大学共同利用機関法人 人間文化研究機構　国立民族学博物館

People living in West Asia, also known as the Middle East, call the area they live in Mashriq ‘land where the sun rises’ and maintain deep relationships with North Africa, called Maghrib ‘land where the sun sets.’ The region is mostly arid land, where nomadic people migrate. On the other hand, cities such as Baghdad and Cairo have thriving urban cultures. While most inhabitants are Muslim, it is also the region where Judaism and Christianity were born. The exhibition introduces the way people’s lives are changing in the era of global change.