nations where the Arabic language is spoken by the majority." [See answer to question #1 above for list of all of the nations of the Arab world.]
• Muslim World: "The religion of Islam is prominent throughout the Arab world and the Middle East; however, only about 20% of the world's Muslims (people of the Islamic religion) live in the Arab world, and the majority of Muslims live in South and Southeast Asia. In fact, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh have the largest Muslim populations."
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